Østfold · Norway
Where to stay in Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad is a city in Østfold, Norway, home to about 86,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Fredrikstad, with about 172 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- TRF40 km · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad is a port city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad.
The city of Fredrikstad was founded and named in 1567 by King Frederick II of Denmark-Norway. The oldest part of the city was built as a fortified town behind protective walls. The city's location is at the estuary of Glomma, the largest river in Norway and not far from the Swedish border. The river was used for transporting timber. The city still has a significant wood processing industry. The main settlement is along the river banks. Today, the city has an important trading business and is a popular tourist city.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Fredrikstad
See
- Fredrikstad Cathedral
- Fredrikstad Museum
Do
- Gamlebyen
- Gamlebyen Modelljernbanesenter
- Fredrikstad stadion
- Gamle Fredrikstad Golfklubb
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Fredrikstad
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ Fredrikstad hotel | 172 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Fredrikstad
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Fredrikstad are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Fredrikstad: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL, 109 km) and Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN, 128 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Fredrikstad is served by the Norwegian State Railway on the Oslo-Halden line. Also some trains to Gothenburg and onward connections, and almost as long (plus waiting time in Oslo) between the airport and the central station of Oslo to Fredrikstad.
Getting around
It is fairly easy to get around the city as public transportation in form of bus is frequent and goes around town and to the suburbs in all directions from the centre of downtown. Taxi is available from the main taxi central in downtown, just opposite of the main walking street. There is a ferry from downtown to the old town which is quite frequent. It is an affordable and scenic means of transportation, and you get to see the city from a different view as well, as the river offers a unique view of town. It also goes to the neighboring suburb Gressvik.
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TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
OSL · Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport
THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Fredrikstad
Drink
There are three coffee shops in the city centre that make very good coffees, milkshakes, smoothies etc. One is Verdensspeilet (World Mirror) right opposite the cinema. The second is Syversen Tea and Coffee and the third is Malenki, next to the cinema. All three have friendly staff and great coffee, and are great for a quick bite. If you want to stay a little longer, maybe have a beer and play a board game then Verdenspeilet is the best choice. The riverwalk has a lot of restaurants and bars, and in the summertime, especially, it is a very busy area where people go to eat, drink a beer in the sunshine by the water and in general have a good time.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Fredrikstad
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Fredrikstad: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Fredrikstad?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Fredrikstad are June and July. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Fredrikstad?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), about 40 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL, 109 km) and Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport (THN, 128 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Fredrikstad?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Fredrikstad?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Fredrikstad
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.