There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Balestrand by plane, ferry, busferry, bus, car, car train, 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, ferry
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO)plane MAN - BGO
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kaiferry
9h 48mkr 953–4,056Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurlandbus
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kaiferry 890
3d 6hkr 2,233–5,341Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Balestrandcar
39h 58mkr 6,301–8,755Bus and ferry, bus, ferry 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 Aurlandbus
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kaiferry
4d 4h
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which costs kr 950 - kr 4100 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 48m and costs kr 950 - kr 4100.
The distance between Manchester and Balestrand is 1113 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Balestrand without a car is to bus and ferry and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs kr 2200 - kr 5500.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Manchester to Balestrand, including transfers.
Balestrand is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 11:37 PM in Manchester and 12:37 AM in Balestrand.
There are 59+ hotels available in Balestrand.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Balestrand, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Balestrand. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Bergen (BGO), walk to Bergen lufthavn, take the line 1 vehicle to Byparken, walk to Strandkaiterminalen båtkai, then take the ferry to Balestrand kai. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Manchester Piccadilly to Balestrand kai via Arad, Autogara Transdara, Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo bussterminal, Aurland, and Aurland kai in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–310
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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 650–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 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 Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,700
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,700
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–1,000
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–1,000
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–270
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–270
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–270
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–270
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