There are 9 ways to get from Chester to Kristiansand by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane MAN - KRS
8h 5mkr 1,662–5,337Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
cheapest- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BHX - KRS
8h 35mkr 1,161–5,035Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Malmö Ctrain 083
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
35h 32mkr 5,533–10,360Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
44h 49mkr 2,534–4,165Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
20h 48mkr 5,470–7,386Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Stavanger Airport, Sola, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane MAN - SVG
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjontrain
9h 42mkr 1,772–4,957Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane LBA - KRS
10h 55mkr 1,357–5,728Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane MAN - TRF
- Take the bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
10h 9mkr 1,172–1,997Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
46h 33mkr 3,053–5,120
Chester to Kristiansand by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Kristiansand is to train and fly and bus which costs kr 1100 - kr 2000 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs kr 1600 - kr 5500.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg Bf, Malmö Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 32m.
The distance between Chester and Kristiansand is 938 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Kristiansand without a car is to train which takes 35h 32m and costs kr 5500 - kr 11000.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Chester to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Chester to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Kristiansand train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Kristiansand is to train which takes 35h 32m and costs kr 5500 - kr 11000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 2500 - kr 4200 and takes 44h 49m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a train from Chester to Kristiansand stasjon via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg Bf, Malmö C, Malmö Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 35h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 44h 49m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–900
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–440
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–440
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–440
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–350
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Malmö C
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–850
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,499
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,499
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–360
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–390
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100–140
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–470
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 350–700
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 397–1,114
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,114
- No Car
- kr 397
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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Chester to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kristiansand is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 11:43 AM in Chester and 12:43 PM in Kristiansand.
Chester to Kristiansand train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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