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The port of Kristiansand will be one of three leading ferry ports in Norway
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The Port of Kristiansand is the country's second largest ferry terminal, has several daily departures to Hirtshals, Denmark and several weekly departures to Eemshavne, Nederland.

The ferries to Denmark are rich in tradition, and an important mode of transportation for the region. In fact, the Port of Kristiansand is part of European road 39, which continues on the other side of the ferry berth in Hirtshals. There has been ferry traffic between Kristiansand and Denmark since 1872.

The line to Denmark is operated by the ferry companies Color Line and Fjord Line. Color Line's ferry SuperSpeed ​​1 has been in operation between Kristiansand and Hirtshals since 2008, while Fjord Line's ferry Fjord FSTR was commissioned in 2021.

In the spring of 2022, Holland Norway Lines began sailing Romantika between Kristiansand and Eemshaven in the Netherlands. The ferry made Kristiansands ties to Europe even stronger and quickly became a popular offer for tourists in both countries.

Key figures
2021

383400
passengers
124900
passenger cars
435300
tonn of goods
34000
Trucks/trailers

The Port of Kristiansand is one of Norway's largest and most important cargo ports. The ferry terminal is centrally located in Kristiansand, right next to E18, E39 and highway nr. 9.

The price list describes local water charges, freight charges and calculation basis for the use of services when calling at our locations.

Shipping companies

Color Line
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Color Line is a Norwegian ferry company with around 3,500 employees, of which about 2,000 have their daily work on board one of the company's six ships. In Kristiansand, Color Line operates the section Kristiansand - Hirtshals with the ferry "Superspeed 1" and with its top speed of 31 knots, the route is operated with a sailing time of 3.15 hours.

In 2008, "Superspeed" replaced the ships "Silvia Ana" and "Christian IV" which operated Kristiansand - Hirtshals with a sailing time of 2.5 hours and 4.15 hours, respectively.

Color Line was officially established in 1990, but through acquisitions and merged companies, the company can boast a far longer and proud history. In fact, the lines can be traced all the way back to the first connection between Kristiansand and Frederikshavn and the ship DS "Frithjof" in 1872.

See more on the company's website

Fjord Line
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Fjord Line was founded in 1993. With a 21% market share they are Norway's second largest shipping company in international passengers' traffic and freight transportation between Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

They are a young ferry company that has grown a lot in recent years through adding new, modern ships to our fleet, expanding their route network and providing our guests and freight customers with exceptional service and value for money. The company has about 800 employees and transports over 1.4 million passengers annually.

In 2021 their ship Fjord FSTR started sailing between Kristiansand and Hirtshals. The katamaran has a sailingtime of 2h 15min.

See more on the company's website

Holland Norway Lines
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Holland Norway Lines was founded in 2020, and is the first direct cruise-ferry connection between Holland and Norway. They aim to become Holland’s largest shipping line for international passenger, goods and freight between Holland and Norway and one of Europe’s leading short sea shipping lines.

We are a young cruise-ferry company with the first vessel: the MS Romantika! The company has offices in the Netherlands and Norway, employs ashore and on the vessel over 200 employees, and aims to transport over 100.000 passengers annually.  

The Holland Norway Lines shipping company will operate one ship on the route between Kristiansand (Norway) to Eemshaven (The Netherlands).  

In addition to the passengers, vehicle and freight transport, Holland Norway Lines offers conferences facilities and restaurants, shops and other entertainment.

See more on the company's website

Berths

Berth 1 NOKRS-003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 40,64ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 59ʹ 13,39ʺ E

Berth length:

100 m

True bearing:

312° / 132°

Height above chart datum:

3,2 m

Minimum depth:

6,6 m

Berth 1A NOKRS-0003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 36,77ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 59ʹ 9,68ʺ E

Berth length:

210 m

True bearing:

335° / 155°

Height above chart datum:

2,2 m

Minimum depth:

8,8 m

Berth 1B NOKRS-0003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 36,92ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 59ʹ 10,61ʺ E

Berth length:

 218 m

True bearing:

335° / 155°

Height above chart datum:

2,2 m

Minimum depth:

8,7 m

Berth 2 NOKRS-0003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 39,49ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 59ʹ 21,73ʺ E

Berth length:

180 m

True bearing:

257° / 077°

Height above chart datum:

1,9 m

Minimum depth:

5,6 m

Berth 2A NOKRS-0003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 30,7ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 58ʹ 58,87ʺ E

Berth length:

166 m

True bearing:

225° / 045°

Height above chart datum:

2,1 m

Minimum depth:

7,4 m

Berth 2B NOKRS-0003
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Latitude: 58º 8ʹ 35,57ʺ N
Longitude: 7º 59ʹ 5,47ʺ E

Berth length:

150 m

True bearing:

210° / 030°

Height above chart datum:

2,1 m

Minimum depth:

7,4 m

For inquiries related to port operations, contact the port guard 24/7:

Phone: 
+47 970 90 504

VHF:
Channel 12

E-mail:
trafikk@kristiansand-havn.no

Address: 
Gravane 4
4610 Kristiansand
NORGE

E-mail: post@kristiansand-havn.no
Phone: +47 38 00 60 00

VAT-number: NO 926 180 711 MVA
Account number: 3207.34.60807

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