Kjerag Parking & Costs 2026: Bus, Ferry, Car or Tour

Booking choice: The guided Kjerag hike, from $214 per person. Check dates Tour details

There is no entry fee for Kjerag, and you do not need a permit. What you pay for is distance: the trailhead is 2.5 to 3 hours from Stavanger by road, or a 2.5-hour ferry plus a shuttle.

Below are the 2026 prices for each piece, from the official and operator pages, and what they add up to for one person and for a group of four.

The quick answer

Parking at Øygardstøl costs about NOK 300 a day per car. The Kjerag Express Bus was NOK 995 return per adult in 2026. The Rødne ferry to Lysebotn was NOK 595 per adult each way, plus NOK 250 each way for the shuttle up. Guided day hikes from Stavanger started at $214 per person, lunch not included. For a group of four with a car, driving is by far the cheapest.

How much is parking at Kjerag?

About NOK 300 per car per day at Øygardstøl. The car park holds around 400 cars, and the fee pays for the car park and the trail.

Fjord Line gives the current fee as NOK 300 and says it "contributes to the upkeep of both the parking lot and the hiking trails to Kjeragbolten". The official Kjerag page confirms there is a fee and a service building with toilets and tourist information, staffed from May to October.

Do not try to save the fee by stopping on the hairpins. Go Fjords calls parking at the trailhead "limited and pricy", and summer weekends are the busiest. Arrive early, or let someone else drive: Fjord Hikes includes the parking fee in its price.

A trail winding across a green valley below grey granite walls, with a few hikers walking — The trail beyond the car park. The parking fee helps keep it in shape.

How much does the Kjerag Express Bus cost?

NOK 995 return per adult and NOK 525 for children 0 to 17 in 2026. It ran June to September only.

The bus leaves Stavanger bus terminal at 07:45 and gives you about six hours at the trailhead (Fjord Norway). Tickets are sold online through Go Fjords, not on board.

For one person without a car, it is the cheapest way in. For a family of two adults and two children it comes to NOK 3,040, which is more than the parking and fuel for one car. The 2027 dates are covered in our 2027 season post.

What do the Lysefjord ferry and the Lysebotn shuttle cost?

In 2026, NOK 595 per adult each way on the Rødne car ferry, or NOK 1,990 for a car with up to five people. The shuttle from Lysebotn to the trailhead was NOK 250 per person each way.

The Rødne scenic car ferry runs from Lauvvik to Lysebotn in 2.5 hours each way. 2026 one-way fares: NOK 595 adult, NOK 350 child 4 to 15, NOK 1,290 for a car and driver, NOK 1,990 for a car with up to five people. The SBK BASE shuttle then climbs the 27 hairpins to Øygardstøl.

With five hours on the water for a return trip, the ferry works best one way: sail in, hike, and drive home via Sirdal. As a foot passenger both ways, plan a night in Lysebotn. Kolumbus also sails to Lysebotn all year, but in the off season there is no shuttle up.

A road with tight hairpin bends descending a green mountainside to a fjord village with a ferry quay — Hairpins down to the fjord. From Lysebotn, the shuttle or your car climbs over 900 m to the trailhead.

How much does a guided Kjerag tour from Stavanger cost?

From $214 per person for a guided day hike with hotel pickup, up to $244. Two-day and three-day trips with meals cost $1,077 and $1,615.

The guided Kjerag hike ($214) picks you up at any Stavanger hotel or Airbnb at 7:00, in a group of eight at most. Fjord Hikes ($236) adds the parking fee and a licensed guide, also for eight at most. Lysekammen ($244) takes up to 15 in a minibus. None of them includes lunch.

The multi-day trips cost more because they include beds and meals: the overnight trip with Preikestolen ($1,077) and the three-day Lysefjord hike ($1,615), which cancels free only up to three days before. Our guide to Kjerag tours compares them in detail.

Hotel pickup at 7:00, a guide on all three climbs and eight hikers at most. Lunch is yours to bring.

★ 4.6 · 11 hours · from $214

Explore the guided Kjerag hike Tour details

What is the cheapest way to get to Kjerag?

With a car and friends: NOK 300 parking split four ways, plus fuel. Alone without a car, the express bus at NOK 995 return is the cheapest.

The table adds up the 2026 prices for one adult and for four adults. Fuel and tolls for the 180 km each way are not included; they depend on your car. Food is not included on any route, guided or not.

The cheapest route is not always the best value. The bus only runs in summer on set days, and you are on your own on the chains. A guided tour costs more but sorts out transport, pace and the weather call in one go.

Route (2026 prices)	1 adult	4 adults	Season
Own car via Sirdal, both ways	NOK 300 + fuel	NOK 300 + fuel	Road open, late May to about November
Kjerag Express Bus	NOK 995	NOK 3,980	June to September, set days
Car ferry in, drive back via Sirdal	NOK 1,590 + fuel	NOK 2,290 + fuel	15 May to 29 September
Ferry and shuttle both ways, on foot	NOK 1,690	NOK 6,760	Late May to September, overnight in Lysebotn
Guided day tour from Stavanger	From $214	From $856	On listed dates, into October

Is a guided Kjerag tour worth the price?

For a first-timer without a car, yes. For a fit group of four with a rental car in July, drive yourselves.

A guided day covers what makes Kjerag tricky: an 11 km hike with about 760 m of climbing, three steep chain sections, and a weather call that decides whether you reach the boulder at all. Guests report guides choosing the route, helping slower hikers on the hard sections and waiting out bad weather on top.

Skip the tour if you have hiked steep, exposed trails before, have a car and can go on a clear day. Take it if you are alone, if you are here outside the bus season, or if the chains worry you. Read how hard Kjerag is before you decide.