There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Kirkenes by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ivalo, bus
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ATH - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
15h 32mkr 6,801–10,201Fly to Vadsø Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane ATH - VDS
- Take the bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrumbus
22h 41mkr 1,161–3,971Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařkabus
- Take the bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 19hkr 2,763–5,070Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Gothenburgbus
- Take the bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
7d 2hDrive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kirkenescar
2d 5hkr 10,047–22,979Fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ATH - KKN
15h 10mkr 3,856–6,181Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ATH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
19h 27mFly to Vardø Airport, Svartnes, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW)plane ATH - VAW
- Take the bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrumbus
39h 4mkr 1,951–6,591Bus, car ferry via Prague
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
7d 8hkr 8,310–18,010Drive 4,781.7 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kirkenescar 4,781.7 km
2d 11hkr 9,949–14,371
Athens to Kirkenes by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kirkenes is to fly and bus which costs kr 1100 - kr 4000 and takes 22h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs kr 3800 - kr 6500.
The distance between Athens and Kirkenes is 3699 km. The road distance is 4781.7 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 7 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Athens to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 10:27 PM in Athens and 9:27 PM in Kirkenes.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Kirkenes is 4782 km. It takes approximately 2 days 11h to drive from Athens to Kirkenes.
There are 32+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kirkenes, Norway?
Aegean Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 3 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Oslo, Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Sofia, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–8,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–350
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Minsk Pas to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 950–1,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 1,500–1,800
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 2,600–3,600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–10,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- kr 4,800–5,300
- Car Compartment
- kr 8,500–10,000
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,700–5,100
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,500–4,900
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Brno ÚAN Zvonařka
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 829
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,011
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Brno ÚAN Zvonařka to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 37
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 (0) 69 432/6000
- bleditravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/bleditravellipjan/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Göteborg Nils Ericsonterminal to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–490
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–6,500
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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