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🇳🇴 Same-country drive · Norway

Driving from Oslo to Stavanger

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Drive time
7h 18m
Distance
442 km
Same day?
Yes, doable
under 8 h
Fuel cost
≈ €68
petrol · diesel ≈ €52
Tolls
Toll-free
no charges en route
EV charging
Plenty fast
11 of 63 ≥50 kW
Countries
🇳🇴 Norway
1 country
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Route map

How else can you make this trip?

Driving is the focus of this guide; here's how cycling, coach, and (soon) train and plane stack up for the same pair.

By car

7h 18m

442 km · €68 fuel

See details ↓
By bike

Not realistic

442 km is far beyond a typical multi-day cycle tour. Try a shorter pair like a day or weekend stage.

By bus
Direct

7h 50m

FlixBus-eu

See details ↓
By train
2 changes

2h 14m

Flytoget · Go-Ahead Norge AS

See details ↓

Trip plan

How to think about the drive: one day, split, or overnight.

Consider splitting over two days

Technically a one-day drive, but it is a slog. Splitting overnight halfway makes it a much better trip and lets you see the middle, not just the endpoints.

A natural overnight stop near the halfway point: Vennesla (no).

Distance:
442 km
Duration:
7h 18m (free-flow, no traffic)

Where to stop

Places along the route that make natural breaks for coffee, lunch, or a night.

  1. Notodden 🇳🇴 no

    ≈111 km

    ≈ 1.6 km detour from the main route

Key moves

Things to know before you set off — borders, sides of the road, tolls.

Long rural stretch on 450 Hunnedalsvegen

Plan for about 53 km of two-lane country roads. Slower than motorway, but often the pretty part — fewer overtakes after dark.

Long rural stretch on 450 Borsævegen

Plan for about 28 km of two-lane country roads. Slower than motorway, but often the pretty part — fewer overtakes after dark.

Must-know before you go

The things a driver from another country wouldn't think to ask about — fines, stickers, payment cards, opening hours.

Tolls, vignettes & road payment

AutoPASS toll cameras with no booth — register your plate

Must know

Every Norwegian toll point is an overhead camera, no booths. Foreign plates: either pre-register on epass24.com (the central platform for visitors) or wait for the invoice to reach your home address — typically 3–6 months later, with no late fee for the first 30 days. AutoPASS-certified transponder rented before crossing skips the admin entirely.

Driving rules & habits

Plan your stops, not just your finish time

Useful

OSRM gives you free-flow drive time. Realistic add: 10% on motorway-heavy routes, 25% if you're crossing two cities. Eat at off-peak hours (11:30 lunch, 18:00 dinner) — service-area queues at noon kill 20 minutes. EU fatigue research is consistent: 15-minute break every 2 hours, full 45-minute break before 6 hours. The drive between hours 7 and 9 is where avoidable accidents cluster.

Fuel stations

Contactless cards work at virtually every motorway pump

Tip

Major brand stations (Shell, Total, BP, Repsol, Cepsa, OMV, Eni, Esso) take Visa and Mastercard contactless without an issue. American Express and Diners are spotty south of the Alps. A €100 pre-authorisation hold is normal — it releases within 5 days. Carry €50 cash for the rare independent station.

Emergency & breakdown

112 works everywhere in the EU and continental neighbours

Tip

Single number for police, ambulance, fire — works from any phone, any network, any country. On motorways, the orange SOS pillars every 2km connect direct to the regional traffic control centre and pinpoint your location. Use them over your phone if you can — it speeds the response.

Rules, fees, and thresholds change. Always verify against the official source the day before you drive — this page is a checklist, not a legal reference.

Main roads

The highways this route spends the most kilometres on.

  • 450 Eidsborgvegen
    194 km
  • E 134 Heddalsvegen
    133 km
  • E 18 Operatunnelen / Festningstunnelen
    41 km
  • E 39 Ålgårdsvegen
    23 km
  • 9 Setesdalsvegen
    18 km
  • E 18; E 134 —
    13 km
  • 38; 450 Skafsåvegen
    4 km

Route character

How much of the drive is motorway vs. secondary vs. rural.

Mixed motorway + secondary — varied pace, some scenic stretches.

Motorway
50%
Secondary
0%
Other / rural
50%

Drive difficulty

At-a-glance feel: how demanding is this drive for one driver?

Overall

Challenging

Long day with at least one complicating factor. Split into two days or share the driving.

  • Long drive: 7h 18m behind the wheel at free-flow speeds.
  • About 206 km on non-motorway roads where speeds and conditions vary.

Elevation profile

Highs, lows, and the total climb / descent along the route.

Lowest point
9 m
Highest point
1,366 m
Total ascent
↑ 3,872 m
Total descent
↓ 3,880 m

Fuel & tolls

Rough cost expectation for a typical EU passenger car. Treat as an estimate — pump prices change weekly.

Petrol (RON 95)

≈ €68

33.2 L × €2.05 / L · 7.5 L/100 km

Diesel

≈ €52

26.5 L × €1.95 / L · 6 L/100 km

Electric (DC fast)

≈ €33

77 kWh × €0.42 / kWh · 17.5 kWh/100 km

Public DC fast charging — slower AC charging at home or hotels typically costs about half.

Prices last refreshed 2026-04-01.

Fuel and EV charging along the route

Stations within a few kilometres of the road, sampled at evenly-spaced waypoints.

EV charging

63 found

11 at 50 kW or above (fast / ultra-fast).

Fastest first

  • IONITY Høydalsmo — Høydalsmo 350 kW
  • Oslo Central - Sentrum P-hus Supercharger — OSLO 250 kW
  • Eiker Senter — HOKKSUND 150 kW
  • Recharge Esso Hokksund — HOKKSUND 150 kW
  • Buskerud Storsenter — KROKSTADELVA 150 kW
  • Hokksund Supercharger — Hokksund 120 kW
  • Langebru gjestegård — HOKKSUND 50 kW
  • Recharge Kiwi Lerberg — HOKKSUND 50 kW
  • Kiwi Steinberg — STEINBERG 50 kW
  • Saulandtunet — SAULAND 50 kW
  • Byrkjedalstunet — DIRDAL 50 kW
  • Hobbelstad og Rønning - Lauvtjern terrasse — HOKKSUND 43 kW

Weather by month

Average daytime high / overnight low and typical monthly rainfall, over the past five years.

🇳🇴 Oslo

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
-2°
-7°
1°
-6°
5°
-3°
11°
2°
18°
7°
20°
12°
21°
14°
19°
13°
17°
10°
10°
4°
3°
-1°
1°
-4°
100mm 54mm 55mm 73mm 44mm 90mm 157mm 136mm 110mm 76mm 59mm 64mm

hot mild cold

🇳🇴 Stavanger

Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
4°
-0°
6°
1°
7°
2°
10°
4°
14°
8°
16°
11°
18°
13°
17°
13°
16°
11°
12°
8°
8°
4°
6°
3°
194mm 160mm 129mm 72mm 86mm 125mm 186mm 200mm 214mm 161mm 150mm 230mm

hot mild cold

Next 5 days at Stavanger

Live forecast — refreshes every few hours.

  • Mon 26

    ⛅

    11° / 9°

    39mm

  • Tue 27

    🌧️

    14° / 12°

    53mm

  • Wed 28

    🌧️

    11° / 11°

    7.1mm

  • Thu 29

    ⛅

    12° / 10°

    —

  • Fri 30

    ⛅

    12° / 6°

    —

Forecast: MET Norway

Directions

Turn-by-turn summary of the main manoeuvres, generated by OSRM.

Show all 63 manoeuvres
  1. Grensen
  2. Operatunnelen / Festningstunnelen (E 18) 2 km
  3. —
  4. (E 18) 39 km
  5. (E 18; E 134) 13 km
  6. (E 134)
  7. (E 134)
  8. (E 134) 3 km
  9. (E 134)
  10. (E 134) 2 km
  11. (E 134)
  12. (E 134) 20 km
  13. Gomsrudveien (E 134; 40)
  14. (E 134)
  15. (E 134)
  16. (E 134) 2 km
  17. (E 134)
  18. (E 134) 26 km
  19. Heddalsvegen (E 134)
  20. Heddalsvegen (E 134) 2 km
  21. Heddalsvegen (E 134)
  22. Heddalsvegen (E 134)
  23. Heddalsvegen (E 134)
  24. Heddalsvegen (E 134) 6 km
  25. Ørvella øst (E 134) 6 km
  26. Saulandsvegen (E 134) 14 km
  27. Hjartdalsvegen (E 134) 15 km
  28. Vallarvegen (E 134) 4 km
  29. Bygdaråvegen (E 134) 7 km
  30. Brunkebergvegen (E 134) 18 km
  31. Høydalsmovegen (E 134) 8 km
  32. Eidsborgvegen (450) 18 km
  33. Storvegen (450) 3 km
  34. Skafsåvegen (38; 450) 4 km
  35. Borsævegen (450) 28 km
  36. Bjørnevassvegen (450) 20 km
  37. Setesdalsvegen (9) 6 km
  38. Setesdalsvegen (9)
  39. Setesdalsvegen (9) 3 km
  40. Setesdalsvegen (9) 10 km
  41. Suleskarvegen (450) 27 km
  42. Suleskardveien (450) 15 km
  43. Sirdalsveien (450) 14 km
  44. Sirdalsveien (450)
  45. Hunnedalsveien (450)
  46. Hunnedalsveien (450) 17 km
  47. Hunnedalsvegen (450) 53 km
  48. Sandnesveien (E 39) 1 km
  49. Sandnesveien (E 39)
  50. Sandnesveien (E 39)
  51. Sandnesveien (E 39)
  52. Ålgårdsvegen (E 39) 2 km
  53. Ålgårdsveien (E 39) 21 km
  54. Motorveien (E 39)
  55. Motorveien (E 39)
  56. Motorveien (E 39)
  57. Madlaveien (441)
  58. Kannikgata (441)
  59. Bergelandsbrua (441)
  60. Teaterveien (44)
  61. Kongsgata (4580)
  62. Østervågkaien
  63. Kirkegata

By coach from Oslo to Stavanger

Indicative duration of the fastest direct long-distance coach found in the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus EU schedules.

Travel time
7h 50m
Direct
Operator
FlixBus-eu
Departures / day
~1
Approximate based on the published schedule.
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Schedules sourced from the FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus GTFS feeds via transport.data.gouv.fr. Times are indicative; verify on the operator's site before booking.

Booking link coming soon.

By train from Oslo to Stavanger

Fastest cross-border rail itinerary from the public Transitous planner. Times reflect a typical Monday-morning departure on the next available service-day.

Fastest journey
2h 14m
2 changes
Lead operator
Flytoget
+ 1 more
Alternatives
4
Itineraries returned by the planner.

Trains on the fastest itinerary

  • FLY2

All operators across alternatives

  • Flytoget
  • Go-Ahead Norge AS

Includes a high-speed rail leg (TGV, ICE, AVE, Frecciarossa-class).

Show route on map

Routing via the public Transitous OTP planner (community-run MOTIS instance). Cached 24 hours; verify on the operator's site before booking.

How this page is built

Compiled by COD Solutions Oy from open European data — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for the route geometry, Open-Meteo for monthly climate normals, OpenTopoData SRTM 30m for elevation, and Open Charge Map for EV charging stations. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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