There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, night 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Ivalo, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Ivalo (IVL)plane FRA - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
14h 40mkr 7,276–11,872Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kirkenes Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane FRA - KKN
12h 58mkr 1,431–3,852Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 4hTrain, bus, night train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus N73
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad Byterminalbus 200
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
4d 2hkr 5,910–10,168Drive 2,968.1 km
- Drive from Europe to Kirkenescar 2,968.1 km
33h 35mkr 7,689–11,106Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BER - KKN
15h 48mkr 1,759–4,549Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane HAM - KKN
14h 9mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane DUS - KKN
14h 32mkr 2,152–4,701Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vadsø Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane FRA - VDS
- Take the bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrumbus
18h 9mkr 1,636–4,942
Europe to Kirkenes by bus, train, night train, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kirkenes is to train and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 3900 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 12h 58m and costs kr 1400 - kr 3900.
The distance between Europe and Kirkenes is 2737 km. The road distance is 2968.1 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kirkenes without a car is to train and bus and night train and car ferry which takes 4 days 2h and costs kr 5500 - kr 11000.
It takes approximately 14h 40m to get from Europe to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Kirkenes is 2968 km. It takes approximately 33h 35m to drive from Europe to Kirkenes.
There are 38+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Europe and Kirkenes, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kirkenes. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Ivalo (IVL), walk to Ivalo Airport, then take the bus to Kirkenes. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Kirkenes via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, Ostrava hl.n., Ostrava, Minsk Central Bus Station, Minsk Pas, Murmansk, Murmansk Bus station, and Zapolyarny in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Hamburg Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Billund, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Vadsø Airport via Tromso, Hammerfest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Vadsø Airport via Tromso, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–6,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–5,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–5,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 470–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 90–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,410
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 1,400–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 2,410
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 4,500–5,500
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,587
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Ostrava to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 35
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bromsgård to Harstad Byterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–2,600
- Website
- Havila
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