There are 8 ways to get from Kristiansand to Sortland by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, or car ferry (Hurtigruten)
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Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)KRS - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
8h 10mkr 1,642–3,206Fly to Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Stokmarknes (SKN)KRS - SKN
8h 48mkr 1,412–4,950Train, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo SF5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim SF6
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Grong stasjonF7
- Take the train from Grong stasjon to Fauske stasjonF7
- Take the bus from Fauske stasjon to Torggata100
29h 11mkr 2,984–5,456Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Take the bus from Lillehammer skysstasjon to Mo i Rana stasjon
- Take the train from Mo i Rana stasjon to Fauske stasjonF7
- Take the bus from Fauske stasjon to Torggata100
30h 33mkr 2,670–3,910Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Halhjem ferjekai650 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaiHur
3d 17hkr 8,163–12,671Train, drive, line 170 car ferry
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo SF5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation70
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik station
- Drive from Narvik station to Revsnes ferjekai
- Take the car ferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekai170
33h 57mCar ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kristiansand to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaiHur
3d 20hkr 7,315–12,151Drive 2,025.2 km
- Drive from Kristiansand to Sortland2,025.2 km
25h 53mkr 4,410–6,370
Kristiansand to Sortland by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland is to fly and bus which costs kr 1600 - kr 3300 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 8h 10m and costs kr 1600 - kr 3300.
No, there is no direct ferry from Kristiansand to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Kristiansand and arriving at Sortland kystrutekai via Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 20h.
The distance between Kristiansand and Sortland is 1365 km. The road distance is 2025.2 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Sortland without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 11m and costs kr 2900 - kr 5500.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Kristiansand to Sortland, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kristiansand to Sortland is 2025 km. It takes approximately 25h 53m to drive from Kristiansand to Sortland.
There are 35+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Sortland, Norway?
Widerøe and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Stokmarknes (SKN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Kristiansand to Sortland kystrutekai via Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai in around 3d 20h.
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- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,000
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Stokmarknes via Oslo, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–800
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- sj.no
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Grong stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–600
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Grong stasjon to Fauske stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
Train from Mo i Rana stasjon to Fauske stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–440
- Website
- https://www.sj.no/en/front-page/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 490–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 05 798
- post@boreal.no
- Website
- boreal.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–700
- Website
- Boreal
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Fauske stasjon to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,800
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Lillehammer skysstasjon to Mo i Rana stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Halhjem ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- 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
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Kristiansand to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–1,200
- Website
- Fjordline
- Flex with Vehicle
- kr 310–370
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