There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Kirkenes by plane, train, bus, 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 Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ATH - KKN
11h 10mkr 3,956–6,371Train, bus, drive
cheapest- 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 2,911–6,478Bus, car ferry
- 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 8,606–19,806Drive, 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 10,074–23,018Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ATH - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
15h 47mkr 7,001–10,201Drive 4,781.7 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Kirkenescar 4,781.7 km
2d 11hkr 10,027–14,483
Athens to Kirkenes by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kirkenes is to train and bus and drive which costs kr 2900 - kr 6500 and takes 3 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs kr 3900 - kr 6500.
The distance between Athens and Kirkenes is 3601 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 8h and costs kr 8500 - kr 20000.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Athens to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:32 AM in Athens and 11:32 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 31+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kirkenes, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and Norwegian Air Shuttle fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–5,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Ivalo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- 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 900–1,800
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 900–1,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 1,400–1,800
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 2,600–3,500
- 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 4,700–5,300
- Car Compartment
- kr 8,500–10,000
- 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 850–1,500
- 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 825
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,006
- 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 950–1,800
- 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 800–2,600
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 36
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
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 1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- 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
- 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 9,000–15,000
- 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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