There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Kirkenes by plane, bus, 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 to Ivalo, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ivalo (IVL)plane MEL - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
34h 4mkr 13,187–34,087Fly to Kirkenes Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane MEL - KKN
30h 12mkr 7,742–20,267Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane MEL - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
37h 49mkr 10,047–18,537Fly to Murmansk Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Murmansk Airport (MMK)plane MEL - MMK
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
37h 58mFly to Alta, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alta (ALF)plane MEL - ALF
- Take the bus from Alta lufthavn to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Kirkenes sentrumbus
40h 27mkr 8,377–20,217Fly to Khibiny Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Khibiny Airport (KVK)plane MEL - KVK
- Take the train from Apatity 1 to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
2d 11hFly to Kittilä Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane MEL - KTT
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Roimunrotko Ebus
- Take the bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
42h 49mkr 11,477–22,837
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ivalo (IVL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 7500 - kr 21000 and takes 30h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 30h 12m and costs kr 7500 - kr 21000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kirkenes is 15235 km.
It takes approximately 34h 4m to get from Melbourne to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:05 PM in Melbourne and 2:05 PM in Kirkenes.
There are 40+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kirkenes, Norway?
Qatar Airways, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Emirates fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ivalo via Singapore Changi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ivalo via Suvarnabhumi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ivalo via Dubai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 11,000–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rovaniemi via Singapore Changi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rovaniemi via Doha, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rovaniemi via Suvarnabhumi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rovaniemi via Dubai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 8,000–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rovaniemi via Shanghai Pudong, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kittilä Airport via Singapore Changi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kittilä Airport via Doha, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 9,500–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kittilä Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kittilä Airport via Dubai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 10,000–31,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kittilä Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–16,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Apatity 1 to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–290
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 700–1,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 100–140
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 210–290
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,500–4,900
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,700
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,700
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
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