There are 12 ways to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland by train, car, car ferry, bus, plane, or ferry
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Train, drive, line 170 car ferry
best- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik stationtrain 98
- Drive from Narvik station to Revsnes ferjekaicar
- Take the carferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekaicarferry 170
16h 8mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik stationtrain 98
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
18h 1mkr 1,274–1,981Bus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Nordkjosbotnbus 106
- Take the bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvikbus 100
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxibus 300
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggatabus 100 / ...
16h 26mkr 2,330–3,194Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostnesetbus 106
- Take the carferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
21h 25mkr 2,393–4,010Drive 670.5 km
- Drive from Rovaniemi to Sortlandcar 670.5 km
8h 43mkr 1,381–1,995Bus, car ferry via Kilpisjärvi camping center
- Take the bus from 1 to Retkeilykeskus pihabus
- Take the bus from Kilpisjärvi camping center to Tromsø Prostnesetbus 106
- Take the carferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
21h 40mkr 2,100–3,512Fly Rovaniemi to Svolvær Airport, Helle, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane RVN - SVJ
- Take the carferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus
14h 38mFly Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane RVN - SKN
8h 38mkr 1,591–4,220Fly Rovaniemi to Leknes, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Leknes (LKN)plane RVN - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus
- Take the carferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus
14h 38mBus to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly to Stokmarknes
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostnesetbus
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane TOS - SKN
13h 7mkr 2,558–3,805Fly Rovaniemi to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane RVN - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry
12h 59mFly Rovaniemi to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane RVN - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggatabus
7h 57mkr 1,481–3,950
Rovaniemi to Sortland by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to train and bus which costs kr 1200 - kr 2000 and takes 18h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs kr 1400 - kr 4000.
No, there is no direct bus from Rovaniemi to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Rovaniemi bussterminal and arriving at Torggata via Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik and Lødingen buss taxi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between Rovaniemi and Sortland is 797 km. The road distance is 670.5 km.
The best way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland without a car is to bus which takes 16h 26m and costs kr 2300 - kr 3200.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland, including transfers.
Rovaniemi to Sortland bus services, operated by Best Arctic, depart from Rovaniemi bussterminal station.
The best way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to bus which takes 16h 26m and costs kr 2300 - kr 3200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs kr 1500 - kr 4300 and takes 8h 38m.
Rovaniemi to Sortland bus services, operated by Best Arctic, arrive at Nordkjosbotn station.
Sortland is 1h behind Rovaniemi. It is currently 7:49 PM in Rovaniemi and 6:49 PM in Sortland.
What companies run services between Rovaniemi, Finland and Sortland, Norway?
You can take a bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Torggata via Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik, and Lødingen buss taxi in around 16h 26m. Alternatively, Finnair and Widerøe fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Stokmarknes (SKN) 4 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Rovaniemi to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,700
Flights from Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,100
Flights from Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,600
Flights from Rovaniemi to Leknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,700
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Stokmarknes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
Flights from Rovaniemi to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,700
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–230
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–230
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 1,600–2,300
Bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,600
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 1,800–2,600
Bus from Kilpisjärvi camping center to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 750–1,100
Bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,600
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 1,800–2,600
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Car ferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
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