There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand by plane, car ferry, car, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane HEL - KRS
6h 47mkr 1,331–2,751Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Kristiansandcar
25h 54mkr 2,905–4,507Train
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinentrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo Strain 70
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
35h 50mkr 4,427–7,462Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
2d 1hkr 3,073–4,950Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane TLL - KRS
9h 9mkr 1,936–3,998Fly Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane HEL - SVG
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjontrain
9h 19mkr 1,891–4,571Fly Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane HEL - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain
9h 18mkr 1,631–3,711Car ferry, line 80 ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry 80
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo Strain 70
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
29h 41mCar ferry, line 80 ferry, train via Helsinki
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry 80
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo Strain 70
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
32h 6m
Helsinki to Kristiansand by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand is to fly which costs kr 1300 - kr 2800 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs kr 1300 - kr 2800.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Helsinki to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Helsinki and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Oulu, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum, Stockholm Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 50m.
The distance between Helsinki and Kristiansand is 1026 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand without a car is to train which takes 35h 50m and costs kr 4400 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Helsinki to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Kristiansand train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), depart from Helsinki station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs kr 1300 - kr 2800. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 4400 - kr 7500 and takes 35h 50m, you could also bus, which costs kr 3000 - kr 5000 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Kristiansand, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Helsinki to Kristiansand stasjon via Oulu, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum, Stockholm Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 35h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Stockholm, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–290
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–850
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–380
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- kr 210–330
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- tallink.com
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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Helsinki to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kristiansand is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:16 PM in Helsinki and 1:16 PM in Kristiansand.
Helsinki to Kristiansand train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), arrive at Oulu station.
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