The average bus between Karlstad and Skien takes 8h 20m and the fastest bus takes 5h 44m. The bus service runs several times per day from Karlstad to Skien. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run 3 times a day between Karlstad and Skien. The earliest departure is at 4:05 AM at night, and the last departure from Karlstad is at 8:10 PM which arrives into Skien at 10:14 AM. All services require a transfer at Oslo bussterminal and take an average of 8h 20m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad to Skien. However, there are services departing from Karlstad station and arriving at Skien station via Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
Karlstad to Skien bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad busstation.
Karlstad to Skien bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Skjelsvik knutepunkt station.
The distance between Karlstad and Skien is 221.9 km. The road distance is 392 km.
You can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Ibsenhuset via Oslo bussterminal and Skjelsvik knutepunkt in around 6h 14m.
