

Kristiansand city is situated on the south coast of Norway. Driving distance from Oslo: 322 km. (Four hours)
Easiest access: Fly into Kristiansand airport Kjevik from Amsterdam (KLM), Copenhagen (SAS) or Oslo (SAS, Norwegian). There is a bus connection to Kristiansand bus terminal, close to the Congress hotel.
(If you stay at Ansgar Summer hostel, we recommend a taxi (12 minutes) from the airport.)
Low budget flights: 211 km north east of Kristiansand, you will find Sandefjord airport Torp. This airport hosts some low fare airlines like Wizz air http://wizzair.com , Ryan air http://ryanair.com , and Norwegian http://norwegian.no . For flight map, see www.torp.no . Take a taxi (6 minutes) from the airport to Fokserød bus terminal and catch a coach for Kristiansand. (Departure at least every 2.hour, 3 hours ride, cost single ticket < NOK 300). There are three competing bus companies: Nor-way bussekspress http://www.nor-way.no , Konkurrenten http://konkurrenten.no and Lavprisekspressen http://lavprisekspressen.no .
Driving from the European continent:
There is ferry service from Hirtshals in Denmark to Kristiansand. See www.colorline.no or www.fjordline.no .