There are 10 ways to get from Chester to Kristiansand by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), 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
7h 50mkr 1,025–3,522Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
9h 57mkr 832–2,844Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
36h 16mkr 4,220–6,588Train
- 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 Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Koebenhavn Htrain Rj
- Take the train from København H to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
38h 57mkr 5,102–9,568Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
19h 58mkr 5,308–7,217Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- 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 38mkr 1,485–4,336Train 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 37mkr 1,640–4,702Train 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 18mkr 1,790–4,977Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus 830
- 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 carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
39h 43mkr 2,177–3,954Bus
- 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 2,589–3,924
Chester to Kristiansand by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Kristiansand is to train and fly and bus which costs kr 800 - kr 2900 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs kr 1000 - kr 3600.
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, Brussel-Zuid, Berlin Ostbahnhof, København H and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 57m.
The distance between Chester and Kristiansand is 938 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 16m and costs kr 4200 - kr 7000.
It takes approximately 7h 50m 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 38h 57m and costs kr 5000 - kr 10000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 2500 - kr 4000 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, Brussels-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, Berlin Ostbahnhof, Koebenhavn H, København H, and Oslo S in around 38h 57m. 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,400
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,400
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 515
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 490–800
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,453
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,453
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–290
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–350
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 320–600
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–450
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 410–800
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–700
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Fjordline
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,040
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,040
- No Car
- kr 370
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Booking & Getting There
Chester to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kristiansand is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 8:18 AM in Chester and 9:18 AM in Kristiansand.
Chester to Kristiansand train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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