Østfold · Norway
Where to stay in Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg is a city in Østfold, Norway, home to about 61,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Sarpsborg, with about 260 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- TRF55 km · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg, historically Borg, is a city and municipality in the Østfold county of Eastern Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.
It has 57,000 inhabitants in the municipality (2019), and another 178,000 in seven neighbouring municipalities within half an hour's drive. Sarpsborg was founded by St. Olaf in 1016, making the city one of the eight Norwegian cities of today with a Viking age origin, together with Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Skien, Tønsberg, Oslo and Hamar. St. Olaf founded the city at Sarpsfossen falls, because it was not possible to sail further up river Glomma.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Sarpsborg
See
- Sarpsfossen
- Kulåsparken
- Hafslund manor
- Borregaard manor
- Storedal kultursenter
- Borgarsyssel museum
- Soli Brug Galleri
Do
- Høysand
- Borregaard
- Skjeberg
- Øya
- Østfold Golfsenter
- Superland
- Sarpsborg Bowlingsenter
- Svev
- Funplays
- Kjerringåsen Alpinsenter
- Inspiria science center
- Tunevannet
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Sarpsborg
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Quality Hotel™ Sarpsborg hotel | 260 |
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 Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 112 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 Sarpsborg: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL, 101 km) and Karlstad Airport (KSD, 122 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Sarpsborg is served by the Norwegian State Railway. The fastest trains make the journey in 1 hr 21 min from Oslo and 2 hr 29 min from Gothenburg. The trains from Oslo depart every hour from 06:01 to 00:01, and stops in Ski, Moss, Rygge, Råde and Fredrikstad on the way to Sarpsborg and Halden. Three daily trains connect Gothenburg, Trollhättan, Vänersborg and Ed in Dalsland with Sarpsborg. Departure time from Gothenburg is 06:55, 13:00 and 17:55. Around 550 passengers a day use the train station in Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is served by the Timekspressen.
Getting around
The town centre is small enough that it is easy to get around on foot. Between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad buses are frequent. In other directions buses are infrequent, and getting around without driving your own car can be inconvenient. When driving, try to avoid the bridges across the river during rush hour (07:30 - 08:30 and 15:30 - 17:00), as they are major bottlenecks and congested.
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TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
OSL · Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport
KSD · Karlstad Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Sarpsborg
Eat
Sarpsborg has about a dozen year-round open restaurants with service by the table. Most of the proper restaurants are situated in or near the pedestrian street in downtown Sarpsborg. Another category of eating is chain restaurants where you order at the counter, including McDonald's, Subway, Egon, Domino's, and Burger King. The city also have a wide range of lunch cafes, pizza restaurants and take-away places, including Kafésøstrene, Paradis Pizza (famous for kebab), Tui Wok, Foyns, Pizzabakeren, Rich Bar (famous for mashed potatoes) and Høk Kro. A final category is the archipelago restaurants, of which some are only open during summer time.
Drink
Serving is allowed until 01:30 in Sarpsborg, and all places must be closed at 02:00. In the summer months the drinking places are allowed to serve for half an hour extra. In addition to the mentioned drinking places here, Dickens (with its subordinates Olsen and Vinstua) and SØM converts from restaurants to clubs during late hours. Norway's second largest brewery group is from Sarpsborg. Be sure to taste the Borg pilsner or bock during your stay.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Sarpsborg
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Questions
Sarpsborg: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sarpsborg?
Sarpsborg has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 112 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sarpsborg?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), about 55 km from the city centre in a straight line; Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL, 101 km) and Karlstad Airport (KSD, 122 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Sarpsborg?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Sarpsborg?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Sarpsborg
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.