There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane EDI - KRS
7h 32mkr 920–3,820Train, bus via Lille
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 757 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgardenbus
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
45h 15mkr 4,963–8,101Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
24h 4mkr 5,863–7,955Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station 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
47h 53mkr 2,666–5,688Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
2d 1hkr 4,623–8,371Train, bus via Kunowice
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from GENT, Busparking - Kasteellaan 363 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from Słubice to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
2d 8hkr 4,743–8,871
Edinburgh to Kristiansand by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand is to fly which costs kr 900 - kr 3900 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs kr 900 - kr 3900.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 53m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kristiansand is 763 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus via Lille which takes 45h 15m and costs kr 4900 - kr 8500.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs kr 900 - kr 3900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 2600 - kr 6000 and takes 47h 53m.
Edinburgh to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kristiansand is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 1:34 PM in Edinburgh and 2:34 PM in Kristiansand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kristiansand, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 47h 53m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,400
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,480
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,480
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,000
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Puttgarden to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–460
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 390–650
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–550
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- 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
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from GENT, Busparking - Kasteellaan 363 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,800
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Słubice to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,600
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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 387–1,088
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,088
- No Car
- kr 387
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Fjordline
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