About

Stavanger is a city and municipality in Norway with about 132,000 inhabitants. The city is the third-largest urban zone and metropolitan area in Norway and is closely linked to the sea and water, with five lakes and three fjords (Hafrsfjord, Byfjorden and Gandsfjorden) nearby.

The outstanding atmosphere of the harbor does not only attract large cruise ships, but also the international Beach Volleyball elite is once again going to meet in Stavanger to compete in the Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series stop. Since 1999 Stavanger held several international FIVB Beach Volleyball tournaments, whereas the 2009 event was the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship. In 2015 the city is proud to be part of the Swatch Beach Volleyball Major.

How to get there

By car

• From Oslo (497 km):Highway E 18 from Oslo – turns into Highway E39 from Kristiansand
• From Bergen (220 km):Highway E39 from Bergen
• From Kristiansand (233 km):Highway E39 from Kristiansand

By plane

• Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG):is the closest airport to the city. From there it takes 20 minutes by shuttle bus into the city centre
• Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU):is approximately 2 hours by car and 3 hours by bus from Stavanger City

By train

• From Oslo via Kristiansand:8 hours (approximately 3 hours from Kristiansand)
• From Bergen:only via Oslo

By boat

• International:Hirtshals (DK) to Kristiansand or Stavanger
• National:
  - Bergen
  - Oslo (Langesund)

By bus

• From Oslo:10 hours
• From Bergen:5 hours
• From Kristiansand:4 hours

Where to stay

More information here: www.regionstavanger.com

Region Stavanger
Vågsgt. 22
4306 Sandnes
Tel. +47 51 85 92 00