There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Arendal by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, car train, or car ferry
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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 1,075–4,140Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Devabusferry
- Take the busferry from Deva to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain
3d 9hkr 2,939–6,231Drive, 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 5,993–8,160Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane EDI - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain
9h 12mkr 1,595–3,440Fly 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
11hkr 1,185–3,500
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Arendal is to fly and bus which costs kr 1100 - kr 3500 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Arendal is to fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs kr 1000 - kr 4200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Arendal is 825 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Arendal without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 9h and costs kr 2900 - kr 6500.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Edinburgh to Arendal, including transfers.
Arendal is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:09 AM in Edinburgh and 7:09 AM in Arendal.
There are 149+ 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 train from Edinburgh Waverley to Tinghuset via Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly, Deva, Oslo, Bussterminal/Nylandsveien, Oslo S, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 3d 9h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–5,000
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 1,100–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,400
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Fjordline
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