There are 4 ways to get from Kirkenes to Nuuk by plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane KKN - GOH
14h 19m$500–2,012Car ferry to Vardø Airport, Svartnes, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Vardø kystrutekaicarferry
- Fly from Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane VAW - GOH
20h 21m$483–1,871Bus to Vadsø Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Vadsø lufthavnbus
- Fly from Vadsø Airport (VDS) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane VDS - GOH
19h 26m$492–2,142Bus to Ivalo, fly
- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inaribus
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane IVL - GOH
24h 52m$1,508–4,836
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to Nuuk is to car ferry and fly which costs $480 - $1,900 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to Nuuk is to fly which takes 14h 19m and costs $500 - $2,100.
The distance between Kirkenes and Nuuk is 3346 km.
It takes approximately 14h 19m to get from Kirkenes to Nuuk, including transfers.
Nuuk is 3h behind Kirkenes. It is currently 7:23 PM in Kirkenes and 4:23 PM in Nuuk.
There are 38+ hotels available in Nuuk.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Nuuk, Greenland?
Scandinavian Airlines, Icelandair, and two other airlines fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Nuuk Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,800
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tromso, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Nuuk Airport via Hammerfest, Tromso, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Nuuk Airport via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
Flights from Ivalo to Nuuk Airport via Helsinki, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from Vardø Airport, Svartnes to Nuuk Airport via Kirkenes Airport, Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,600
- Website
- airgreenland.gl
Flights from Ivalo to Nuuk Airport via Helsinki, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–6,000
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Vadsø lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes to Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–460
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Vardø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Vardø kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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