There are 6 ways to get from Liverpool to Skien by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Sandefjord Airport
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane MAN - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
7hkr 443–2,351Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
32h 11mkr 3,046–5,597Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Skiencar
32h 43mkr 5,472–7,458Train, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane MAN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
8h 29mkr 927–2,685Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N75
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
33h 34mkr 4,476–7,147Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
33h 56mkr 3,056–5,107
Liverpool to Skien by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Skien is to train and fly which costs kr 440 - kr 2400 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Skien is to train and fly which takes 7h and costs kr 440 - kr 2400.
The distance between Liverpool and Skien is 1132 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Skien without a car is to train and bus via Hamburg which takes 32h 11m and costs kr 3000 - kr 6000.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Liverpool to Skien, including transfers.
Skien is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 5:35 PM in Liverpool and 6:35 PM in Skien.
There are 96+ hotels available in Skien.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Skien, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Liverpool to Skien. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport (TRF), walk to Sandefjord lufthavn Torp, take the line 4 bus to Sandefjord rutebilstasjon, walk to Sandefjord stasjon, then take the train to Skien stasjon. Alternatively, you can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Skien stasjon via London Euston, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Oslo Bussterminal, and Oslo S in around 32h 11m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,300
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–320
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–320
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–250
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 150–250
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 134
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 174
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 134
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 134
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,453
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,453
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–310
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,700
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- 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
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 560–610
- Website
- Grand Bus
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