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Scandic wins the evening. It has the only pool in our list, a sauna, a gym and a restaurant, and Scandic stores luggage free, which matters in a town with no storage at the quay.
It sits on the town square, about 1.3 km from the quay in a straight line. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss stops here.
What keeps it second is breakfast. Scandic serves it but doesn’t say it’s included, so book a rate that has it.
Book it if
- The kids need a swim before the voyage
- You land early and want somewhere to leave bags
- You want a sauna on your last night ashore
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast guaranteed in the rate
- You want to be nearest the quay; Thon is
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Scandic Kirkenes publishes and our own map estimates.
A restaurant and bar, and a 24-hour shop, per Scandic.
The hotel runs no ride of its own. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss collects here at 11:00 for guests with a transfer voucher, per Hurtigruten. The quay is about 1.3 km in a straight line by our map; Booking.com says 2 km, which may be by road.
Served 07:00 to 10:00 daily, per Scandic. Scandic doesn’t say it’s included; a tour leader’s round-up says it is, so check your rate.
Kaiveien 4 is about 1.3 km away in a straight line, roughly 22 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Scandic lists free outdoor parking, 15 spaces that can’t be reserved. It doesn’t say you can leave the car while you sail, so ask before you count on it.
Night-Before Score: 37 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Scandic Kirkenes is about 5.9 km from Kirkenes Airport in a straight line, and about 1.3 km from Kaiveien 4. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss stops here, including an evening run from the airport at 20:40 that reaches Scandic at 20:56.
The hotel runs no ride of its own. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss collects here at 11:00 for guests with a transfer voucher, per Hurtigruten. The quay is about 1.3 km in a straight line by our map; Booking.com says 2 km, which may be by road.
From KKN without a hotel shuttle
Barents Buss and Flybussen meet flights for the ride to the centre, about 20 minutes, per Havila, and a taxi from the rank outside arrivals takes 15 to 20 minutes. Barents Buss lists NOK 150; no taxi tariff is published. The airport page has the fares.
Scandic lists free outdoor parking, 15 spaces that can’t be reserved. It doesn’t say you can leave the car while you sail, so ask before you count on it.
Parking for your stay: Free outdoor parking, 15 spaces, can’t be reserved.
The hotel runs no ride of its own. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss collects here at 11:00 for guests with a transfer voucher, per Hurtigruten. The quay is about 1.3 km in a straight line by our map; Booking.com says 2 km, which may be by road.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
Kaiveien 4Both coastal lines board at Kaiveien 4: Hurtigruten gives “Kaiv. 4” and Havila “Kirkenes Terminal, Kaiveien 4”. Scandic Kirkenes is about 1.3 km from our pin for the quay in a straight line, and about 50 m from the town centre. Neither line publishes the quay’s exact position, so treat both as estimates; the Kirkenes cruise guide has the rest.
Source: havilavoyages.comDistance
~1.3 km, straight lineAbout 1.3 km from Kaiveien 4 between our map pins, roughly 22 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Barents Buss stopHurtigruten’s Barents Buss timetable lists Scandic as a stop in both directions; Scandic’s own page doesn’t give a distance to the airport bus.
Source: scandichotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedScandic lists free outdoor parking, 15 spaces that can’t be reserved. It doesn’t say you can leave the car while you sail, so ask before you count on it.
In town
Airport P1, 305 spaces, no price publishedWe found no car park for passengers at the Kirkenes quay; Cruise Norway’s 2022 port sheet lists only 30 bus spaces. The nearest published parking is at the airport: P1 at the terminal has 305 spaces, four of them accessible, and a cheaper P2 is 500 m away, per Avinor, which shows no prices. The airport is about 15 km from the port by road.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA restaurant and bar, and a 24-hour shop, per Scandic.
Breakfast
Depends on the rateServed 07:00 to 10:00 daily, per Scandic. Scandic doesn’t say it’s included; a tour leader’s round-up says it is, so check your rate.
Address
Kongensgate, the town squareKongensgate 1-3, 9915 Kirkenes
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Scandic Kirkenes publishes it. We couldn’t confirm whether breakfast is included, whether you can leave a car while you sail, pets, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Served 07:00 to 10:00 daily, per Scandic. Scandic doesn’t say it’s included; a tour leader’s round-up says it is, so check your rate.
Parking for your stay
Free outdoor parking, 15 spaces, can’t be reserved
Pool
An indoor pool, 8.3 by 5 m, with a sauna, per Scandic.
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- Restaurant and bar
- 24-hour shop
Rooms
Scandic’s page lists a kids’ playroom; it doesn’t detail room types for families.
Accessibility
Scandic Kirkenes’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaYes
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Free luggage storage, per Scandic
- Indoor pool, sauna and gym
- Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss stops here, and the Snowhotel’s transfers run to and from Scandic
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Luggage storage is free, per Scandic.
- Free parking, 15 spaces, no reservations.
- Check-in isn’t until 16:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether breakfast is included
- Whether you can leave a car while you sail
- Pets
Every hotel fact here comes from Scandic’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Scandic Kirkenes: the Kirkenes cruise guide and Kirkenes as a port of call.
A swim, a sauna, then the Barents Buss to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Scandic Kirkenes for the night before. No payment on the form.
Scandic Kirkenes FAQ
Does Scandic Kirkenes have a pool?
Yes, an indoor pool 8.3 by 5 m, with a sauna and a gym, per Scandic.
Can I leave luggage at Scandic Kirkenes?
Scandic lists luggage storage at no cost. There’s none at the quay, per Hurtigruten.
Is breakfast included at Scandic Kirkenes?
Scandic serves it 07:00 to 10:00 but doesn’t say it’s included. Check your rate.
Is there parking at Scandic Kirkenes?
Free outdoor parking, 15 spaces that can’t be reserved, per Scandic.
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