There are 4 ways to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes by plane or bus
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Fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane RDU - KKN
18h 4mkr 3,179–9,104Fly to Vadsø Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane RDU - VDS
- Take the bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrumbus
22hkr 2,684–7,394Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Ivalo (IVL)plane RDU - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
22h 36mkr 9,424–21,824Fly to Vardø Airport, Svartnes, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW)plane RDU - VAW
- Take the bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrumbus
24h 33mkr 3,274–8,514
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes is to fly and bus which costs kr 2600 - kr 7500 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 18h 4m and costs kr 3100 - kr 9500.
The distance between Raleigh and Kirkenes is 7001 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 9:07 PM in Raleigh and 3:07 AM in Kirkenes.
There are 40+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Kirkenes, Norway?
Delta, Scandinavian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–13,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vadsø Airport via New York JFK, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso, Hammerfest
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–10,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Newark, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Tromso, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–10,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via New York JFK, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–8,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via Newark, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–8,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,500–12,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–23,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via New York JFK, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–17,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–20,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–29,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–9,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–9,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–9,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–13,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,500–23,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via New York JFK, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–17,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–26,000
- 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 4,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–490
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
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