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How to get fromRotterdam to Kirkenesby train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Rotterdam to Kirkenes by train, plane, bus, car, night train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kirkenes Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane plane AMS - KKN
    9h 12m
    kr 1,457–4,804

  2. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane plane BRU - KKN
    12h 7m
    kr 1,318–7,993

  3. Train, bus, drive

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain train
    2. Take the train from Hilversum to Osnabrueck Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 10
    4. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain train
    6. Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus bus 211
    7. Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar car
    3d 3h
    kr 3,830–7,586

  4. Train, bus, night train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Arnhem Central Station to Malmö central train station FlixBus stopbus bus
    3. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train Nt
    4. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad Byterminalbus bus 200
    5. Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry car ferry Hur
    4d
    kr 5,375–13,080

  5. Drive  3,096.7 km

    1. Drive from Rotterdam to Kirkenescar car 3,096.7 km
    35h 32m
    kr 6,371–9,203

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Ivalo, bus

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Ivalo (IVL)plane plane AMS - IVL
    3. Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus bus
    11h 29m
    kr 7,502–12,224

  7. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport

    1. Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane plane DUS - KKN
    12h 37m
    kr 1,931–5,583

  8. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Copenhagen Busterminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Köpenhamn Dybbölsbro busterm to Oslo Bussterminalbus bus 675 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry car ferry Hur
    5d 23h
    kr 9,064–20,488

Rotterdam to Kirkenes by train, bus, night train, and car ferry

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Duration4dAverage Duration
Ticketkr 5,375Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,394.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 12m

What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Kirkenes, Norway?

There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Kirkenes. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport (KKN), walk to Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen, then take the line 150 bus to Thon Hotel Kirkenes. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Kirkenes via Hilversum, Osnabrück Hbf, Magdeburg Hbf, Magdeburg, Minsk Central Bus Station, Minsk Pas, Murmansk, Murmansk Bus station, and Zapolyarny in around 3d 3h.

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