There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car ferry
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane HAJ - KKN
15h 27mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Vadsø Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane FRA - VDS
- Drive from Vadsø Airport (VDS) to Kirkenescar
18h 8mkr 1,544–4,706Train, 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 5,389–12,405Drive 2,967.5 km
- Drive from Europe to Kirkenescar 2,967.5 km
33h 36mkr 6,149–8,881Train, 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 42mkr 2,238–6,225Train, 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
13h 19mTrain 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
14h 58mkr 1,870–4,988Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane FRA - KKN
14h 13mkr 1,589–4,836
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 1500 - kr 4900 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 14h 13m and costs kr 1500 - kr 4900.
The distance between Europe and Kirkenes is 2389 km. The road distance is 2967.5 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 5000 - kr 13000.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Europe to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Kirkenes is 2968 km. It takes approximately 33h 36m to drive from Europe to Kirkenes.
There are 41+ 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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport (KKN), walk to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen, then take the line 150 bus to Thon Hotel 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
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Frankfurt, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- 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
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
- 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
- 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 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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