Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.ritzkirkenes.no
,
in Norwegian; Dr Wessels gate 17;
Fri & Sat night)
A disco
and pub attracting a mainly younger crowd.
Ofelas
PUB, DISCO
Offline map
Google map
(Dr Wessels gate 3;
Fri & Sat night)
Pulls in a slightly
older clientele.
Information
Library (Bibliotek; Sjøgata;
10am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Has free internet access. Shares
premises with the tourist office.
Tourist office (
78 97 17 77;
www.kirkenesinfo.no
;
Town Sq;
10am-5pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-2pm Sat & Sun)
Has two free internet terminals.
ECONOMICAL FLYING
In summer, savvy locals save money by flying in/out of Ivalo, Finland. From late
June to mid-August, a daily bus (Nkr250, 4½ hours) of
Lapin Linjat
(
www.eskelisen-lapinlinjat.com
)
runs the 250km between Kirkenes and Ivalo town
and airport.
Getting There & Away
From
Kirkenes airport ( 78 97 35 20)
, there are direct flights to Oslo (SAS and Nor-
wegian) and Tromsø (Widerøe).
Kirkenes is the terminus of the Hurtigruten coastal ferry, which heads southwards again at
12.45pm daily. A bus (Nkr85) meets the boat and runs into town and on to the airport.
Busesrunfourtimes weekly toKarasjok (fivehours),Hammerfest (10¼hours),Alta (10½
hours) and many points in between.
Independent travellers armed with a Russian visa (which you'll need to get in your home
country)canhopaboardoneofthetwodailybusestoMurm-ansk(oneway/returnNkr350/
Nkr600, five hours).
