There are 7 ways to get from Sandnes to Stavern by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Kristiansand
best- Take the train from Sandnes sentrum stasjon to Kristiansand stasjonF5
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunktVy190
7h 33mkr 576–1,111Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sandnes bussterminal Ruten to Skjelsvik knutepunktVy190
7h 40mkr 485–905Drive 368.9 km
- Drive from Sandnes to Stavern368.9 km
5h 32mkr 794–1,147Fly to Sandefjord Airport, train, line 04 bus
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)SVG - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Larvik stasjon
- Take the bus from Larvik stasjon to Pumpeparken
5h 2mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Sandnes sentrum stasjon to Bø stasjonF5
- Take the bus from Bø stasjon to Skien stasjonR1
8h 51mBus via Stavanger lufthavn
- Take the bus from Stavanger lufthavn to Skjelsvik knutepunktNw192
10h 16mkr 780–1,346Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)SVG - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Larvik stasjon
6h 4mkr 925–2,216
Sandnes to Stavern by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandnes to Stavern is to bus which costs kr 480 - kr 950 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sandnes to Stavern is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs kr 750 - kr 1200.
The distance between Sandnes and Stavern is 413 km. The road distance is 368.9 km.
The best way to get from Sandnes to Stavern without a car is to train and bus via Kristiansand which takes 7h 33m and costs kr 550 - kr 1200.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Sandnes to Stavern, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandnes to Stavern is 369 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Sandnes to Stavern.
There are 130+ hotels available in Stavern.
What companies run services between Sandnes, Norway and Stavern, Norway?
Vy Buss operates a bus from Sandnes bussterminal Ruten to Skjelsvik knutepunkt 3 times a day. Tickets cost kr 600–900 and the journey takes 5h 58m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–3,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Sandefjord Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Sandefjord Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,100
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- kundeservice@go-aheadnordic.no
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Sandnes sentrum stasjon to Kristiansand stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 280–500
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
Train from Sandnes sentrum stasjon to Bø stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 360–550
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Larvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 70–110
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Larvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 380–550
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 330–470
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Sandnes bussterminal Ruten to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–420
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sandnes bussterminal Ruten to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 400–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Sandnes bussterminal Ruten to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
Bus from Stavanger lufthavn to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–950
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- 33 30 01 00
- firmapost@vkt.no
- Website
- vkt.no
Bus from Larvik stasjon to Pumpeparken
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk AS
- farte@t-fk.no
- Website
- farte.no
Bus from Bø stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Farte
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