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How to get fromZurich to Kristiansandby plane, car, car train, car ferry, train, bus, or night train

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There are 9 ways to get from Zurich to Kristiansand by plane, car, car train, car ferry, train, bus, or night train

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  1. Fly from Zurich Airport

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    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane ZRH - KRS
    7h 10m
    kr 1,207–3,754

  2. Drive, car train, car ferry

    1. Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar car
    4. Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry car ferry
    20h 23m
    kr 3,017–4,286

  3. Train, bus, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus bus 172
    5. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train train 76
    6. Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry car ferry
    24h 6m
    kr 2,205–5,000

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus bus
    34h 19m
    kr 2,276–3,381

  5. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane BSL - KRS
    8h 41m
    kr 1,862–4,121

  6. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain train
    2. Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane plane STR - KRS
    10h 15m
    kr 1,467–7,605

  7. Night train, bus, train, car ferry

    1. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Aalborgbus bus 172
    3. Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train train 76
    4. Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry car ferry
    25h 13m
    kr 1,465–3,311

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Padborg sttrain train 4
    4. Take the train from Padborg St. to Malmö Ctrain train 083 / ...
    5. Take the train from Malmö Centralstation to Oslo Strain train
    6. Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain train F5
    28h 10m
    kr 3,339–6,679

  9. Drive  2,200.5 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Kristiansandcar car 2,200.5 km
    21h 55m
    kr 5,620–8,118

Zurich to Kristiansand by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration34h 19mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,276Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,225.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 10m

What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Kristiansand, Norway?

Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Oslo bussterminal in around 34h 19m.

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