There are 5 ways to get from Leicester to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BHX - KKN
13h 18mkr 1,400–4,775Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 16hkr 4,950–10,123Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 13hkr 8,407–19,738Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane LGW - KKN
12h 1mkr 2,110–4,718Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane LHR - KKN
10h 57mkr 1,834–5,582
Leicester to Kirkenes by bus and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Kirkenes is to train and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4800 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs kr 1800 - kr 6000.
The distance between Leicester and Kirkenes is 2600 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 6 days 13h and costs kr 8000 - kr 20000.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Leicester to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 10:00 PM in Leicester and 11:00 PM in Kirkenes.
There are 39+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Kirkenes, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Leicester to Kirkenes. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport (KKN), walk to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen, then take the line 150 bus to Thon Hotel Kirkenes. Alternatively, you can take a train from Leicester to Kirkenes via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lille, Düsseldorf, Minsk Central Bus Station, Minsk Pas, Murmansk, Murmansk Bus station, and Zapolyarny in around 3d 16h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Helsinki, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–6,500
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–320
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,416
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 1,400–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 2,416
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 4,600–5,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 200–260
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–420
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–390
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Düsseldorf to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,500
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 35
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–340
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–6,000
- Website
- Havila
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