Take the bus along Barents Road – now all the way to Russia with the Barents Road Express.

You can now take the bus on a journey of discovery along Barents Road. From 2 June 2003, the bus goes all the way to such Russian towns as Kandalaksha, Apatity and Murmansk. This means the interlinked bus network runs through four countries – from Bodø on the Atlantic coast to Murmansk on the Arctic Ocean.

You can read, relax or just sit back and enjoy the magnificent scenery while riding the bus. It’s simple and convenient, and the goal is to establish a common ticket system in Norway, Sweden and Finland. A separate ticket is required for the new bus service to Russia.

Frequency of bus services and your options for choosing departure times will differ among the various routes. You decide when and where you want to travel. For further information about bus times and fares, call the traffic information service or visit the relevant web site (see bottom of this page).

Timetable for the Bodø–Haparanda/Torneå route can be found at: www.ltnbd.se. For the Luleå–Haparanda route more departure times are available.

Timetable for Torneå–Murmansk valid 2004. All times are local times.

Accommodation in Kandalaksha *. The next morning you continue with bus to Murmansk 4.50 am . The bus arrives to Murmansk 10.15 am. Departure from Murmansk 5 pm wednesday and you arrive to Kandalaksha 10.30 pm.

Ticketprice Kemijärvi-Kandalaksha 35 euro (one way)

Monday, thursday		Monday, thursday
08.10	Torneå
11.30	Rovaniemi
15.30	Kemijärvi	12.20
16.30	Salla	11.20
17.10	Salla, finska tullen	10.55
18.30	Salla, ryska tullen	11.35
20.00	Alakurtti	09.50
21.55	Kandalaksha	08.00

Train timetable Murmansk-Kandalaksha

Monday-Sunday			Odd days		Monday-Sunday			Odd days
20.24	00.52	19.08	18.10	Murmansk	12.07	14.59	10.54	05.59
01.45	05.50	01.05	00.27	Kandalaksha	06.31	08.49	04.17	21.45

*There are two hotels in Kandalaksha Belomore + 7 815 33 93100 and Spolohi + 7 815 33 557 68. Please visit the websites below for timetable changes.

Some selected bus connections and phone numbers in pdf format for suitible for print. PDF

Norway: + 47 75-55 22 10.

Sweden: 0771-100 110 (within Sweden).

Finland: 0200-4000 (within Finland),
Matkahuolto 00358 16 33 20 355.

Inquiries about bus timetables in the Murmansk region:
+7 815 2 454884 (Only in Russian)

Inquiries about train timetables in Murmansk region:
+7 815 2 454000 or +7 815 2 484600 (Only in Russian) www.timetable.tsi.ru (Notice! Apatity spells Apatiti as a search word)

Murmansk Tourist Information Centre
+7 815 2 424565 or +7 815 2 422703 (Phone and fax) www.murmantourism.ru

Last updated: 2007-06-01

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