There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Kirkenes by bus, plane, train, busferry, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane EDI - KKN
11h 24mkr 1,346–4,406Fly from Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane GLA - KKN
11h 10mkr 1,099–4,037Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
8dkr 8,907–21,715Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain 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 Altona to Kirkenescar
2d 5hkr 8,705–12,889Train, bus and ferry, bus, car ferry via Bistriţa
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţabusferry
- Take the bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
8d 23h
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 1100 - kr 4100 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs kr 1100 - kr 4100.
The distance between Glasgow and Kirkenes is 2309 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Kirkenes without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 8 days 0h and costs kr 8500 - kr 22000.
It takes approximately 11h 24m to get from Glasgow to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 19:50 in Glasgow and 20:50 in Kirkenes.
There are 40+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Kirkenes, Norway?
Norwegian Air Shuttle, Widerøe, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Dublin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso, Alta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–240
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,468
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- kr 1,468
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 180–320
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 95–180
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- kr 95–180
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Ember
- 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 650–1,600
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bistriţa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,900
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,700
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,700
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Bistriţa to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 8,500–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–6,000
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–6,000
- Website
- Havila
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