There are 6 ways to get from Malmö to Arendal by plane, bus, train, car, 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, bus
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane CPH - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
5hkr 991–2,792Bus
- Take the bus from Malmo Norra Vallgatan to Oslo bussterminalbus Copenhagen Ingerslevsgade - Oslo Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminalbus Vy190
11h 46mkr 1,011–3,405Train
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjontrain F5
13h 21mkr 1,131–2,593Drive 791.2 km
- Drive from Malmö to Arendalcar 791.2 km
8h 52mkr 1,603–2,316Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Aarhus Htrain Icl / ...
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminalbus 100
13h 49mkr 992–1,853Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Airport to Aalborgbus 621
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminalbus 100
14h 47mkr 1,266–1,926
Malmö to Arendal by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Arendal is to bus and train and car ferry which costs kr 1200 - kr 2000 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Arendal is to fly and bus which takes 5h and costs kr 950 - kr 2800.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Malmo Norra Vallgatan and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Oslo bussterminal and Grenstøl bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Malmö, Centralstation and arriving at Arendal stasjon via Göteborg Centralstation, Oslo S and Nelaug stasjon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Malmö and Arendal is 508 km. The road distance is 791.2 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Arendal without a car is to bus which takes 11h 46m and costs kr 1000 - kr 3400.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Malmö to Arendal, including transfers.
Malmö to Arendal bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Malmo Norra Vallgatan station.
Malmö to Arendal train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Malmö, Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Arendal is to bus which takes 11h 46m and costs kr 1000 - kr 3400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs kr 1100 - kr 2600 and takes 13h 21m.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Arendal, Norway?
You can take a bus from Malmo Norra Vallgatan to Arendal bussterminal via Oslo bussterminal and Grenstøl bussterminal in around 11h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malmö, Centralstation to Arendal stasjon via Göteborg Centralstation, Oslo S, and Nelaug stasjon in around 13h 21m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,400
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 450–750
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 60–100
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 50–75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 247
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 276
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 350–850
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Aarhus H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 277
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 116
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Malmo Norra Vallgatan to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,800
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Vy Buss
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmo Norra Vallgatan to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Airport to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 410–600
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 376–1,054
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,054
- No Car
- kr 376
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Fjordline
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Booking & Getting There
Malmö to Arendal bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Oslo bussterminal station.
Malmö to Arendal train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Göteborg Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Arendal is 791 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Malmö to Arendal.
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