There are 6 ways to get from Kirkenes to Sortland by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car ferry (Hurtigruten)
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Fly to Stokmarknes
best- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Stokmarknes (SKN)KKN - SKN
5h 55mkr 1,293–4,033Fly to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)KKN - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggata
10h 9mkr 1,133–3,263Bus, train, drive, line 170 car ferry
- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inari
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Drive from Narvik station to Revsnes ferjekai
- Take the car ferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekai170
26h 14mCar ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaiHur
2dkr 2,700–6,500Drive 990.6 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to Sortland990.6 km
13h 27mkr 2,159–3,118Bus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes to Inari
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to Napapiiri Sodankyläntie L
- Take the bus from Santa Claus Village to Nordkjosbotn106
- Take the bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvik100
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxi300
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata100 / ...
26h 17mkr 7,286–8,773
Kirkenes to Sortland by car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to Sortland is to fly and bus which costs kr 1100 - kr 3300 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to Sortland is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4100.
No, there is no direct bus from Kirkenes to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Kirkenes and arriving at Torggata via K-market Inari, Santa Claus Village, Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik and Lødingen buss taxi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 17m.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Kirkenes kystrutekai and arriving at Sortland kystrutekai. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Kirkenes and Sortland is 638 km. The road distance is 990.6 km.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to Sortland without a car is to car ferry which takes 2 days 0h and costs kr 2700 - kr 6500.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Kirkenes to Sortland, including transfers.
Kirkenes to Sortland bus services, operated by VisitInari.fi, depart from Kirkenes station.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to Sortland is to fly which takes 5h 55m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs kr 7000 - kr 9000 and takes 26h 17m.
Kirkenes to Sortland bus services, operated by VisitInari.fi, arrive at Inari station.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Sortland, Norway?
Widerøe flies from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Stokmarknes (SKN) twice daily. Alternatively, Hurtigruten operates a car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai once daily. Tickets cost kr 4,500–6,500 and the journey takes 2d. Havila also services this route 3 times a week.
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- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Stokmarknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,900
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Stokmarknes via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,500
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Andøya Andenes Airport via Alta, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Andøya Andenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,800
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–260
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 40 5189
- Website
- rmhl.fi
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rmhl.fi
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–190
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 480–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes to Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,300–4,600
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from K-market Inari to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
Bus from K-market Inari to Napapiiri Sodankyläntie L
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–800
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–120
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Santa Claus Village to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 1,600–2,300
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Car ferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,500–6,500
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,700–3,000
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Kirkenes to Sortland is 991 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Kirkenes to Sortland.
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