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 29mkr 3,179–7,604Fly 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
23h 16mkr 2,684–6,394Fly 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 31mkr 9,924–19,824Fly 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
25h 28mkr 3,474–8,514
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 6500 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 18h 29m and costs kr 3100 - kr 8000.
The distance between Raleigh and Kirkenes is 7001 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from Raleigh to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 11:12 PM in Raleigh and 5:12 AM in Kirkenes.
There are 38+ 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.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–22,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via New York JFK, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–18,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Toronto, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–15,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–22,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via New York JFK, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–15,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,500–27,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–18,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Ivalo via Toronto, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–15,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vadsø Airport via New York JFK, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–6,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via New York JFK, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–8,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,100–12,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–14,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,000–12,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–7,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Newark, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–7,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via New York JFK, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–7,500
Bus operators
- 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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