There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Arendal by plane, bus, busferry, car, car train, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane MAN - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
8h 20mkr 943–3,396Fly Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane MAN - TRF
- Take the bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Grenstøl bussterminalbus
8h 48mkr 635–2,563Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Lipovabusferry
- Take the busferry from Lipova to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminalbus
3d 2hkr 1,821–4,066Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Arendalcar
21h 13mkr 5,420–7,390Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane LBA - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
10h 50mkr 1,718–4,816Fly Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane MAN - SVG
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjontrain
10h 27mkr 1,698–4,836Fly Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane MAN - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjontrain
10h 50mkr 1,418–3,526Bus and ferry, bus via Bistriţa
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţabusferry
- Take the bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminalbus
3d 23h
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Arendal is to fly and bus which costs kr 600 - kr 2600 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Arendal is to fly and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs kr 900 - kr 3400.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Lipova, Oslo bussterminal and Grenstøl bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between Manchester and Arendal is 936 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Arendal without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 3 days 2h and costs kr 1800 - kr 4100.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Manchester to Arendal, including transfers.
Manchester to Arendal bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Manchester to Arendal bus services, operated by SC Latino Expres S.R.L., arrive at Lipova station.
Arendal is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:09 AM in Manchester and 2:09 AM in Arendal.
There are 137+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Arendal, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Arendal. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), walk to Kristiansand lufthavn Kjevik, take the line 35 bus to Universitetet, then take the bus to Arendal bussterminal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Manchester Piccadilly to Arendal bussterminal via Lipova, Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo bussterminal, and Grenstøl bussterminal in around 3d 2h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,700
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–300
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 490–800
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–390
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Nelaug stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 40
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- 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 Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Lipova
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Lipova to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,600
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–370
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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 Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–330
- 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
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Grenstøl bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–360
- 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
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- 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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