About us

hirtshalskristiansand.com covers one connection: the ferry between Hirtshals at the northern tip of Jutland and Kristiansand on the south coast of Norway. It is the shortest ferry route from Denmark to Norway, and the only one on which two ferry companies sail side by side: Color Line with the fast ferry SuperSpeed 1, Fjord Line with the catamaran Fjord FSTR and the cruise ferries MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord.

That is exactly what you decide here: not just a departure time, but the ferry company and the ship, and with them the duration, comfort and price of the crossing. We show the departures of both companies in one timetable, put the ships side by side, explain the different check-in deadlines and describe both terminals in Hirtshals and Kristiansand down to the lane.

What this site is not

hirtshalskristiansand.com is an independent guide and not the official website of Color Line or Fjord Line. We are not a Norway travel guide and not a hotel portal: sights, accommodation ashore, flights and hire cars are deliberately left out, and the other ferry routes from Hirtshals to Larvik, Stavanger and Bergen are not covered as products. We concentrate on the crossing itself and on what matters for it: the choice of ferry company, travelling with a car, motorhome, bicycle or dog, and the procedure at both ports. We do not sell the tickets ourselves: bookings go through our partner Direct Ferries (directferries.co.uk), where the current prices, availability and conditions apply.

We only state prices with a verification date and only on the prices page; crossing times, deadlines and terminal addresses come from the ferry companies and the port operators and are checked regularly.