There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Balestrand by plane, ferry, bus, car, car train, train, or busferry
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Fly to Bergen, ferry
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO)plane MAN - BGO
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kaiferry
9h 49mkr 986–2,776Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurlandbus
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kaiferry
3d 3hDrive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train 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
38h 48mFly to Florø Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Florø Airport (FRO)plane MAN - FRO
- Take the bus from Slettevollen to Førde rutebilstasjonbus
- Take the bus from Førde rutebilstasjon to Balestrand kaibus
14h 11mkr 1,429–4,009Bus 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 2,226–4,739
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bergen (BGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which costs kr 950 - kr 2800 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Balestrand is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 49m and costs kr 950 - kr 2800.
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 which takes 3 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Manchester to Balestrand, including transfers.
Balestrand is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 9:58 AM in Manchester and 10:58 AM in Balestrand.
There are 62+ 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 bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Balestrand kai via Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest, Oslo bussterminal, Aurland, and Aurland kai in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo Sandefjord, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Dublin, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Aberdeen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo Sandefjord, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–370
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–370
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,400
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Bus from Slettevollen to Førde rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 170–200
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
Bus from Førde rutebilstasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 310–350
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- 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 700–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,700
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 120–210
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 50–90
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 50–90
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 55–95
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 55–95
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