Centrally located on the South coast of Norway, Kristiansand offers convenient domestic as well as international travel and transportation - by sea, rail and road. Because of short ferry crossings and frequent sailings to neighbouring countries, Kristiansand ferry port is frequently referred to as Norway's "Gateway to Europe”. With weekly sailings by DFDS Seaways between Kristiansand, Gothenburg and the UK and weekly crossings to Denmark with Color Line, Kristiansand ferry port is an ideal destination or departure point.

Situated in northern Denmark, Hirtshals is in the county of North Jutland. Hirtshals is surrounded by amazing scenery, with the sea on one side and on the other dunes and low hills and peat bogs. There are frequent ferry crossings to and from Norway operated by Color Line sailing between Hirtshals & Oslo, Hirtshals & Kristiansand, Hirtshals, Stavanger and Bergen via modern conventional ferries and fast ferry sailings during the summer season.

The city of Larvik (in contemporaneous Danish spelling: Laurvig) was founded in 1671 by Ulrik Fredrik Gyldenløve, who became the first count of Laurvig. The castle can still be vistited today. Larvik houses the Treschow estate which is currently owned by Mille-Marie Treschow "Norway's richest woman.". The Treschow estate was created in the 1820s when the last count of Laurvig was declared bankrupt.

Stromstad offers a multiplicity of events and activities with everything from marine biology lectures to festivals, from summer music in Stromstad church to nightclub performances. The Strömstad ferry also provides the fastest route across the sea to Norway via Sandefjord and with many departures and arrivals every day it's easy to save your self hours of dreary driving. Sandefjord is located approximately 1 hours driving south of Oslo, so instead of driving and queuing for more than 3 hours you can enjoy a pleasurable ferry trip.

Sandefjord is a cultural town that combines history with what is modern and trendy. Follow in the footsteps of the Viking’s, shop in the small specialized stores, have a gourmet meal, enjoy fresh coffee at one of the cosy cafés, visit Europe's only Whaling Museum, or take a walk among the lovely sculptures of the town. To and from Sweden via Strömstad, Sandefjord port also offers the fastest connection to southern Norway via ferry with Color Line with daily departures.



The North Sea has always been important to Stavanger ferry port. Stavanger is Norway’s fourth largest city located on the southwest coast of Norway. Stavanger is often referred to as Norway's largest ‘small town’. Everyone in Stavanger knows someone who knows someone else, but Stavanger is more cosmopolitan and international than any comparable Norwegian city. This area, near the international ferries is composed of small, wooden houses and cobble-stone roads. This all combines with an international atmosphere which is blended with the city's own charm and arrivals via DFDS Seaways Newcastle ferry and Color Lines Hirtshal ferry.

Oslo is the oldest of the Scandinavian capital cities, founded, according to the Norse chronicler Snorre Sturlason, around 1048 by Harald Hardråde. Today's city centre is largely the work of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, an era reflected in the wide streets, dignified parks and gardens, solid buildings and long, consciously classical vistas, which combine to lend it a self-satisfied, respectable air Oslo Ferries dock at Vippetangen quays which is a 15 minute walk south of Oslo S. The Oslo ferry port terminal is operated by Stena Line, Color Line and DFDS Seaways.

With its range of tourist and cultural facilities, Kiel has become even more attractive. One indication of this is the increasing number of passengers, who visit Kiel with the luxurious Scandinavian ferries and cruise liners. With the city centre just a few strides away, enjoy the multifarious opportunities for shopping and entertainment. Kiel ferry port has a dense network of traffic to virtually every destination in the Baltic region including the Kiel to Gothenburg, Oslo and Klaipeda ferry crossings.