There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Sortland by plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)MEL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
32h 14mkr 5,669–15,819Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)MEL - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Take the car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
38h 31mFly to Bodø Airport, ferry, Bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bodø Airport (BOO)MEL - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Take the bus from Svolvær sentrum to Melbu ferjekai
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
39h 37mFly to Svolvær Airport, Helle, car ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)MEL - SVJ
- Take the car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
34h 12mFly to Leknes, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Leknes (LKN)MEL - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Take the car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Take the bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
37h 42mFly to Bardufoss Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bardufoss Airport (BDU)MEL - BDU
- Take the bus from Bardufoss sentrum to Bjerkvik
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxi
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata
38h 13m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sortland is to fly and bus which costs kr 5500 - kr 16000 and takes 32h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 32h 14m and costs kr 5500 - kr 16000.
The distance between Melbourne and Sortland is 15539 km.
It takes approximately 32h 14m to get from Melbourne to Sortland, including transfers.
Sortland is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:29 AM in Melbourne and 1:29 AM in Sortland.
There are 35+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sortland, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Sortland. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, then take the bus to Sortland bussterminal. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS), walk to Tromsø lufthavn, take the bus to Tromsø Prostneset, walk to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai, take the ferry to Harstad hurtigbåtkai, walk to Harstad kystrutekai, then take the car ferry to Sortland kystrutekai.
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- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–15,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–19,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Doha, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–18,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Suvarnabhumi, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–17,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bodø Airport via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–22,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bodø Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–16,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 8,000–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–23,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bodø Airport via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–22,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bardufoss Airport via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 12,000–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bardufoss Airport via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 14,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bardufoss Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 11,000–31,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 9,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–23,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Suvarnabhumi, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 8,000–21,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leknes via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–23,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leknes via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leknes via Suvarnabhumi, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–21,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Singapore Changi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–18,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 9,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Doha, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,500–23,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Suvarnabhumi, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 8,000–21,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bodø Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bodø Airport via Dubai, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 7,000–22,000
- 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
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Svolvær sentrum to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Melbu ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–95
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–170
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 75–110
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Bardufoss sentrum to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–700
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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