There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Kirkenes by plane, train, bus, car, night train, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ZRH - KKN
9h 24mkr 1,702–5,718Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 4hkr 4,448–11,325Bus, night train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lundbus N73
- Take the nighttrain from Lund Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Breibakken to Harstad Byterminalbus 200
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
4d 12hkr 5,946–11,907Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain S9 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain 87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 6hkr 9,075–24,155Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ZRH - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
11h 31mkr 6,347–14,038Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from Słubice to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 11hkr 8,411–19,407Drive 3,478 km
- Drive from Zurich to Kirkenescar 3,478 km
38h 17mkr 7,065–10,204Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kirkenescar
41h 31mkr 6,233–9,636
Zurich to Kirkenes by bus, night train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 1700 - kr 6000 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs kr 1700 - kr 6000.
The distance between Zurich and Kirkenes is 2762 km. The road distance is 3478 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and night train and car ferry which takes 4 days 12h and costs kr 5500 - kr 12000.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Zurich to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Kirkenes is 3478 km. It takes approximately 38h 17m to drive from Zurich to Kirkenes.
There are 37+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kirkenes, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–7,500
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 90–120
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 65–85
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- [email protected]
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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