There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane SFO - KKN
18h 3mkr 2,621–7,643Fly to Vadsø Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vadsø Airport (VDS)plane SFO - VDS
- Take the bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrumbus
25h 44mkr 2,131–5,885Fly to Vardø Airport, Svartnes, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW)plane SFO - VAW
- Take the bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrumbus
46h 37mkr 2,794–7,695Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane SFO - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
25h 30mkr 8,348–18,148Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ivalo (IVL)plane SFO - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
20h 55mkr 9,825–24,034Fly to Alta, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alta (ALF)plane SFO - ALF
- Take the bus from Alta lufthavn to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Kirkenes sentrumbus
26h 10mkr 4,194–13,447Fly to Kittilä Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane SFO - KTT
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Roimunrotko Ebus
- Take the bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenesbus
28h 30mkr 9,631–22,428Fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane SFO - TOS
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveienbus
- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Kirkenes sentrumbus
33h 29mkr 4,056–10,681
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes is to fly and bus which costs kr 2100 - kr 6000 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs kr 2600 - kr 8000.
The distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Kirkenes is 7884 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 9h ahead of San Francisco Airport (SFO). It is currently 09:18 in San Francisco Airport (SFO) and 18:18 in Kirkenes.
There are 40+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Kirkenes, Norway?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,500–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–20,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alta via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,500–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 4,600–17,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vadsø Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vardø Airport, Svartnes via Copenhagen, Oslo, Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–7,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–8,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–12,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,400–13,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–14,000
- Phone
- 177
- post@snelandia.no
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Vadsø lufthavn to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Svartnes to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 350–490
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Alta lufthavn to Varangerbotn bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Løkkeveien to Varangerbotn bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Kirkenes sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–650
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Lentoasema to Roimunrotko E
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–360
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–650
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- info@laplandtours.com
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 460–650
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 470–650
- Website
- LaplandTours
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,300–4,700
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 4,300–4,700
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Lentoasema to Roimunrotko E
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 700–1,000
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–260
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- jarmo.haapanen@jbus.fi
- Website
- Jbus Oy
Bus from 1 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,400
- Website
- Svipper
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