There are 8 ways to get from Sweden to Kirkenes by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ARN - KKN
8h 8mkr 1,905–3,620Fly Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport
cheapest- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane UME - KKN
10h 17mkr 1,576–6,278Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Torniobus
- Take the bus from 1 to 1bus Ob4
- Take the bus from 5 to Tunturikeskus Kiilopääbus
- Take the bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenesbus
29h 35mkr 6,791–7,630Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain 94
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik stationtrain 98
- Take the bus from Breibakken to Harstad Byterminalbus 200
- Take the car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
3d 2hkr 4,839–9,671Drive 1,585.7 km
- Drive from Stockholm to Kirkenescar 1,585.7 km
19h 17mkr 3,241–4,681Fly Copenhagen Airport to Kirkenes Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane CPH - KKN
8h 6mkr 1,690–3,883Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane OSL - KKN
8h 35mkr 1,829–4,913Fly Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ARN - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
12h 10mkr 6,750–13,350
Sweden to Kirkenes by train, foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 1900 - kr 3700 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs kr 1600 - kr 3900.
No, there is no direct bus from Sweden to Kirkenes. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Kirkenes via Kaupunginhotelli L, 1, 5 and Kiilopää. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 35m.
The distance between Sweden and Kirkenes is 1305 km. The road distance is 1585.7 km.
The best way to get from Sweden to Kirkenes without a car is to bus which takes 29h 35m and costs kr 6500 - kr 8000.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Sweden to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Sweden to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Tapanis Buss, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
The best way to get from Sweden to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs kr 1900 - kr 3700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 6500 - kr 8000 and takes 29h 35m.
Sweden to Kirkenes bus services, operated by Tapanis Buss, arrive at Tornio station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sweden to Kirkenes is 1586 km. It takes approximately 19h 17m to drive from Sweden to Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Sweden and Kirkenes, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Widerøe fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kirkenes via Kaupunginhotelli L, 1, 5, and Kiilopää in around 29h 35m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,900
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Bergen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,900
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Kristiansand, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,300
Flights from Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,600
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,900
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,200
Flights from Umeå Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–8,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,500
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–160
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tornio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 240–280
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
Bus from 5 to Tunturikeskus Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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 Airport to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–5,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Breibakken to Harstad Byterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–2,700
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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