There are 5 ways to get from Rotterdam to Kristiansand by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AMS - KRS
4h 56mkr 1,298–4,476Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BRU - KRS
8h 19mkr 1,169–3,919Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborgbus 353 / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
20h 44mkr 1,579–2,444Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Södertälje Syd St.train 083
- Take the train from Södertälje syd station to Oslo Strain 70
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
29h 34mkr 3,287–7,763Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
12h 57mkr 2,543–3,685
Rotterdam to Kristiansand by bus, train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Kristiansand is to bus and train and car ferry which costs kr 1500 - kr 2500 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Kristiansand is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs kr 1300 - kr 4500.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Kristiansand stasjon via Hengelo, Hamburg-Harburg Bf, Södertälje syd station and Oslo S. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Kristiansand is 758 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Kristiansand without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 20h 44m and costs kr 1500 - kr 2500.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Rotterdam to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Kristiansand train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Kristiansand train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Hengelo station.
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There are 318+ hotels available in Kristiansand.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Kristiansand stasjon via Hengelo, Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg-Harburg Bf, Södertälje syd station, and Oslo S in around 29h 34m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 98 11 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
Train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–140
- Website
- Nordjyllands Trafikselskab
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–470
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–750
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Södertälje Syd St.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Södertälje syd station to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,300
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Kolding bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 387–1,088
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,088
- No Car
- kr 387
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 387–1,088
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,088
- No Car
- kr 387
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- Fjordline
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