There are 8 ways to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel by bus, car, car ferry, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, drive
best- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus 150
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Gievdneguoikabus 120
- Drive from Kautokeino skole to Karesuando Arctic Grillcar
- Take the bus from Karesuando Arctic Grill to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 50
16h 6mkr 1,334–1,801Car ferry, bus via Tromsø
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Narvik stasjonbus 915
- Take the bus from Narvik station to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 3 / ...
44h 44mkr 3,576–7,195Drive 651 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to IceHotelcar 651 km
8h 51mkr 1,406–2,030Fly 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 Narvik stasjonbus
- Take the bus from Narvik station to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus
12h 40mkr 2,224–3,713Bus, 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 57mCar ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Harstad Byterminal to Bromsgårdbus 200
- Take the bus from Narvik Bromsgård to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 3 / ...
2d 3hkr 3,150–6,961Fly to Alta, bus, drive
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Alta (ALF)plane KKN - ALF
- Take the bus from Alta lufthavn to Kautokeino skolebus
- Drive from Kautokeino skole to Karesuando Arctic Grillcar
- Take the bus from Karesuando Arctic Grill to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus
12h 38mkr 1,551–2,048
Kirkenes to IceHotel by car ferry, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel is to bus and drive which costs 1300 kr - 1800 kr and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to IceHotel is to drive which takes 8h 51m and costs 1400 kr - 2100 kr.
The distance between Kirkenes and IceHotel is 787 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 via Tromsø which takes 44h 44m and costs 3500 kr - 7500 kr.
It takes approximately 16h 6m 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 61+ 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 Gievdneguoika, take the line 170 bus to Kautokeino skole, 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, Narvik station, Kiruna Stadshustorget, and Jukkasjärvi Icehotel in around 44h 44m.
- 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 650–850
- 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 Gievdneguoika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 430–600
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Alta lufthavn to Kautokeino skole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–310
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Tromsø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,200–4,900
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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