The last bus route between Norway and Russia

Kirkenes, a city on the northern tip of Norway, is the last place in Europe where people can directly cross into Russia.

A silver Mercedes sprinter van is the only vehicle allowed to cross the border from Kirkenes to Murmansk in northwestern Russia. The bus makes the trip once a day and costs €50 per person.

The bus route is the only way for many people to visit family in Russia amid frigid ties between Europe and Moscow over the Ukraine war.

Discover what life is like in Kirkenes and for exiled Russian there.