There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Arendal by plane, bus, car, car train, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane EDI - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
9h 1mkr 1,125–4,240Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh 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
- Drive from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Arendalcar
24h 3mkr 6,181–8,457Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane EDI - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Lysaker stasjontrain
- Take the bus from Lysaker stasjon to Harebakken bussterminalbus
8h 53mkr 1,485–3,060Fly to Sandefjord Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane EDI - TRF
- Take the bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Harebakken bussterminalbus
10h 57mkr 1,178–3,523
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Arendal is to fly and train and bus which costs kr 1400 - kr 3100 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Arendal is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 53m and costs kr 1400 - kr 3100.
The distance between Edinburgh and Arendal is 825 km.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Arendal, including transfers.
Arendal is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:07 PM in Edinburgh and 2:07 PM in Arendal.
There are 135+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Arendal, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Edinburgh to Arendal. However, you can take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), walk to Kristiansand lufthavn Kjevik, take the line 35 bus to Universitetet, then take the bus to Arendal bussterminal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Edinburgh to Arendal via Folkestone, Calais-Fréthun, Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen, and Kristiansand ferjeterminal in around 24h 3m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
- 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 1,478
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,478
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
- 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 700–1,100
- Website
- Fjordline
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