Getting to southern Norway: ferry, car and the last hour to the water.

Two shipping companies serve the route: Color Line and Fjord Line. Together they offer up to four departures a day in high season, somewhat fewer in winter. The crossing takes between two and a half and just under four hours depending on the vessel.

Color Line sails with the SuperSpeed 1, a fast car ferry that covers the distance in 3 hours and 15 minutes. Fjord Line operates two vessel types: the cruise ferries MS Stavangerfjord and MS Bergensfjord take around 3 hours 55 minutes. The Fjord FSTR, a high-speed catamaran, manages it in 2 hours 25 minutes and runs from spring to autumn.

All ferries carry cars, and all have restaurants, cafés and duty-free shops on board. Prices depend on the season, day of the week and how far in advance you book. Early bookers and travellers outside the summer holiday weeks pay considerably less. Current prices and timetables are on colorline.com and fjordline.com.

Hirtshals sits at the northern tip of Jutland, and that is precisely what makes the journey straightforward. From the German-Danish border at Flensburg, you drive roughly 360 kilometres due north on the E45, through Kolding, Vejle and Aalborg. A good three and a half hours, entirely on the motorway, without a single bridge toll. From Hamburg it is around 520 kilometres and about five hours.

The route through Jutland has one clear advantage: you stay on the peninsula and avoid the toll bridges Storebælt and Øresund entirely. For those coming from northern Germany, this route is often quicker than driving to the Mediterranean. And the car is right there in Norway the moment you step off the ferry.

In Kristiansand you drive straight off the ferry and onto the road. From there it is roughly 70 kilometres and about an hour to Spangereid near Lindesnes, where Ramsland 8a and Ramsland 2d stand. To Borhaug on the Lista peninsula, home of Maritim 2, it is around 90 kilometres and a good hour and a half.

The route follows well-maintained country roads through rolling coastal scenery. It is not fast, but it is beautiful: the final kilometres are already part of the holiday. There are supermarkets along the way in case you want to stock up before arriving. Signposting from Kristiansand is clear throughout, and all the homes are easy to find with any navigation app.

Norway drives on the right, like Germany and most of continental Europe. The key differences: the general speed limit is 80 km/h outside built-up areas and 50 km/h within them, with 110 km/h allowed on some dual carriageways. Dipped headlights are mandatory at all times, even on the brightest summer day. The blood-alcohol limit is 0.02 per cent, effectively zero. Seatbelts are compulsory for everyone in the vehicle.

Some road sections carry tolls. As a foreign driver you do not need to do anything in advance: the toll stations photograph your number plate and send an invoice to your home address. Those who drive more often can register ahead of time at epass24.com or autopass.no. The amounts per station are typically in the single-digit euro range.

Kristiansand has a small airport (Kjevik, KRS) with connections to Oslo, Bergen and a handful of European destinations, including Amsterdam with KLM. Direct scheduled flights from Germany are rare. If you prefer to fly, the most practical route is via Oslo or Amsterdam to Kristiansand, then hiring a car locally. Without your own car the south coast is quite limited.

Most of our guests travel with their own car. You need it anyway for groceries, for excursions to Lindesnes lighthouse and along the Lista peninsula. The homes start at 80 euros per night (Ramsland 2d), with Ramsland 8a from 110 euros and Maritim 2 from 150 euros. Dogs are welcome in all three homes. From spring 2027, a fourth house called Odrelia joins in Farsund. Booked directly with us, without platform fees.