There are 6 ways to get from Sortland to Kristiansand by bus, plane, train, car ferry (Hurtigruten), or car
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Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
best- Take the bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane EVE - KRS
8h 44mkr 1,369–6,008Fly from Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane SKN - KRS
7h 38mkr 957–3,848Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gårdsalléen to Bognes ferjekaibus 100
- Take the bus from Bognes ferjekai to Fauske stasjonbus 100
- Take the train from Fauske stasjon to Trondheim Strain F7
- Take the bus from Trondheim S to Lysaker stasjonbus
- Take the bus from Lysaker stasjon to Kristiansand rutebilstasjonbus
29h 53mkr 2,766–4,425Bus, train via Oslo
- Take the bus from Gårdsalléen to Bognes ferjekaibus 100
- Take the bus from Bognes ferjekai to Fauske stasjonbus 100
- Take the train from Fauske stasjon to Trondheim Strain F7
- Take the train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo Strain F6
- Take the train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjontrain F5
31h 2mkr 1,906–2,885Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminalcarferry Hur
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry Bgo-Krs
4d 2hkr 6,961–14,100Drive 2,028 km
- Drive from Sortland to Kristiansandcar 2,028 km
26h 9mkr 4,153–5,998
Sortland to Kristiansand by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sortland to Kristiansand is to fly which costs kr 950 - kr 3900 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sortland to Kristiansand is to fly which takes 7h 38m and costs kr 950 - kr 3900.
No, there is no direct ferry from Sortland to Kristiansand. However, there are services departing from Sortland kystrutekai and arriving at Kristiansand ferjeterminal via Bergen Jektevik terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 2h.
The distance between Sortland and Kristiansand is 1365 km. The road distance is 2028 km.
The best way to get from Sortland to Kristiansand without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 53m and costs kr 2700 - kr 4500.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Sortland to Kristiansand, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sortland to Kristiansand is 2028 km. It takes approximately 26h 9m to drive from Sortland to Kristiansand.
There are 286+ hotels available in Kristiansand.
What companies run services between Sortland, Norway and Kristiansand, Norway?
You can take a car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Kristiansand ferjeterminal via Bergen Jektevik terminal in around 4d 2h. Alternatively, Widerøe, Norwegian Air Shuttle, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Stokmarknes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bodo, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Stokmarknes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Tromso, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,400
Flights from Stokmarknes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bodo, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,700
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Trondheim, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
Flights from Stokmarknes to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Bodo, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- kundeservice@sj.no
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Fauske stasjon to Trondheim S
Train from Fauske stasjon to Trondheim S
Train from Trondheim S Fosenkaia to Oslo S
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Oslo S to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- kundeservice@nor-way.no
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Sortland bussterminal to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Gårdsalléen to Bognes ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–440
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bognes ferjekai to Fauske stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–290
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Gårdsalléen to Bognes ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–440
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bognes ferjekai to Fauske stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–290
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Trondheim S to Lysaker stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lysaker stasjon to Kristiansand rutebilstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–430
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 6,000–9,500
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Sortland kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,700–4,200
- Website
- Havila
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- info@fjordline.com
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Kristiansand ferjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,200–4,800
- Website
- Fjordline
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