Getting there & getting around

Getting to Grimstad

Plane: The closest airport is Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. Both SAS and Norwegian fly to Kristiansand. From Kjevik, you can take the airport express bus to Grimstad/Arendal

Train:Kristiansand is a main station on the Sørland Line, which goes from Oslo S (Central station) to Stavanger. The Arendal Line goes from Nelaug station on the Sørland Line to Arendal station. Grimstad does not have a train connection, but buses run to Grimstad from both Arendal Station and Kristiansand Station. For tickets and train timetables, please go to NSB's webpages.

Long distance bus: Buses run regularly in all directions to and from Grimstad. Major bus service providers include:

Ferry: Color Line runs a fast ferry service between Kristiansand and Hirtshals in the north of Denmark (website in Norwegian only).

Car: Grimstad lies on the main road (E18) between Oslo and Kristiansand. For information on how to get to the University campus, please read more on this page

Local buses

Buses: The bus fare within Grimstad is between NOK 24 to 36.

Timetables can be downloaded in PDF and HTML here (in Norwegian).

Taxi: Grimstad Taxi, tel. (+47) 37 00 47 00

For information on how to get to the University campuses in Grimstad, please read more on this page

For general travel information and timetables, call 177 or search online at www.rutebok.no

Published by Einar Meier <Einar.MeierSPAMFILTER@uia.no> 14/03/2011
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