Why go
- City in Rogaland, Norway.
- Served by Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG).
History
Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 19 airlines, 37 direct destinations
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-800, 737-700, 737-700, 737-800, A319…) · 12 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Bergen, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Frankfurt*, London, Newcastle*, Oslo, Stockholm*, Tromso, Trondheim
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 737-300) · 9 routes: Alicante, Bergen, Berlin, Krakow, London, Malaga, Manchester, Oslo, Warsaw
- Widerøe WF (Dash 8-400, Dash 8-300) · 7 routes: Aberdeen, Bergen, Floro, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Newcastle, Sandefjord
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 4 routes: Gdansk, Katowice, Szczecin, Vilnius
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 3 routes: Gothenborg, Harstad/Narvik, Kristiansund
- DAT Danish Air Transport DX (Saab 340, ATR 42) · 3 routes: Aalborg, Billund, Stord
- Alitalia AZ (737, Embraer 190, F70, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Atlantic Airways RC (A319) · 2 routes: Bergen, Vagar
- Eastern Airways T3 (ER3, J41, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Aberdeen, Newcastle
- Air Baltic BT (735, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Riga
- Air France AF (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Paris
- American Airlines AA (A319) · 1 route: London*
- British Airways BA (A319) · 1 route: London
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona*
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, 737-300) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Thai Airways International TG (736, 737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Oslo*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: SVG has direct flights to 37 destinations on 19 airlines (incl. Bergen, Aberdeen, London, Newcastle, Oslo…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Fiskepirterminalen (8), 3 km); routes include Byøyene, Vassøyferjå, Fikskepirterminalen – Østhusvik.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Stavanger, Norway. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.