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How to get fromKirkenes to Sortlandby plane, bus, car ferry (Hurtigruten), or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Kirkenes to Sortland by plane, bus, car ferry (Hurtigruten), or car

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  1. Fly to Stokmarknes

    best
    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane plane KKN - SKN
    6h 5m
    kr 1,193–4,233

  2. Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)plane plane KKN - ANX
    2. Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggatabus bus
    9h 59m
    kr 1,083–3,563

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus bus 150
    2. Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Alta sentrumbus bus 120
    3. Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Tromsø Prostnesetbus bus 150
    4. Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminalbus bus 930
    28h 22m
    kr 2,745–4,018

  4. Car ferry

    1. Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry car ferry Hur
    2d
    kr 2,500–6,500

  5. Drive 990.6 km

    1. Drive from Kirkenes to Sortlandcar car 990.6 km
    13h 31m
    kr 1,993–2,879

  6. Fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle, bus

    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane plane KKN - SVJ
    2. Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus bus
    8h 14m
    kr 2,348–4,543

  7. Fly to Leknes, bus

    1. Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Leknes (LKN)plane plane KKN - LKN
    2. Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus bus
    10h 20m
    kr 2,333–4,653

Kirkenes to Sortland by bus

Calendar1Weekly Buses
Duration28h 22mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 2,745Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 638 km
  • Duration: 6h 5m

What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Sortland, Norway?

Widerøe flies from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Stokmarknes (SKN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Sortland bussterminal via Varangerbotn bussterminal, Alta sentrum, Løkkeveien, and Tromsø Prostneset in around 28h 22m.

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