There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Kristiansand by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane FRA - KRS
10h 19mkr 1,689–5,445Train, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
19h 33mkr 1,352–2,891Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry Hir-Krs / ...
10h 12mkr 2,371–3,414Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane HAJ - KRS
10h 13mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane DUS - KRS
12h 34mkr 1,496–5,331Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane NUE - KRS
11h 47mkr 1,732–9,071Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
12h 12mkr 2,092–6,431Train, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
27h 56m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kristiansand is to train and bus and car ferry which costs kr 1300 - kr 2900 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kristiansand is to drive and car ferry which takes 10h 12m and costs kr 2300 - kr 3500.
The distance between Europe and Kristiansand is 1111 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 19h 33m and costs kr 1300 - kr 2900.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Europe to Kristiansand, including transfers.
There are 286+ hotels available in Kristiansand.
What companies run services between Europe and Kristiansand, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kristiansand. 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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), walk to Kristiansand lufthavn Kjevik, then take the line 35 bus to Rådhuset. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Kristiansand via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Hanover central bus station, Aalborg, Aalborg St., Hirtshals St., and Hirtshals in around 19h 33m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,800
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
- 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 300–650
- 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 100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 280–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 190–390
- 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 100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 370–750
- 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 100–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
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
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–410
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 170–800
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–180
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 120–190
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 353
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–230
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–240
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–360
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–440
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- 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
- +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 376–1,057
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,057
- No Car
- kr 376
- 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 700–1,000
- Website
- Fjordline
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