There are 6 ways to get from Europe to North Pole by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Fairbanks
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane FRA - FAI
22h 14m$429–1,182Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane HAJ - FAI
27h 12mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane NUE - FAI
27h 4m$554–1,728Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane LEJ - FAI
27h 11m$643–1,794Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Fairbanks
- 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 Fairbanks (FAI)plane DUS - FAI
29h 33m$504–1,353Train to Frankfurt, fly to Anchorage International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane FRA - ANC
- Take the train from Anchorage to Fairbankstrain
30h 46m$867–1,980
Frankfurt (FRA) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to North Pole is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,200 and takes 22h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to North Pole is to train and fly which takes 22h 14m and costs $420 - $1,200.
The distance between Europe and North Pole is 4573 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 14m to get from Europe to North Pole, including transfers.
North Pole is 9h behind Europe. It is currently 2:48 AM in Europe and 5:48 PM in North Pole.
There are 133+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Europe and North Pole, AK, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to North Pole. 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 Fairbanks (FAI), walk to 728 - Fairbanks International Airport, take the bus to 157 - UAF Wood Center, take the bus to 294 - Lacey St @ Northward Building Southbound, walk to 401 - Noble St @ 8th Ave Southbound, then take the bus to 849 - Santa Claus Lane @ Wells Fargo. Alternatively, 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 Fairbanks (FAI), walk to 728 - Fairbanks International Airport, take the bus to 157 - UAF Wood Center, take the bus to 294 - Lacey St @ Northward Building Southbound, walk to 401 - Noble St @ 8th Ave Southbound, then take the bus to 849 - Santa Claus Lane @ Wells Fargo.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fairbanks via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fairbanks via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fairbanks via Zurich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fairbanks via Munich, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Fairbanks via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Fairbanks via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Fairbanks via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fairbanks via Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fairbanks via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Fairbanks via Hamburg, Frankfurt, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- 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
- $20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- 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
- $13–20
- 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
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- 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
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
Train from Anchorage to Fairbanks
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–577
- Website
- Alaska Railroad
- Schedules at
- Alaska Railroad Schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $180–300
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $577
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