Port of Kristiansand to become Norway's leading and most environmentally friendly ferry port

Ferry

The Port of Kristiansand is the country's second largest ferry terminal and has several daily departures to Hirtshals, Denmark.

The ferries to Denmark have a long tradition and are an important route for the region. In fact, the port of Kristiansand is part of Europavei 39, which continues on the other side of the ferry terminal in Hirtshals. There has been ferry traffic between Kristiansand and Denmark since 1872.

The route to Denmark is operated by the shipping 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.

Key figures
2022

1059

call

1395900

passengers

368200

passenger cars

33000

trucks/
trailers

413400

tons of goods

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

The price list describes local fairway fees, charges for goods and the calculation basis for the use of services when calling at the Port of Kristiansand's port locations.

Shipping companies

Color Line

Color Line is a Norwegian ferry company with around 3500 employees, of whom around 2000 work on board one of the company's six ships. In Kristiansand, Color Line operates the Kristiansand - Hirtshals route 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 between Kristiansand and 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 mergers, the shipping company can boast a much 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

Fjord Line was founded in 1993 and is today Norway's second largest ferry company in international passenger and freight traffic between Norway, Sweden and Denmark with a market share of well over 20%.

They are a young ferry company that has grown a lot in recent years by introducing new modern ships to the fleet, expanding our route offering and by providing guests and freight customers with exceptional service and value for money. Fjord Line is built on the values of drive, responsibility, respect and commitment. The company employs around 800 people and transports more than 1.4 million passengers annually.

The company's four ships operate on five ferry routes between Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In addition to passenger traffic, we also offer transportation of commercial vehicles and goods.

See more on the company's website