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Thon is first because it gets the basics right. It’s the closest hotel in our list to the quay, about 900 m in a straight line, Thon puts breakfast in the rate, and the airport coach stops 5 m away.
It’s also on Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss route, so on sail day the official shuttle collects at 11:00 if you hold the voucher. There’s a restaurant and a gym.
Parking is paid, with no price, and nothing for the week you’re at sea.
Book it if
- You want the shortest trip to the quay
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You’re using Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss
Look elsewhere if
- You want a pool or a sauna; Scandic has both
- You need parking for the voyage
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Thon Kirkenes publishes and our own map estimates.
A restaurant in the hotel, per Thon’s listing. No name or hours are given.
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 900 m in a straight line by our map; Booking.com also puts it 900 m from the Hurtigruten terminal.
Complimentary, per Thon: a buffet Monday to Friday 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends 07:00 to 10:30.
Kaiveien 4 is about 900 m away in a straight line, roughly 15 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Thon lists paid parking and street-side parking with no price, and nothing about leaving a car while you sail.
Night-Before Score: 46 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 Thon Kirkenes is about 6.3 km from Kirkenes Airport in a straight line, and about 900 m from Kaiveien 4. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle, but Thon puts the airport coach 5 m from the door. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss stops here, including an evening run from the airport at 20:40 that reaches Thon at 21:00.
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 900 m in a straight line by our map; Booking.com also puts it 900 m from the Hurtigruten terminal.
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.
Thon lists paid parking and street-side parking with no price, and nothing about leaving a car while you sail.
Parking for your stay: Paid parking and street parking; no price published.
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 900 m in a straight line by our map; Booking.com also puts it 900 m from the Hurtigruten terminal.
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”. Thon Kirkenes is about 900 m from our pin for the quay in a straight line, and about 400 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
~900 m, straight lineAbout 900 m from Kaiveien 4 between our map pins, roughly 15 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Airport bus 5 mThe airport coach stops 5 m away, per Thon, and Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss timetable lists Thon as a stop in both directions.
Source: thonhotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThon lists paid parking and street-side parking with no price, and nothing about leaving a car while you sail.
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 in the hotel, per Thon’s listing. No name or hours are given.
Breakfast
IncludedComplimentary, per Thon: a buffet Monday to Friday 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends 07:00 to 10:30.
Address
Johan Knudtzens gate, on the harbourJohan Knudtzens gate 11, 9900 Kirkenes
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Thon Kirkenes publishes it. We couldn’t confirm the parking price, accessible rooms, pets, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Complimentary, per Thon: a buffet Monday to Friday 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends 07:00 to 10:30.
Parking for your stay
Paid parking and street parking; no price published
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- RestaurantOn site
Rooms
143 rooms, per Thon.
Accessibility
Thon Kirkenes’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss stops here, and the Snowhotel’s transfers run to and from Thon
- Thon puts the airport 13 km away
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is complimentary, per Thon.
- The Barents Buss collects at 11:00 on departure days, per Hurtigruten.
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The parking price
- Accessible rooms
- Pets
Every hotel fact here comes from Thon’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 Thon Kirkenes: the Kirkenes cruise guide and Kirkenes as a port of call.
Breakfast in, the quay about 900 m away.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Thon Kirkenes for the night before. No payment on the form.
Thon Kirkenes FAQ
Is breakfast included at Thon Hotel Kirkenes?
Yes. Thon lists a complimentary buffet, Monday to Friday 06:30 to 10:00 and weekends 07:00 to 10:30.
How far is Thon Hotel Kirkenes from the Hurtigruten quay?
About 900 m in a straight line from Kaiveien 4 by our map estimate, and Booking.com gives the same 900 m.
Does the Hurtigruten shuttle stop at Thon Kirkenes?
Yes. Hurtigruten’s Barents Buss timetable lists Thon as a stop, with a hotel-to-ship pickup at 11:00. You need Hurtigruten’s transfer voucher.
Does Thon Hotel Kirkenes have parking?
Paid and street-side parking, per Thon, with no price published.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Thon Kirkenes, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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