There are 8 ways to get from Scotland to Arendal by plane, bus, busferry, car, car train, car ferry, or train
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane ABZ - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
8h 33mFly Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane EDI - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain
9h 11mkr 1,470–3,170Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Lipovabusferry
- Take the busferry from Lipova to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminalbus
3d 7hkr 2,146–4,745Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Arendalcar
24h 45mkr 6,065–8,259Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane EDI - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
9h 1mFly Glasgow Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane GLA - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
10h 9mFly Aberdeen Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG)plane ABZ - SVG
- Take the train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjontrain
10hkr 1,613–5,936Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminaltrain
4d 1hkr 2,932–6,246
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Arendal is to fly and train which costs kr 1400 - kr 3200 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Arendal is to fly and train which takes 9h 11m and costs kr 1400 - kr 3200.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Arendal bussterminal via Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly, Lipova, Oslo bussterminal and Harebakken senter. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Scotland and Arendal is 711 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Arendal without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 3 days 7h and costs kr 2100 - kr 4800.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Scotland to Arendal, including transfers.
Scotland to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Arendal bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Shudehill Interchange station.
Arendal is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 5:06 PM in Scotland and 6:06 PM in Arendal.
There are 147+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Scotland and Arendal, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Scotland to Arendal. However, you can take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) airport, fly to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), walk to Kristiansand lufthavn Kjevik, take the line 35 bus to Universitetet, then take the bus to Arendal bussterminal. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Arendal bussterminal via Shudehill Interchange, Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly Rail Station, Manchester Piccadilly, Lipova, Oslo, Bussterminal/Nylandsveien, Oslo bussterminal, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Stavanger Airport, Sola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,200
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,480
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,480
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Stavanger stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 450–800
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 210–380
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–240
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 290–480
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–370
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Lipova
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Lipova to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,700
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 410–850
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Harebakken bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- 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
- 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
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