There are 9 ways to get from Manchester to Kristiansand by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane MAN - KRS
7h 2mkr 1,447–4,992Fly 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 Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
9h 6mkr 957–1,652Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Antwerpbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus
- Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain Ic
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
41h 57mkr 3,714–7,065Drive, 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
21h 14mkr 5,456–7,366Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane LBA - KRS
9h 57mkr 1,155–5,366Fly 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
8h 39mkr 1,557–4,612Train to Humberside Airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane HUY - KRS
10h 40mkr 2,341–11,746Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
44h 19mkr 2,537–4,169Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus 172
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
2d 1hkr 2,637–4,649
Manchester to Kristiansand by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kristiansand is to fly and bus which costs kr 950 - kr 1700 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs kr 1400 - kr 5000.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 19m.
The distance between Manchester and Kristiansand is 874 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Kristiansand without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 57m and costs kr 3700 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Manchester to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Manchester to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs kr 1400 - kr 5000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 2500 - kr 4200 and takes 44h 19m.
Manchester to Kristiansand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kristiansand is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 11:45 AM in Manchester and 12:45 PM in Kristiansand.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kristiansand, Norway?
KLM, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and three other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via London Victoria, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Oslo bussterminal in around 44h 19m.
- 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 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
Flights from Humberside Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–11,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–12,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–13,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–12,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- 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 Stavanger Airport, Sola via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- 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/
- 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
- +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
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 440–750
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- ntrejse.dk
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 100–140
- Website
- https://www.en.ntrejse.dk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 340–600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp to Malmö central train station FlixBus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–470
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 350–700
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Skjelsvik knutepunkt to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–700
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 480–1,200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
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