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There are 9 ways to get from Kristiansand to Southampton by plane, car ferry, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Southampton Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane plane KRS - SOU
    8h 26m
    £106–391

  2. Fly to Bristol Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane KRS - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain train
    10h 11m
    £87–290

  3. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshalscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Hirtshals St. to Aalborg St.train train 76
    3. Take the bus from Aalborg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 172
    4. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    5. Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Centraltrain train
    35h 13m
    £170–332

  4. Car ferry, drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    3. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    4. Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar car
    17h 14m
    £423–578

  5. Fly to London City Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane plane KRS - LCY
    2. Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain train
    8h 44m
    £329–774

  6. Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane KRS - LHR
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain train
    8h 40m
    £146–407

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain train F5
    2. Take the train from Oslo S to Malmö Ctrain train 083
    3. Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Antwerpbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Antwerp to London Victoriabus bus
    5. Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Centraltrain train
    38h 58m
    £244–367

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    4. Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus bus 032 / ...
    43h 32m
    £198–307

  9. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Calaiscar car
    3. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Port of Dover to Southamptoncar car
    18h 50m
    £336–541

Kristiansand to Southampton by train, bus, and foot

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration38h 58mAverage Duration
Ticket£244Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 641.4 mi
  • Duration: 8h 26m

What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Southampton, England?

KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Coach Station via Oslo bussterminal, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and London Victoria in around 43h 32m.

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