There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Balestrand by plane, ferry, busferry, train, car, car train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, ferry
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO)plane MAN - BGO
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kaiferry
9h 44mkr 902–4,155Bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjontrain F4
- Take the ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kaiferry 890
3d 6hkr 1,652–3,953Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Balestrandcar
40h 12mkr 6,304–8,758Bus and ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţabusferry
- Take the bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurlandbus
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kaiferry
4d 4h
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which costs kr 900 - kr 4200 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 44m and costs kr 900 - kr 4200.
The distance between Manchester and Balestrand is 1113 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Balestrand without a car is to bus and ferry and train and ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs kr 1600 - kr 4000.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Manchester to Balestrand, including transfers.
Balestrand is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:33 PM in Manchester and 2:33 PM in Balestrand.
There are 59+ hotels available in Balestrand.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Balestrand, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Manchester to Balestrand. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Bergen (BGO), walk to Bergen lufthavn, take the line 1 vehicle to Byparken, walk to Strandkaiterminalen båtkai, then take the ferry to Balestrand kai. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Manchester Piccadilly to Balestrand kai via Arad, Autogara Transdara, Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo S, Flåm stasjon, and Flåm stasjon in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 267
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,456
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,456
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–310
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,600
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +47 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–1,000
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–1,000
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–310
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–310
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–270
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–270
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