There are 7 ways to get from Basel 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 from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BSL - KKN
12h 31mkr 1,491–5,816Bus
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
2d 19hkr 7,830–11,191Train, bus, drive
- 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 2hkr 4,319–11,889Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geirangerbus
- Take the carferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
6d 7hkr 9,047–26,022Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane ZRH - KKN
10h 34mkr 1,831–6,313Drive 3,434.8 km
- Drive from Basel to Kirkenescar 3,434.8 km
37h 3mkr 6,910–9,980Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kirkenescar
40h 46mkr 6,122–9,332
Basel to Kirkenes by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 6000 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kirkenes is to train and fly which takes 10h 34m and costs kr 1800 - kr 6500.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kirkenes. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Kirkenes via Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I and Ivalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Basel and Kirkenes is 2764 km. The road distance is 3434.8 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kirkenes without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs kr 7500 - kr 12000.
It takes approximately 12h 31m to get from Basel to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Basel to Kirkenes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mulhouse station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 12h 31m and costs kr 1400 - kr 6000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 7500 - kr 12000 and takes 2 days 19h.
Basel to Kirkenes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kirkenes is 3435 km. It takes approximately 37h 3m to drive from Basel to Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kirkenes, Norway?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Kirkenes via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Mulhouse, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I, and Ivalo in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Basel to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Basel to Kirkenes Airport via Hamburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Kirkenes Airport via Frankfurt, Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–8,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,342
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 1,300–1,600
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 2,342
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 4,400–5,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 340–1,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mulhouse to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–3,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–650
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- jarmo.haapanen@jbus.fi
- Website
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–250
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Website
- LaplandTours Oy
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- LaplandTours Oy
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- 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
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 34
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geiranger
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–15,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–6,500
- Website
- Havila
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