There are 6 ways to get from Istanbul to Kirkenes by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane IST - KKN
14h 55mkr 2,271–7,596Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau Southbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Lobok Borderbus
- Take the train from Nevel 2 to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 6hkr 2,712–5,137Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
7d 21hDrive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kirkenescar
2d 11hkr 10,223–15,088Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Ivalo (IVL)plane IST - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
16h 22mkr 7,716–12,316Drive 4,303.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul Esenler Otogar to Kirkenescar 4,303.9 km
2d 12hkr 11,137–16,086
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kirkenes is to bus and train and drive which costs kr 2700 - kr 5500 and takes 3 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 14h 55m and costs kr 2200 - kr 8000.
The distance between Istanbul and Kirkenes is 3224 km. The road distance is 4303.9 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Istanbul to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:20 PM in Istanbul and 4:20 PM in Kirkenes.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Kirkenes is 4304 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Istanbul to Kirkenes.
There are 38+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kirkenes, Norway?
Turkish Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–7,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,500–13,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,300–7,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–7,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 3,300–11,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Ivalo via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,200–12,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–8,000
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Nevel 2 to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,016
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 1,100–1,300
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 2,016
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 3,800–4,300
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–800
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Lobok Border
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- 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 İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bucureşti Autogara Obor to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- 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
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–6,000
- Website
- Havila
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