Fastest€33.89
- Go-Ahead Norge GA678815:162h 9m17:25Oslo SentralstasjonStavanger
Door to door 2h 53mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Oslo to Stavanger train
Trains from Oslo to Stavanger start at €38.84 and take 2h 53m at their fastest.
The Trains from Oslo to Stavanger starts at €38.84 and takes 2h 53m door to door, run by 1 operator over 302 km, with around 11 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 53mDoor to door
- 2h 9mMoving
- €38.84From
- 10.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Go-Ahead Norge | €32.79 | 2h 50m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Stavanger. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Stavanger
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Oslo to Stavanger
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €40.2690 days
- €25.0960 days
- €26.7445 days
- €31.1430 days
- €36.1321 days
- €44.3914 days
- €52.657 days
- €53.243 days
- €73.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €25.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €73.89, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €42.62Sun
- €37.90Mon
- €36.72Tue
- €39.08Wed
- €46.75Thu
- €44.39Fri
- €45.57Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Oslo
Rail
- Oslo Sentralstasjon
- Oslo East Station
- Oslo West Station
Stavanger
Rail
- Stavanger
- Stavanger station
- Hinna station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 302 km against 302 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Oslo at 06:01 and the last at 20:50, across 11 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 53m | 2h 9m | 44m | €38.84 | 10.0 kg | 11 |
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €36.72 | 76.5 kg | 24 |
Questions about Oslo to Stavanger
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Oslo to Stavanger take?
The Train from Oslo to Stavanger takes 2h 53m door to door, of which 2h 9m is spent moving. The route runs 302 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Oslo to Stavanger cost?
The Train from Oslo to Stavanger starts at €38.84 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €34.99. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Oslo to Stavanger?
1 operators run the Train from Oslo to Stavanger: Go-Ahead Norge. Between them they file around 11 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Oslo to Stavanger use?
The Train from Oslo to Stavanger leaves from Oslo Sentralstasjon and arrives at Stavanger. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Oslo to Stavanger?
Traveling from Oslo to Stavanger by Flight costs €36.72 and takes 3h 58m door to door, against 2h 53m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Oslo to Stavanger?
Fares for the Train from Oslo to Stavanger bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €25.09. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 194 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Oslo to Stavanger produce?
The Train from Oslo to Stavanger produces about 10.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 302 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Oslo to Stavanger?
Operators on the Train from Oslo to Stavanger publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 53m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Oslo to Stavanger on September 11, 2026: 302 km of route against 302 km in a straight line, 11 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €38.84, and 2h 53m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Stavanger
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Stavanger, with free cancellation on most of it.
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