There are 7 ways to get from Bruges to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car ferry
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BRU - KKN
11h 48mkr 1,352–7,982Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 3hkr 4,423–9,176Train, bus, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Berchemtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad Byterminalbus 200
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
4d 3hkr 5,528–13,193Drive 3,262.8 km
- Drive from Bruges to Kirkenescar 3,262.8 km
36h 16mkr 6,713–9,696Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane AMS - KKN
11h 35mkr 1,827–5,689Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane DUS - KKN
13h 15mkr 2,354–6,752Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Dampoorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminalbus 675 / ...
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 3hkr 9,240–20,838
Bruges to Kirkenes by train, foot, bus, night train, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Kirkenes is to train and fly which costs kr 1300 - kr 8000 and takes 11h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 11h 35m and costs kr 1800 - kr 6000.
The distance between Bruges and Kirkenes is 2601 km. The road distance is 3262.8 km.
The best way to get from Bruges to Kirkenes without a car is to train and bus and night train and car ferry which takes 4 days 3h and costs kr 5500 - kr 14000.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Bruges to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bruges to Kirkenes is 3263 km. It takes approximately 36h 16m to drive from Bruges to Kirkenes.
There are 41+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Kirkenes, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Bruges to Kirkenes. However, you can take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, walk to Brussels Airport (BRU) airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport (KKN), walk to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen, then take the line 150 bus to Thon Hotel Kirkenes. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bruges to Kirkenes via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Koeln Hbf, Köln Hbf, Magdeburg Hbf, Magdeburg, Minsk Central Bus Station, Minsk Pas, Murmansk, Murmansk Bus station, and Zapolyarny in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–8,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–8,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,400
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–310
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–310
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–430
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 170–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,100
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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