Getting there

By air

The following airlines have flights to Kristiansand,

SAS with flights from Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and Copenhagen

KLM with flights from Amsterdam

Flybmi with flights from Aberdeen

Norwegian with flights from London Stanstead

Transport from the airport to the centre of Kristiansand takes about 20 minutes, and costs about 300 NOK for a taxi and 70 NOK by bus.

Ryanair, has flights to the airport, Torp Sandefjord.

From this airport you will have to take a taxi to the bus stop “Fokserød” (approx. 5 min). The trip by bus to Kristiansand takes approximately 3 hours. You can check the buses timetable at: http://www.nor-way.no (enter: from : Sandefjord Torp Airport to : Kristiansand )

Airlines with connections to Oslo:

• Sterling- flights from various European destinations

• Norwegian - flights from various European destinations including London Stansted, Berlin & Prague
• Germanwings- flights from Cologne/Bonn CGN to Oslo

• Blue1- flights from Helsinki

From Oslo there are connections by air, train or by bus to Kristiansand.

By ferry

You can come by ferry to Kristiansand from Denmark, see http://www.colorline.com, or http://www.masterferries.com/

By train

The norwegian railway website NSB.

By long distance bus

The following bus lines will take you to Kristiansand from several Norwegian locations.

Konkurrenten

Nettbuss

The ferry and the train-station are next to each other, close to the bus central station. (where the flybussen arrives)

By car

• From the west, follow E 39 until it becomes E 18 in the Baneheia tunnel at Kristiansand centre. Drive across Oddernes Bridge (stay in the centre lane) into Oddernes Tunnel (stay in right lane). Turn right onto the first exit after the tunnel. Take the first exit, to the right, in the roundabout - toward Presteheia Tunnel. Follow the signs to AUC (HiA). Take the second exit in the next roundabout, and the second exit in the roundabout after the bridge. Follow the road (called Gimlemoen) straight ahead. The main entrance is straight ahead - Henrik Wergelands Hus.
• From the east, follow E 18 to the toll station at Bjørndalssletta. Take a right just after the tollbooth, take the second exit on the roundabout toward Presteheia Tunnel. Follow the signs to AUC (HiA). Take the second exit in the next roundabout, and the second exit in the roundabout after the bridge. Follow the road (called Gimlemoen) straight ahead. The main entrance is straight ahead - Henrik Wergelands Hus.
• From the north, from Setesdalsveien, take the third exit (toward Oslo) in the roundabout just after the tollbooth at Kristiansand cemetery. Follow the lane through Baneheia Tunnelat Kristiansand centre. Drive across Oddernes Bridge (stay in the centre lane) into Oddernes Tunnel (stay in right lane). Turn right onto the first exit after the tunnel. Take the first exit, to the right, in the roundabout - toward Presteheia Tunnel. Follow the signs to AUC (HiA). Take the second exit in the next roundabout, and the second exit in the roundabout after the bridge. Follow the road (called Gimlemoen) straight ahead. The main entrance is straight ahead - Henrik Wergelands Hus.

By local bus

The Gimlemoen campus in Kristiansand has bus stops for local and long distance buses (to and from east of Kristiansand centre). Schedules can be found at http://www.177-agder.no/. The closest stop is called Spicheren/HiA.