Car hire and driving in Kristiansand
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Norway traffic drives on the right. Picking up at KRS means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823.
Drives from Kristiansand
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristiansand to Stavanger | Norway | 160 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 26 min |
| Kristiansand to Aalborg | Denmark | 167 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 33 min |
| Kristiansand to Drammen | Norway | 218 km (136 mi) | about 3 h 20 min |
| Kristiansand to Gothenburg | Sweden | 239 km (149 mi) | about 3 h 39 min |
| Kristiansand to Oslo | Norway | 252 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 50 min |
| Kristiansand to Århus | Denmark | 258 km (161 mi) | about 3 h 56 min |
| Kristiansand to Bergen | Norway | 292 km (182 mi) | about 4 h 27 min |
| Kristiansand to Odense | Denmark | 339 km (211 mi) | about 5 h 10 min |
| Kristiansand to Jönköping | Sweden | 366 km (227 mi) | about 5 h 34 min |
| Kristiansand to Helsingborg | Sweden | 367 km (228 mi) | about 5 h 36 min |
| Kristiansand to Copenhagen | Denmark | 390 km (243 mi) | about 5 h 57 min |
| Kristiansand to Malmö | Sweden | 415 km (258 mi) | about 6 h 20 min |
| Kristiansand to London | United Kingdom | 902 km (560 mi) | about 13 h 45 min |
| Kristiansand to Saint Petersburg | Russia | 1,286 km (799 mi) | about 19 h 36 min |
| Kristiansand to Berlin | Germany | 712 km (443 mi) | about 10 h 52 min |
| Kristiansand to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,682 km (1,045 mi) | about 25 h 39 min |
| Kristiansand to Paris | France | 1,098 km (682 mi) | about 16 h 45 min |
| Kristiansand to Hamburg | Germany | 526 km (327 mi) | about 8 h 1 min |
| Kristiansand to Minsk | Belarus | 1,299 km (807 mi) | about 19 h 48 min |
| Kristiansand to Budapest | Hungary | 1,393 km (866 mi) | about 21 h 15 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Where to compare car hire
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kristiansand?
The right, as everywhere in Norway.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.