There are 12 ways to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes
best- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Stokmarknes (SKN)RVN - SKN
9h 24mkr 4,062–6,126Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lødingen buss taxi300
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata100 / ...
17h 54mkr 1,012–1,634Train, drive, line 170 car ferry
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Drive from Narvik station to Revsnes ferjekai
- Take the car ferry from Revsnes ferjekai to Flesnes ferjekai170
16h 9mBus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Nordkjosbotn106
- Take the bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvik100
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lødingen buss taxi300
- Take the bus from Lødingen buss taxi to Torggata100 / ...
16h 12mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostneset106
- Take the car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaiHur
21h 10mFly Rovaniemi to Leknes, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Leknes (LKN)RVN - 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
15h 29mBus to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly to Stokmarknes
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostneset
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Stokmarknes (SKN)TOS - SKN
12h 51mFly Rovaniemi to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)RVN - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Take the car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
13h 8mFly Rovaniemi to Andøya Andenes Airport, bus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Andøya Andenes Airport (ANX)RVN - ANX
- Take the bus from Andenes lufthavn to Torggata
8h 43mkr 1,537–4,441Fly Rovaniemi to Bodø Airport, ferry, Bus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Bodø Airport (BOO)RVN - 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
14h 59mBus, car ferry via Kilpisjärvi camping center
- Take the bus from Roimunrotko P to Retkeilykeskus piha
- Take the bus from Kilpisjärvi camping center to Tromsø Prostneset106
- Take the car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaiHur
21h 29mDrive 670.3 km
- Drive from Rovaniemi to Sortland670.3 km
8h 48mkr 1,458–2,106
Rovaniemi (RVN) to Stokmarknes (SKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to train and bus which costs kr 1000 - kr 1700 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 8h 43m and costs kr 1500 - kr 4500.
No, there is no direct bus from Rovaniemi to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Rovaniemi bussterminal and arriving at Torggata via Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik and Lødingen buss taxi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 12m.
The distance between Rovaniemi and Sortland is 544 km. The road distance is 670.3 km.
The best way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland without a car is to bus which takes 16h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland, including transfers.
Rovaniemi to Sortland bus services, operated by Best Arctic, depart from Rovaniemi bussterminal station.
The best way to get from Rovaniemi to Sortland is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs kr 4000 - kr 6500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 12m.
Rovaniemi to Sortland bus services, operated by Best Arctic, arrive at Nordkjosbotn station.
Sortland is 1h behind Rovaniemi. It is currently 9:55 PM in Rovaniemi and 8:55 PM in Sortland.
What companies run services between Rovaniemi, Finland and Sortland, Norway?
Finnair and Widerøe fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Stokmarknes (SKN) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Torggata via Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik, and Lødingen buss taxi in around 16h 12m.
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- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,500
Flights from Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes via Helsinki, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–6,000
Flights from Rovaniemi to Stokmarknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,900
Flights from Rovaniemi to Leknes via Helsinki, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–6,500
Flights from Rovaniemi to Leknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–6,500
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Stokmarknes
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,300
Flights from Rovaniemi to Andøya Andenes Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Rovaniemi to Leknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–6,500
Flights from Rovaniemi to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,700
Flights from Rovaniemi to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,700
Flights from Rovaniemi to Bodø Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,500
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 95–260
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 40 5189
- Website
- rmhl.fi
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rmhl.fi
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 150–190
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 430–700
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
Bus from Rovaniemi bussterminal to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
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/
Bus from Kilpisjärvi camping center to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- 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/
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 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 Andenes lufthavn to Torggata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–180
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Bromsgård to Lødingen buss taxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–210
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Roimunrotko P to Retkeilykeskus piha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,000
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- 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
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 Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–700
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Tromsø kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://www.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
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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