There are 10 ways to get from Kristiansand to Sortland by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car ferry (Hurtigruten)
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Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane KRS - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
8h 2mkr 1,367–4,909Train, bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Fauske stasjontrain F7
- Take the bus from Fauske stasjon to Steigen kryssbus 100
- Drive from Steigen kryss to Bognes ferjekaicar
- Take the carferry from Bognes ferjekai to Lødingen ferjekaicarferry
- Drive from Lødingen ferjekai to Sortlandcar
29h 49mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Trondheim Sbus
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Fauske stasjontrain F7
- Take the bus from Fauske stasjon to Lødingen ferjekaibus 100
- Take the bus from Lødingen ferjekai to Torggatabus 100
30h 9mkr 2,586–4,266Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Mosjøen stasjontrain F7
- Take the bus from Mosjøen stasjon to Sandnessjøen bussterminalbus 705
- Take the carferry from Sandnessjøen kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
45h 12mkr 2,484–4,873Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane KRS - SKN
8h 10mkr 1,407–5,649Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Asker stasjontrain
- Take the train from Asker stasjon to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane OSL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
10h 42mkr 1,778–4,685Fly Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svolvær Airport, Helle, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane KRS - SVJ
- Take the carferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus
11h 15mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Halhjem ferjekaibus 650
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
3d 17hkr 4,324–10,648Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Bergen Jektevik terminalcarferry Krs-Bgo / ...
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
3d 21hkr 7,556–15,231Drive 2,027.3 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Sortlandcar 2,027.3 km
26h 11mkr 4,166–6,018
Kristiansand to Sortland by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland is to train and fly and bus which costs kr 1700 - kr 4700 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 8h 2m and costs kr 1300 - kr 5000.
No, there is no direct ferry from Kristiansand to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand ferjeterminal and arriving at Sortland kystrutekai via Bergen Jektevik terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 21h.
The distance between Kristiansand and Sortland is 1365 km. The road distance is 2027.3 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 9m and costs kr 2500 - kr 4300.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Kristiansand to Sortland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Sortland is 2027 km. It takes approximately 26h 11m to drive from Kristiansand to Sortland.
There are 44+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Sortland, Norway?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Stokmarknes (SKN) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Sortland kystrutekai via Bergen Jektevik terminal in around 3d 21h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Bergen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Copenhagen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Bergen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Copenhagen, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Asker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Car ferry from Bognes ferjekai to Lødingen ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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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