There are 11 ways to get from London to Skien by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane LHR - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
7h 28mkr 1,070–3,581Fly London Stansted Airport to Sandefjord Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane STN - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
6h 21mkr 644–1,884Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- 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
30h 27mkr 3,798–5,601Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
30h 28mkr 3,715–7,409Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Skiencar
20h 54mkr 5,588–7,782Fly London Heathrow Airport to Sandefjord Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane LHR - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
8h 41mkr 1,382–5,943Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane LGW - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
7h 46mkr 935–2,989Fly London Stansted Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane STN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
7h 58mkr 742–3,622Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane LGW - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
8h 19mkr 897–3,751Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
36h 36mkr 1,877–2,762Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Skiencar
22h 1mkr 4,465–7,304
London to Skien by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Skien is to fly and train which costs kr 600 - kr 1900 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from London to Skien is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs kr 600 - kr 1900.
No, there is no direct train from London to Skien. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Skien stasjon via Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg, Malmö, Centralstation and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 28m.
The distance between London and Skien is 1439 km.
The best way to get from London to Skien without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 27m and costs kr 3800 - kr 6000.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from London to Skien, including transfers.
London to Skien train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
Skien is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 10:50 AM in London and 11:50 AM in Skien.
London to Skien train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
There are 96+ hotels available in Skien.
What companies run services between London, England and Skien, Norway?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Skien stasjon via Bruxelles-Midi, Hamburg-Harburg, Malmö, Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 30h 28m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 179
- 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 138
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 530
- 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 138
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- 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 179
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- 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 179
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 41
- 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 138
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- 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 590–630
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–950
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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