What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to
Stavanger for a conference late this spring. I'll be departing from
the east coast of the USA. I can book a flight into Stavanger, but I
was wondering what the rail connection was like from Oslo. Preliminary
Googles didn't give me a quick answer so I'd thought I'd post to this
group. Thanks!

Wes

[email protected] wrote:
    > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to
    > Stavanger for a conference late this spring. I'll be departing from
    > the east coast of the USA. I can book a flight into Stavanger, but I
    > was wondering what the rail connection was like from Oslo. Preliminary
    > Googles didn't give me a quick answer so I'd thought I'd post to this
    > group. Thanks!
    >
    > Wes
    >

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...vanger&spell=1

Thanks!

So it looks like an 8 hour trip on the state railway.

wes

[email protected] schrieb:

    > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to
    > Stavanger for a conference late this spring. I'll be departing from
    > the east coast of the USA. I can book a flight into Stavanger

LH should offer flight connections in FRA.

Regards, ULF

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Ulf Kutzner wrote:
    > [email protected] schrieb:
    >
    > > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to

Isn't there a train link ? My hotel in the central square of Stavanger
was close to a terminal station.

We were however on a coach tour, did the way back on a ferry on the
Lysefjord (I did not visit the Prekestol, just saw it from below), then
up into the mountains, with a stopover on some lake in the Telemark
region (including a piece of navigation on the Telemark canal).

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    > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Ulf Kutzner wrote:
    >> [email protected] schrieb:
    >> > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to
    > Isn't there a train link ? My hotel in the central square of Stavanger
    > was close to a terminal station.

As the guy discovered: three times a day, 8 hours city to city plus
the extra time from the airport.

And Norwegian fares are not cheap. It's probably less cost
to add on an airfare.

And the airline will rebook you if the flight's late, the train
might not (if there is another train that day)

tim

tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:

    > "Giovanni Drogo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] zoengr.vans.vg...
    > > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Ulf Kutzner wrote:
    > >> [email protected] schrieb:
    > >>
    > >> > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading to
    > >
    > > Isn't there a train link ? My hotel in the central square of Stavanger
    > > was close to a terminal station.
    >
    > As the guy discovered: three times a day, 8 hours city to city plus
    > the extra time from the airport.
    >
    > And Norwegian fares are not cheap. It's probably less cost
    > to add on an airfare.
    >
    > And the airline will rebook you if the flight's late, the train
    > might not (if there is another train that day)

Though it might not suit on this trip, as it would mean two independent
flights and fares (and the risks that entails) norwegian.no have several
flights a day from Oslo (OSL) to Stavanger, and they seem very cheap.
Indeed, I'm rather delighted to see they've opened up a budget route
(albeit only on Thursdays and Sundays) from Manchester to Bergen.

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    > tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> "Giovanni Drogo" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected] zoengr.vans.vg...
    >> > On Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Ulf Kutzner wrote:
    >> >> [email protected] schrieb:
    >> >>
    >> >> > What are connections like between Oslo and Stavanger? I'm heading
    >> >> > to
    >> >
    >> > Isn't there a train link ? My hotel in the central square of Stavanger
    >> > was close to a terminal station.
    >> As the guy discovered: three times a day, 8 hours city to city plus
    >> the extra time from the airport.
    >> And Norwegian fares are not cheap. It's probably less cost
    >> to add on an airfare.
    >> And the airline will rebook you if the flight's late, the train
    >> might not (if there is another train that day)
    > Though it might not suit on this trip, as it would mean two independent
    > flights and fares (and the risks that entails) norwegian.no have several
    > flights a day from Oslo (OSL) to Stavanger, and they seem very cheap.
    > Indeed, I'm rather delighted to see they've opened up a budget route
    > (albeit only on Thursdays and Sundays) from Manchester to Bergen.

David, I've a question for you.

I noticed that Ryan fly to Haugesund, half way between Bergen and
Stavanger. But boths towns are 100km or more away and both need
a ferry ride as well. Do people really fly to this airport for Bergen/
Stavanger, it seems a pretty difficult connection if they do, but it's a
rather small catchment if they don't.

I can't find an airport website to see if there's a connecting bus

thanks

tim

tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:

[]
    > David, I've a question for you.
    >
    > I noticed that Ryan fly to Haugesund,

Me too!

    > half way between Bergen and
    > Stavanger. But boths towns are 100km or more away and both need
    > a ferry ride as well. Do people really fly to this airport for Bergen/
    > Stavanger, it seems a pretty difficult connection if they do, but it's a
    > rather small catchment if they don't.
    >
    > I can't find an airport website to see if there's a connecting bus

I'm afraid I haven't taken this route, but I seriously looked into this
as a means of getting to Bergen, and it appeared to be two different
buses- one from the airport to Haugesund, then another to Bergen. That
still seems to be the case- have a look at:

http://www.kystbussen.no/english/ryanair.aspx

Personally, if I was going to Bergen from a London airport, I'd probably
just try and get a direct flight. Once you add on the bus fare and
times, you'd need to get the really low ryanair flights to make a
difference. At the time, I was thinking of going from Manchester by
surface to Stansted, then onwards... I decided it was just silly!

My brother lives half way up a hill outside Bergen, and always insists
on picking us up at the airport. I'm determined to do it by public
transport one day, which would require a 15-20 minute walk to his house
from a bus stop which has an infrequent but predictable service. He and
the rest of the family always look at me as though I were nuts when I
suggest it! :)

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    > tim (in sweden) <[email protected]> wrote:
    > []
    >> David, I've a question for you.
    >> I noticed that Ryan fly to Haugesund,
    > Me too!
    >> half way between Bergen and
    >> Stavanger. But boths towns are 100km or more away and both need
    >> a ferry ride as well. Do people really fly to this airport for Bergen/
    >> Stavanger, it seems a pretty difficult connection if they do, but it's a
    >> rather small catchment if they don't.
    >> I can't find an airport website to see if there's a connecting bus
    > I'm afraid I haven't taken this route, but I seriously looked into this
    > as a means of getting to Bergen, and it appeared to be two different
    > buses- one from the airport to Haugesund, then another to Bergen. That
    > still seems to be the case- have a look at:
    > http://www.kystbussen.no/english/ryanair.aspx

Thanks,

I found the ferry details as well.
I was expecting it to be one of those that takes 30 cars an hour
and was thinking that if 100 families all left the airport at the same
time the last ones would wait 3 hours for a ferry, but it's not
it's a 140 car ferry running twice an hour.

tim

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    > Stavanger for a conference late this spring. I'll be departing from
    > the east coast of the USA. I can book a flight into Stavanger, but I
    > was wondering what the rail connection was like from Oslo. Preliminary
    > Googles didn't give me a quick answer so I'd thought I'd post to this
    > group.

If you respect the sunday rule, LH aren't that expensive:

New York (JFK) to Stavanger (SVG): Departing: Wed 10 May - Returning:
Mon 15 May
Date Departure Arrival Flight Duration Cabin
Wed 10 May 18:05 New York 07:55 +1 Frankfurt LH407 11h50 Economy
Basic (W)
Thu 11 May 10:10 Frankfurt 11:55 Stavanger LH3160 1 Economy Basic (W)
Mon 15 May 13:05 Stavanger 14:55 Frankfurt LH3161 1 12h05 Economy
Basic (W)
Mon 15 May 17:00 Frankfurt 19:10 New York LH404 Economy Basic (W)
1 By clicking the link you will see the operating carrier.
+1 Arrives the following day.
Total Price of your etix® - easy take off without ticket View price for
a paperticket
Price
Taxes

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Passengers
Total

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Total Price for all passengers = USD 734.64


Regards, ULF

Thanks everyone for the info. It looks like it will be much simplier
to just fly into Stavanger than it is to try anything involving changes
in travel mode and alternative airports.

Wes