Rogaland · Norway
Where to stay in Haugesund
Haugesund is a city in Rogaland, Norway, home to about 39,000 people. This guide covers 3 hotels in Haugesund, with about 444 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 3
- Nearest airport
- HAU8 km · Haugesund Airport, Karmøy
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Haugesund
Haugesund is a municipality on the coast of the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Haugaland.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Haugesund
See
The historical area of Avaldsnes is sometimes known as the birthplace of Norway.
- Haugesund Town Hall
- Karmsund Civic Museum
- Vår Frelsers kirke
- Visnes Mine Museum
- Haraldshaugen
- Ryvarden
- Stødle
- St. Olav's Church
- Nordvegen History Centre
- The Viking farm at Avaldsnes
- The Bear Pit
Do
- Haraldsvang
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Haugesund
3 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Home Hotel Amanda hotel | 133 |
| Quality Hotel™ Maritim hotel | 311 |
| Thon Hotel Saga hotel |
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 Haugesund
Haugesund has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; December is the wettest, with about 262 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 Haugesund: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP, 43 km) and Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG, 63 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The city center of Haugesund is compact; the streets are on a grid and easy to navigate by foot. The main north-south street is Haraldsgata, which is for pedestrian only from Skjoldavegen (north) to Åsbygata (south). The parallel street Sørhauggata is one way south, while Strandgata is one-way north. The two blocks of Torggata between Sørhauggata and Strandgata is also pedestrianized. If you want to travel further out, there is a local (county) bus system.
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HAU · Haugesund Airport, Karmøy
SRP · Stord Airport, Sørstokken
SVG · Stavanger Airport, Sola
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Haugesund
Drink
There are several pubs and clubs in Haugesund. However like the rest of Norway these places only come alive on a weekend and late at night, in many cases after 22:00, most have pretty good live music and cater for all ages, the big drawback is the crippling price of alcohol, US$11 for Guinness, $10 for local lagers, and up to $20 for spirit and mixer. The staff are usually very friendly and all speak good English, in fact many staff speak 2-3 languages.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Haugesund
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Questions
Haugesund: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Haugesund?
Haugesund has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; December is the wettest, with about 262 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Haugesund?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Haugesund Airport, Karmøy (HAU), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Stord Airport, Sørstokken (SRP, 43 km) and Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG, 63 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Haugesund?
2 places in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Haugesund?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Haugesund
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.