There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane AMS - KKN
9h 14mkr 1,353–4,856Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BRU - KKN
12h 7mkr 1,224–4,699Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
2d 15hkr 6,819–9,802Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 10
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 2hkr 3,950–9,850Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus
- Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminalbus 675 / ...
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geirangerbus
- Take the carferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 3hkr 7,945–19,758Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ivalo, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane AMS - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
11h 31mkr 7,098–15,176Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane DUS - KKN
12h 33mkr 2,655–5,507Drive 3,097 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Kirkenescar 3,097 km
35h 31mkr 6,210–8,970
Rotterdam to Kirkenes by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes is to train and fly which costs kr 1200 - kr 4700 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 9h 14m and costs kr 1300 - kr 4900.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Kirkenes. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Kirkenes via Riga, Bus Station, Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I and Ivalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Rotterdam and Kirkenes is 2394 km. The road distance is 3097 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs kr 6500 - kr 10000.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Rīgas SAO station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Kirkenes is 3097 km. It takes approximately 35h 31m to drive from Rotterdam to Kirkenes.
There are 38+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Kirkenes, Norway?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Kirkenes via Rīgas SAO, Riga, Bus Station, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I, and Ivalo in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–9,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–7,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,800–10,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 180–390
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–350
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–450
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,356
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 1,400–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 2,356
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 4,400–5,000
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,300
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–650
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–240
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- [email protected]
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- LaplandTours
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,200
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 33
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,000
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geiranger
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,400
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–15,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–6,500
- Website
- Havila
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