Hirtshals – Kristiansand

There is no doubt that the shortest journey from Denmark to the Scandinavian Peninsula is by sea. Thanks to ferry crossings provided by two different ferry operators, you can sail directly from Denmark to Norway. We have put together the most important information about the shortest route between those two countries, which is Hirtshals – Kristiansand.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1) Time and duration the crossing
2) Ports
3) Fleet
4) Booking a crossing

There are two providers of Hirtshals – Kristiansand ferry and they are:

• Color Line,
• Fjord Line.

Hirtshals – Kristiansand: time and duration of the crossing

Color Line offers two departures a day on Kristiansand – Hirtshals route. The crossing with Color Line takes 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Fjord Line also offers two departures of ferry Hirtshals – Kristiansand a day. Only on Wednesdays there is one departure a day in each direction. It takes only 2 hours and 15 minutes to cross the sea with Fjord Line. It is possible thanks to fast vessel operating on the route.

Valid timetables for ferry Kristiansand – Hirtshals are available in search engine “Your cargo booking” on our main website.

Hirtshals – Kristiansand: ports

Check exact terminal addresses in ports of Hirtshals in Denmark and Kristiansand in Norway.

Hirtshals terminal

Color Line: Fergeterminalen Norgeskajen 2, 9850 Hirtshals (GPS: N57° 35.54', E009° 58.0048')

Fjord Line: Containerkajen 4, 9850 Hirtshals (GPS: 57.5957779, 9.9783459)

Kristiansand terminal

Color Line: Vestre strandgate 31, 4662 Kristiansand (GPS: N58° 8.6692', E007° 59.4909')

Fjord Line: Vesterveien 21, 4613 Kristiansand (GPS: 58.1428322, 7.9816797)

Hirtshals – Kristiansand: fleet

Superspeed 1

Kristiansand – Hirtshals ferryis operated by one Color Line vessel – Superspeed 1. The ferry was built in Finnish shipyard in Turku in 2007 and was rebuilt in 2011. The vessel is 211 metres long, has 11 decks and can ship 2315 passengers and 750 cars. The load line on the vessel is 1999 metres. The maximum speed of Superspeed 1 is 27 knots which equals 50 kilometres per hour.

Superspeed 1 ferry. Source: colorline.com

Fjord FSTR

Fjord Line has one vessel operating on Hirtshals – Kristiansand route. The vessel is called Fjord FSTR and it is a fast catamaran, that can develop speed of 37 knots (68 kilometres per hour). The ferry was built in 2021. Fjord FSTR is 110 metres long and can carry 1200 passengers and 410 vehicles.

Fjord FSTR ferry. Source: fjordline.com

Hirtshals – Kristiansand: booking a crossing

Hirtshals – Kristiansand route is available at PROMY24.COM. Book guaranteed space on ferry for your delivery or heavy goods vehicle. The order for the booking can be done via search engine “your cargo booking” on our main website.

If you wish to book a ticket for Hirtshals – Kristiansand ferry, you need to provide your registration number, number of drivers and total length of the vehicle.

If your vehicle needs a plug-in, carries oversized or hazardous cargo, please let us know about the fact while placing the order.

Your vehicle has guaranteed place, after our staff sends you the confirmation. If you know that your booking is not going to be used, please ask our team to cancel it, so you can avoid no show fee.

Feel free to contact us, if you have any questions. Find us at bok@promt24.com or +48 502 310 375.