Lynn Ulltveit-Moe has compiled a nice collection of alternative ways of getting to GUADEC in Kristiansand, either via budget airlines at Torp, Sandefjord and bus to Kristiansand, or from Gardermoen, Oslo and train to Kristiansand. More useful details might be available at the guadec-list mail archives.
Coming Saturday 26th June, 0636 at Stasted, London. Arriving at 0920.
Leaving Wednesday 30th June, 2205. Arriving at 2305.
In total 67 GPB including taxes. Add taxi to Fokserød for 2 x 7 GBP
and bus to and from Krisiansand for 2 x 20 GPB you should be able to
get from Stansted to GUADEC and back for 121 GBP. The bus and train
even gives student discounts. (50% for all bus and some train
tickets.) You need to have your student ID card. In other words, it is
still possible to come to GUADEC in a cheap way from Europe!
Ryanair offer budget priced flights from London Stansted, Glasgow Prestwick and Frankfurt Hahn Airports to Sandefjord Torp. On arrival at Torp, you take a short taxi ride to Fokserød, to then get a coach to Kristiansand.
London (Stansted) - Oslo (Torp) | |||||||||
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FR 34 | 0626 | 0920 | - | - | - | - | - | Sat | - |
FR 34 | 0630 | 0925 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | - | - |
FR 36 | 1400 | 1655 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 36 | 1400 | 1655 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 36 | 1400 | 1655 | - | - | - | - | - | Sat | Sun |
FR 36 | 1845 | 2140 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | - | Sun | Oslo (Torp) - London (Stansted) |
FR 35 | 0950 | 1045 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | - |
FR 37 | 1720 | 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | Sat | - |
FR 37 | 1720 | 1820 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 37 | 1720 | 1820 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 39 | 2205 | 2305 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | - | Sun |
Glasgow (Prestwick) - Oslo (Torp) | |||||||||
FR 7802 | 0940 | 1225 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 7802 | 1050 | 1335 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Oslo (Torp) - Glasgow (Prestwick) |
FR 7803 | 1250 | 1335 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
FR 7803 | 1400 | 1445 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
Frankfurt (Hahn) - Oslo (Torp) | |||||||||
FR 9822 | 1535 | 1735 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Oslo (Torp) - Frankfurt (Hahn) |
FR 9823 | 1800 | 2000 | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
All times are local to Departures / Destination Airports.
Buses run from Fokserød, Torp to Kristiansand (have to take a 5 min taxi ride from Airport to bus pick-up point) :
For Norwegian train information for travel from Oslo Gardemoen to Kristiansand see www.nsb.no.