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Where to stay in Østfold
This guide covers 4 destinations in Østfold, a first-level administrative division of Norway, with 7 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Moss. Across its destinations, June and July are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 7
- Comfortable in the most places
- June and July
- Main airport
- TRFSandefjord Airport, Torp
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
Destinations
Destinations in Østfold
Every destination in this guide in Østfold, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss | 50,647 | 3 | TRF · 36 km |
| Halden | 26,320 | 2 | TRF · 65 km |
| Fredrikstad | 86,243 | 1 | TRF · 40 km |
| Sarpsborg | 60,614 | 1 | TRF · 55 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Østfold
5 places to stay in Østfold from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Home Hotel Park hotel | Halden | 64 |
| Hotel Riviera hotel | Moss | 172 |
| Quality Hotel™ Fredrikstad hotel | Fredrikstad | 172 |
| Quality Hotel™ Sarpsborg hotel | Sarpsborg | 260 |
| Thon Hotel Halden hotel | Halden |
Where to stay
More hotels in Østfold
2 hotels in Østfold recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Refsnes Gods | Moss | |
| Moss Hotel | Moss |
When to go
Best time to visit Østfold
From the climate of 4 destinations in Østfold with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: June and July.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 4 | 1 °C | 65 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 1 °C | 52 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 5 °C | 48 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 11 °C | 47 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 16 °C | 62 mm |
| June | 2 of 4 | 20 °C | 79 mm |
| July | 2 of 4 | 22 °C | 79 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 21 °C | 102 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 16 °C | 82 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 10 °C | 112 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 5 °C | 85 mm |
| December | 0 of 4 | 2 °C | 68 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Østfold
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Østfold name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
OSL · Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport
THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport
KSD · Karlstad Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Østfold, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Norway
Nearby
Regions near Østfold
Other regions of Norway with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.