There are 7 ways to get from Kirkenes to Trondheim by plane, car ferry, bus, train, car, or car ferry (Hurtigruten)
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Fly from Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Trondheim (TRD)KKN - TRD
7hkr 1,218–3,073Car ferry, bus, train via Medjå
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaiHur
- Take the bus from Harstad Byterminal to Lødingen buss taxi250
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Fauske stasjon100
- Take the train from Fauske stasjon to Grong stasjonF7
- Take the train from Grong stasjon to Trondheim S FosenkaiaF7
2d 14hkr 5,134–9,956Drive 1,506.3 km
- Drive from Kirkenes to Trondheim1,506.3 km
19h 50mkr 3,251–4,695Bus to Vadsø Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Vadsø lufthavn
- Fly from Vadsø Airport (VDS) to Trondheim (TRD)VDS - TRD
12h 22mkr 2,730–3,663Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekaiHur
- Take the bus from Harstad Byterminal to Lødingen buss taxi250
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Fauske stasjon100
- Take the train from Fauske stasjon to Mo i Rana stasjonF7
- Take the bus from Mo i Rana stasjon to Trondheim S
2d 15hkr 4,804–9,546Car ferry, bus, train via Sundsvall
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekaiHur
- Take the bus from Finnsnes kai to Bardufoss sentrum
- Take the bus from Bardufoss hotel to Narvik stasjon915
- Take the train from Narvik station to Sundsvall Centralstation
- Take the train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Storlien station
- Take the train from Storlien station to Trondheim SR71
2d 19hkr 4,190–8,732Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Trondheim kystrutekaiHur
3d 18hkr 5,000–12,000
Kirkenes to Trondheim by car ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkenes to Trondheim is to fly which costs kr 1200 - kr 3100 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Kirkenes to Trondheim is to fly which takes 7h and costs kr 1200 - kr 3100.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Kirkenes kystrutekai and arriving at Trondheim kystrutekai. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3 days 18h.
The distance between Kirkenes and Trondheim is 1122 km. The road distance is 1506.3 km.
The best way to get from Kirkenes to Trondheim without a car is to car ferry and bus and train via Medjå which takes 2 days 14h and costs kr 5000 - kr 10000.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Kirkenes to Trondheim, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkenes to Trondheim is 1506 km. It takes approximately 19h 50m to drive from Kirkenes to Trondheim.
There are 353+ hotels available in Trondheim.
What companies run services between Kirkenes, Norway and Trondheim, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Widerøe fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Trondheim (TRD) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Hurtigruten operates a car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Trondheim kystrutekai once daily. Tickets cost kr 8,000–12,000 and the journey takes 3d 18h. Havila also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Trondheim via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Trondheim via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Trondheim via Alta, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Trondheim via Kirkenes Airport, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Trondheim via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,100
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Trondheim via Hammerfest, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Trondheim via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Fauske stasjon to Grong stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Grong stasjon to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–600
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Fauske stasjon to Mo i Rana stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–340
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Narvik station to Sundsvall Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Storlien station to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 260–370
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 120–170
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Storlien station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Harstad Byterminal to Lødingen buss taxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–390
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Bus from Finnsnes kai to Bardufoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 150–220
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Fauske stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Kirkenes sentrum to Vadsø lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Mo i Rana stasjon to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +47 482 80 500
- Website
- flybussen.no
Bus from Finnsnes kai to Bardufoss sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 160–230
- Website
- https://www.flybussen.no/en
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Bardufoss hotel to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 550–800
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,100–6,000
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Trondheim kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Harstad kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–2,800
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–2,500
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Trondheim kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–6,000
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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