Sailing Holiday, South Norway Fjords And Islands
Stavanger to Kristiansand

Wed 1st Aug to Tues 7th Aug, 6 nights,

£625 discounted price - what is this? or book this with Krisitiansand to Oslo for £1195, get a even bigger discount and a free day in Krisitansand.
£645/£1230 non discounted price

Getting to and from your tall ship sailing holiday

Read articles written by people who have been on a SchoonerSail sailing holiday in our newsletter archive or see the Norway section of our sailing holidays blog to read lots of posts by people who have sailed onboard Trinovante during last summer, 2011.

This voyage is likely to be all day sailing with time to have a wander ashore and potter in fantastic scenery.

Leaving Stavanger
From the sheltered waters around Stavanger we will set out for a 40 mile passage through the more exposed waters off Norway's Sorlandet (the south land). We sail past the south west coastal beaches until the fjords and islands of Egersund and Flekkfjord are reached. These areas have the rugged cliffs and scenery more usually associated with Western Norway.

Possible places we might visit are Mandal, Norway's most southerly town, with it's old style white clapboard houses,

Towards Krisitansand
West of Lindesnes the land becomes softer and more heavily wooded with a fringe of islands leading to Kristiansand - our destination. Last visited by Trinovante in 2010 at the start of the Kristiansand to Hartlepool Tall Ships Race

Everyone can get a discount on their sailing holiday.

In an effort to keep prices as low for you as we can we give you a discount if you pay us by bank transfer (or, for your balance payment due when you arrive onboard by bank transfer or cash) this saves us administrative costs which we pass on to you.
You can of course pay us by credit or debit card or cheque but then you need to pay the non discounted price in brackets.

So it's that simple - pay by bank transfer - get a discount!

Getting to your sailing holiday
Wideroe have cheap flights to Stavanger with BMI and SAS,options include Heathrow to Stavanger from £60 departing at 8.30am or a departure at 12.05 from £130
Norwegian Air don't seem to have much that is suitable.

You can also catch a flight quite cheaply to Oslo and then catch a train to Stavanger see Norwegian Trains The train journey takes about 9 hours and costs from £20. Find a map of the Norway Train network here.

Getting back from your sailing holiday
Possibilities include
Norwegian Air 7th August 2012 Kristiansand 16.20 to arrive Gatwick 19.30 from £160
Wideroe 7th August 2012 15.45 arrive Heathrow 18.30 from £130

You can also catch a train quite from Kristiansand to Stavanger (around 6 trains a day starting from 4am, journey time 3 hours, one possibility is a Wideroe flight, £57 departs Stavanger 12.20 arrives Heathrow 13.25) or take a train to Oslo (journey time about 9 hours) maybe spend the night in Oslo and fly from there. Both train journeys cost from £20. See Norwegian Trains

What time do I join and leave the boat?
For everything other than our 'learn to sail weekends' arrival time is 6pm on the first day of the voyage and we provide an evening meal. Leaving time is 10 am on the last day of the voyage. However we know flight time can be tricky and vary hugely in price. Early morning flights on the day of arrival can usually be accommodated and for leaving it is often possible to catch a late flight on the day before you are due to leave or an early morning flight on the official day of departure. Please do check things with us before booking flights though.

Travel in Norway is generally efficient, clean, surprisingly cheap at times and the stunning scenery makes it an experience in itself. Language difficulties almost never arise, most Norwegians speak excellent English.

Prices and availability are subject to change so travel information on this page is not guaranteed to be correct or up to date. These are not the only options available and do not necessarily represent the best, cheapest, most convenient, reliable, secure, safest or quickest options for you. You are solely responsible for arranging your own travel to the boat. SchoonerSail accepts no responsibility for the use of this information. If you find any errors in this travel information please do let us know.
Last update 22nd November 2011.