There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Arendal by plane, bus, busferry, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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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 33mFly 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 Harebakken bussterminalbus
8h 26mkr 897–1,562Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain F5
3d 1hkr 1,931–4,519Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Arendalcar
22h 4mkr 5,582–7,569Fly 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 Harebakken bussterminaltrain
9h 6mkr 1,467–4,282Train 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
11h 29mFly 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 28mkr 1,777–5,002Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţabusferry
- Take the bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminalbus
3d 22h
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Arendal is to fly and bus which costs kr 850 - kr 1600 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Arendal is to fly and bus which takes 8h 26m and costs kr 850 - kr 1600.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Bistriţa, Oslo bussterminal and Harebakken senter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 22h.
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 train which takes 3 days 1h and costs kr 1900 - kr 4600.
It takes approximately 8h 33m 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 Bistriţa station.
Arendal is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:40 AM in Manchester and 9:40 AM in Arendal.
There are 152+ 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 Arad, Autogara Transdara, Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo S, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–5,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,600
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 470–850
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–390
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,499
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- kr 1,499
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–370
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- akt.no
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.akt.no/
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.akt.no/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,700
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–410
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–390
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–600
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- 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
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 397–1,114
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 1,114
- No Car
- kr 397
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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