Guides

Plan Preikestolen properly

Planning guides for the decisions that change your day at Preikestolen — how to get there, when to hike, and whether to add the fjord.

A suspension bridge spanning a fjord between rocky hillsides, seen from the wake of a boat

How to Get to Preikestolen from Stavanger: Bus, Car or Boat

Every way to the Preikestolen trailhead from Stavanger: the two express buses, the drive through the Ryfast tunnel, parking, the cruise-and-hike and winter options.

Crowds of hikers on the flat top of Preikestolen, high above the Lysefjord on a sunny day

Preikestolen Hike: Distance, Time, Difficulty and When to Go

The Preikestolen hike in numbers: 8 km round trip, about 500 m of ascent and about 4 hours, plus the route, safety on the plateau, crowds, sunrise and winter hikes.

Passengers in rain jackets at the rail of a boat, looking up at a sheer rock face

Lysefjord Cruise to Preikestolen from Stavanger: Times, Prices, Combos

The Lysefjord cruise from Stavanger compared with the cruise-and-hike and the guided winter version: times, published prices, what you see, and Kjerag.