Preikestolen Express Bus Round Trip

Stavanger

Express bus between Stavanger and Preikestolen hiking trail

Kjerag Express Bus Round trip

Easy access to complete the hike to the world famous Kjerag boulder

Preikestolen & Kjerag Combination

This package combines the hike to Preikestolen and the hike to Kjerag at a discounted price

Preikestolen Express Bus One-way

One-way express bus between Stavanger and Preikestolen hiking trail

Express bus to Preikestolen and Kjerag Boulder

Silent Lysefjord & Preikestolen Cruise

Fjord cruise on the Lysefjord with electric boat to Preikestolen

Lysefjord RIB Safari

A fast and exciting way to cruise the Lysefjord from central Stavanger

Lysefjord & Preikestolen Cruise Summer

Cruise along the Lysefjord and admire cascading waterfalls and Preikestolen from below

Experiences on the Lysefjord

Elianne Lev

How to hike Preikestolen with children

3 ways to experience Preikestolen

Ina Cristine Helljesen

Things you may not know about Preikestolen

Bob André Engelsen

6 tips to help you prepare for the Preikestolen hike

Hiking tips and tricks | Prepare for the Preikestolen hike 

Train to Stavanger with hotel & Preikestolen hike

Hiking trip to Preikestolen including transport by train and 2 nights in Stavanger

2 nights in Stavanger & Preikestolen hike 

Cross the iconic Preikestolen hike off your bucket list, including 2 nights in Stavanger!

4 days in Stavanger hiking Kjerag and Preikestolen

Check Kjerag and Preikestolen off your bucket list with this 4-day tour in Stavanger!

Hike and hotel combinations

Kenneth Kiesnoski

10 things you may not know about Stavanger

Ina-Cristine Helljesen

A complete guide to hike Kjerag

Robyn Roste

Why Stavanger is a popular tourist destination

3 ways to experience the Lysefjord

Stavanger Tips and Inspiration

Although Stavanger might be most famous for the nearlying natural attractions, it also has a lot to offer within its city borders. The city has the charm of a small town and the facilities of a modern metropolis.On its list of attractions is Old Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger), a pedestrian area boasting almost 200 wooden houses. This is the largest surviving wooden house settlement in Northern Europe (Old Stavanger or in Norwegian, ‘Gamle Stavanger), and has earned the city several awards for its preservation efforts.&nbsp;The Stavanger Cathedral is the city’s most iconic landmark. The beautiful stone church is the oldest cathedral in Norway. In recent history Stavanger has been crowned as Norway’s oil capital, and plays an instrumental role in the country’s oil and gas production.The area around Stavanger offers varied, wild and iconic nature experiences. <a href="https://gofjords.com/experiences/norway/stavanger/preikestolen-hike-bus-round-trip.335">Preikestolen</a> (the Pulpit Rock), one of Norway’s most famous attractions,&nbsp; is located only an hour from the city centre. At the other end of&nbsp; the Lysefjord is the <a href="https://gofjords.com/experiences/norway/stavanger/kjerag-hike-bus.293">Kjerag bolt</a>. Wedged in a mountain crevice 1 km (3280 ft) above the fjord, it offers a gravity defying photo opportunity.Of course the <a href="https://gofjords.com/inspiration/norway/3-ways-to-experience-the-lysefjord.LwjSJIoviJsAXRBjoXTi">Lysefjord</a>, which is Norway’s southernmost fjord, can also be <a href="https://gofjords.com/experiences/norway/stavanger/preikestolen-lysefjord-cruise-summer.283">explored from a boat</a>. In fact, the fjord is so close to Stavanger that you can reach it from downtown in less than an hour by boat. The 42 km (2600 mi) waterway winds through mountains and rock formations.&nbsp;Along the coast south of Stavanger, there are a number of large white sandy beaches within close reach from the city.&nbsp; Solastranden is among the most popular ones, and was once named one of the world’s most beautiful beaches by Sunday Times.If <a href="https://gofjords.com/inspiration/norway/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-stavanger.5GOyLQtuVnmv5OcY0tUE">Stavanger</a> is on your travel itinerary, you have come to the right place. Stick with us and have fun adventuring!&nbsp;<h4>Population: 135,000 Region: Vestlandet County: Rogaland Founded: 1125</h4>

Stavanger is one of Norway's oldest and most historic cities with plenty of things to do. Norway's third largest city has many ways to hold your attention.

An Introduction to the City of Stavanger | Go Fjords

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Stavanger is a remarkable city in southwestern Norway. The energy capital is not only Norway's fourth largest city. It is also one of the oldest. In The Viking Age, Stavanger was a center of power.

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