Kirkenes
Kirkenes is the final destination, starting point or turning point for the magical coastal voyage along the length of Norway's coastline.
Contents
Arrival/Departure
Our voyages to Kirkenes
Top 3 things to see
How to get to Kirkenes?
Northbound: Arrival at 09:00
Southbound: Departure at 12:30
Port address: Kaiv. 4, 9900 Kirkenes Show on map
When do we get to Kirkenes? See Sailing schedule
Here you are as far east as you get on this trip, as far east as Istanbul, and you are only fifteen kilometres away from the Russian border.
This is evident in the cityscape. In the small town you walk along streets that are signposted with both the Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, and you hear Russian being spoken everywhere. Many Russians live in the town, and many come over for shopping. The town's location has given it a dramatic history, and the town's population was subjected to 328 airstrikes during World War II, mostly on the European mainland.
The natural landscape is rugged and beautiful. Over half the year you may experience sub-zero temperatures, but in the dark of winter there are the Northern Lights, and in the summer it never gets fully dark.
Our voyages here
North- and southboundRound Voyage
Bergen → Kirkenes → Bergen
NorthboundVoyage North
Bergen → Kirkenes
NorthboundNorthern Tip of Europe
Tromsø → Kirkenes
SouthboundVoyage South
Kirkenes → Bergen
SouthboundThe Arctic Dream
Kirkenes → Tromsø
Top 3 things to see in Kirkenes
Russia
Huskies and the Northern Lights
Border area
Book port-to-port
Click on the button to book. This will take you to our service which will walk you through the booking process.
How to get to Kirkenes?
If you want to start or end the voyage with Havila Voyages in Kirkenes, there are several ways to get to and from Kirkenes, but the easiest is by plane.
By plane: If you are travelling in Norway, you can book your flight with Norwegian, SAS or Widerøe. There is an airport bus from the airport into the city centre. In Kirkenes we also offer you a a 48-hour bus ticket. The airport bus takes you from the airport, through its regular route past the hotels in the city center and to the terminal in the harbour.
By bus: If you are considering flying to Tromsø and continuing by bus, then you should note that the bus first goes to Alta where you will have to overnight before continuing on the next day. Bus routes can be found at Snelandia.
By train: There are no trains that far north in Norway