There are 11 ways to get from London to Skien by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, 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 30mkr 1,061–3,565Fly 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 24mkr 657–2,573Train
- 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
29h 58mkr 3,819–6,318Train, 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 23mkr 3,880–5,830Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Skiencar
20h 54mkr 5,458–7,749Fly 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 29mkr 877–3,631Train 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 53mkr 926–2,475Fly 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
8hkr 691–3,707Train 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 37mkr 892–3,741Bus, 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 32mkr 1,962–2,897Drive, 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 4,359–7,245
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 650 - kr 3800 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from London to Skien is to fly and train which takes 6h 24m and costs kr 650 - kr 2600.
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 29h 58m.
The distance between London and Skien is 1439 km.
The best way to get from London to Skien without a car is to train which takes 29h 58m and costs kr 3800 - kr 6500.
It takes approximately 7h 30m 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 10:26 PM in London and 11:26 PM in Skien.
London to Skien train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
There are 94+ 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, Malmö Centralstation, and Oslo S in around 29h 58m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,000
- 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 174
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 515
- 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)
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 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 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 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 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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,400
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,600
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–250
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–250
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 210–310
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 210–310
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- 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
- 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 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
- +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 320–900
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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