There are 7 ways to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Skellefteå to Torniobus
- Take the train from Kemi to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
18h 14mkr 5,720–6,990Drive 819.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Skellefteå to Kirkenescar 819.6 km
10h 38mkr 1,660–2,398Fly from Skellefteå Airport
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane SFT - KKN
11h 33mkr 1,834–7,009Bus, train via Kiilopää
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda stationbus 20
- Take the train from Kemi to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Tunturikeskus Kiilopääbus
- Take the bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenesbus
20hBus
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Luleå busstation to Pajala busstationbus 55
- Take the bus from Kolari keskusta L to 1bus
- Take the bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
20h 32mBus to Umeå Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Umeå Universitetssjukhusetbus
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane UME - KKN
12h 46mBus to Luleå/Kallax Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstationbus
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane LLA - KKN
14h 2m
Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes is to drive which costs kr 1600 - kr 2400 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes is to drive which takes 10h 38m and costs kr 1600 - kr 2400.
No, there is no direct bus from Skellefteå station to Kirkenes. However, there are services departing from Skellefteå busstation and arriving at Kirkenes via Luleå busstation, Kolari keskusta L, 1 and Ivalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 32m.
The distance between Skellefteå and Kirkenes is 937 km. The road distance is 819.6 km.
The best way to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 14m and costs kr 5500 - kr 7000.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Skellefteå to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Västerbotten, depart from Skellefteå busstation.
The best way to get from Skellefteå to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 11h 33m and costs kr 1800 - kr 7000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 32m.
Skellefteå to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Västerbotten, arrive at Luleå busstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Skellefteå to Kirkenes is 820 km. It takes approximately 10h 38m to drive from Skellefteå to Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Skellefteå, Sweden and Kirkenes, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Skellefteå busstation to Kirkenes via Luleå busstation, Pajala busstation, Kolari keskusta L, 1, and Ivalo in around 20h 32m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–8,000
Flights from Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–8,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
Flights from Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,500
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kemi to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–240
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Kemi to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–240
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Phone
- +358 40 5189
- Website
- rmhl.fi
Train from Kemi to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rmhl.fi
Train from Kemi to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rmhl.fi
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Skellefteå to Tornio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,001
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–650
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Tunturikeskus Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–650
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- [email protected]
- Website
- jbus.fi
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Schedules at
- jbus.fi
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Tunturikeskus Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Schedules at
- jbus.fi
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Schedules at
- jbus.fi
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–250
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–250
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- 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 Kiilopää to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 5,100–5,500
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Umeå Universitetssjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Bus from Luleå busstation to Pajala busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 350–400
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- kr 350–400
- Phone
- +358 040 502 5691
- [email protected]
- Website
- rundgrenoy.fi
Bus from Kolari keskusta L to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–330
- Website
- https://www.rundgrenoy.fi/en-gb
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