There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Balestrand by plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bergen, ferry
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO)MAN - BGO
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
9h 41mkr 1,902–3,552Fly to Sogndal, line 890 ferry
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sogndal (SOG)MAN - SOG
- Take the ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kai
8h 50mkr 1,100–3,305Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Sogndal skysstasjon
- Take the bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Balestrand kai820
2d 11hkr 2,615–4,756Fly to Florø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Florø Airport (FRO)MAN - FRO
- Take the ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kai
- Take the ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kai
12h 24mkr 1,890–4,445Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Oslo bussterminal
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai890
2d 11hkr 2,379–5,107
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which costs kr 1100 - kr 3300 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which takes 8h 50m and costs kr 1100 - kr 3300.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Balestrand. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Balestrand kai via Birmingham, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Oslo bussterminal and Sogndal skysstasjon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Manchester and Balestrand is 1113 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Balestrand without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs kr 2600 - kr 4800.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Manchester to Balestrand, including transfers.
Manchester to Balestrand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Balestrand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Balestrand is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 4:49 AM in Manchester and 5:49 AM in Balestrand.
There are 53+ hotels available in Balestrand.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Balestrand, Norway?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Balestrand kai via Newhall St, Birmingham, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Oslo bussterminal, and Sogndal skysstasjon in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sogndal via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sogndal via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Dublin, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,000
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,300
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 140–390
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–400
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 100–320
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 60–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–750
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,700
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Sogndal skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–800
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Phone
- +47 51 86 87 00
- booking@norled.no
- Website
- norled.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,000
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–230
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–460
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–510
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–310
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
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