There are 7 ways to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel by bus, car, car ferry, plane, or train
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Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus 150
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Jergulbus 120
- Take the bus from Jergul to Kautokeino Cirkle Kbus
- Drive from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Karesuando Arctic Grillcar
- Take the bus from Karesuando Arctic Grill to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 50
16h 10mkr 1,339–1,791Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Bromsgårdbus 100
- Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 3 / ...
44h 51mDrive 651 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to IceHotelcar 651 km
8h 51mkr 1,382–1,996Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane KKN - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Bromsgårdbus
- Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus
12h 56mBus, drive via Rovaniemi
- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inaribus
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to Roimunrotko Ebus
- Take the bus from 1 to Ylitornio SEObus
- Drive from Ylitornio SEO to Överkalix busstationcar
- Take the bus from Överkalix busstation to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 10
18h 32mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inaribus
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to Roimunrotko Ebus
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Kiruna stationtrain 98
19h 57mkr 6,196–7,347Fly to Alta, bus, drive
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Alta (ALF)plane KKN - ALF
- Take the bus from Alta lufthavn to Kautokeino Cirkle Kbus
- Drive from Kautokeino Cirkle K to Karesuando Arctic Grillcar
- Take the bus from Karesuando Arctic Grill to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus
12h 50mkr 1,551–1,998
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel is to bus and drive which costs 1300 kr - 1800 kr and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel is to drive which takes 8h 51m and costs 1300 kr - 2000 kr.
The distance between Kirkenes and IceHotel is 789 km. The road distance is 651 km.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 44h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkenes to IceHotel is 651 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Kirkenes to IceHotel.
There are 62+ hotels available in IceHotel.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and IceHotel, Sweden?
There is no direct connection from Kirkenes to IceHotel. However, you can take the bus to Varangerbotn bussterminal, take the bus to Jergul, take the bus to Kautokeino Cirkle K, drive to Karesuando Arctic Grill, take the bus to Kiruna Stadshustorget, take the line 501 bus to Jukkasjärvi Icehotel, then walk to IceHotel. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to IceHotel via Tromsø kystrutekai, Tromsø Prostneset, Bromsgård, Narvik Bromsgård, Kiruna Stadshustorget, and Jukkasjärvi Icehotel in around 44h 51m.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,200
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–240
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Varangerbotn bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–280
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Jergul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 350–490
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Jergul to Kautokeino Cirkle K
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–220
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Alta lufthavn to Kautokeino Cirkle K
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–320
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,200–5,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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