There are 7 ways to get from Kirkenes to Vesterålen by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Stokmarknes, bus
best- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane KKN - SKN
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryssbus
7h 55mkr 1,258–4,328Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane KKN - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryssbus
11h 50mkr 1,148–3,658Bus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus 150
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Løkkeveienbus 120
- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Tromsø Prostnesetbus 150
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminalbus 930
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryssbus 841
30h 33mkr 2,810–4,113Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Risøyhamn kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the bus from Risøyhamn kai to Sortland videregåendebus 871
- Take the bus from Sortland videregående to Møkland kryssbus 841
2d 2hkr 2,517–6,092Drive 1,030.8 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to Vesterålencar 1,030.8 km
14h 7mkr 2,039–2,946Fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle, bus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane KKN - SVJ
- Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryssbus
12h 34mkr 2,413–4,538Fly to Leknes, drive, car ferry
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Leknes (LKN)plane KKN - LKN
- Drive from Haugen to Fiskebøl ferjekaicar
- Take the carferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Drive from Melbu ferjekai to Vesterålencar
10h 17m
Kirkenes to Vesterålen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to Vesterålen is to fly and bus which costs kr 1100 - kr 3700 and takes 11h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to Vesterålen is to fly and bus which takes 7h 55m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4400.
No, there is no direct bus from Kirkenes to Vesterålen. However, there are services departing from Kirkenes sentrum and arriving at Møkland kryss via Varangerbotn bussterminal, Løkkeveien, Tromsø Prostneset and Sortland bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 33m.
The distance between Kirkenes and Vesterålen is 683 km. The road distance is 1030.8 km.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to Vesterålen without a car is to bus which takes 30h 33m and costs kr 2800 - kr 4200.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Kirkenes to Vesterålen, including transfers.
Kirkenes to Vesterålen bus services, operated by Snelandia, depart from Kirkenes sentrum station.
Kirkenes to Vesterålen bus services, operated by Snelandia, arrive at Varangerbotn bussterminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkenes to Vesterålen is 1031 km. It takes approximately 14h 7m to drive from Kirkenes to Vesterålen.
There are 50+ hotels available in Vesterålen.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Vesterålen, Norway?
You can take a bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Møkland kryss via Varangerbotn bussterminal, Løkkeveien, Tromsø Prostneset, and Sortland bussterminal in around 30h 33m.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Stokmarknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Stokmarknes via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Andøya Andenes Airport via Alta, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,900
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,900
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,400
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Leknes via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,400
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Risøyhamn kai to Sortland videregående
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 70–110
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland videregående to Møkland kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Andenes lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Møkland kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- 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 190–270
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Løkkeveien to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,600
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 1,100–1,600
Bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 750–1,100
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Risøyhamn kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Risøyhamn kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–2,700
- Website
- Havila
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
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