Stavanger Itineraries for Two to Four Days
Stavanger makes a good base for two to four days, with one day for the city, one for each big outing, and no need to change hotels. Plan the two famous hikes, Preikestolen and Kjerag, on separate days. Prices are in Norwegian kroner (NOK).
Day 1: the city
Spend the first day in Stavanger itself. Walk the white wooden lanes of Gamle Stavanger, visit the cathedral, and then the Norwegian Petroleum Museum at Kjeringholmen 1a, which is open from 10:00 and costs 180 NOK for adults. A single MUST day ticket at 170 NOK covers the Maritime Museum, IDDIS and the Stavanger Museum on the same day, and under 18s are free. Finish with a drink on Fargegaten or at Lervig Local.
Day 2: Preikestolen
Leave early to beat the crowds, which peak between 08:00 and 16:00. The drive is 40 to 50 minutes through the Ryfast tunnels, and day parking costs 275 NOK (parking page ). In the season, buses from Byterminalen start at 498 NOK. The hike is 7.6 km return and takes 3 to 4 hours. The edge has no fence, so keep back from it. Be back in town by mid-afternoon for a harbour dinner.
Day 3: Lysefjord by boat
Take the Rødne electric catamaran cruise, which lasts 3 to 3.5 hours and costs 890 NOK (Rødne ), or a faster RIB boat trip of about two hours. In the afternoon, visit Sverd i fjell at Hafrsfjord, three bronze swords about 10 metres tall, free and open all day. A Kolumbus bus goes there, so check the line on kolumbus.no .
Day 4: Kjerag or Flørli
From about May to October, experienced hikers can spend the day on Kjerag. It is 11 km return with about 800 metres of climbing, takes at least 5 to 6 hours, and uses chains on wet granite. The drive from Stavanger takes about 2.5 hours, and parking is about 300 NOK. See kjerag.info before you go. A gentler alternative is a ferry to Flørli, where the 4,444 wooden steps climb beside an old pipeline. The steps are narrow, so most people use the side path back to the village after 700 to 800 steps.
Planning notes
Stavanger Art Museum reopens on 14 November 2026 after roof work. Utstein Kloster, a medieval monastery on Mosterøy, is open from 15 May to 31 August on most days and is free with the MUST day ticket. Bergen and Sognefjord are far to the north and need their own trips. Winter brings snow and ice to the mountains, so Kjerag is closed and Preikestolen needs ice cleats.
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