Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The town's Kvernberget
airport
( 71 68 30 50)
is on Nordlandet island. There are fre-
quent flights daily to/from both Oslo and Bergen.
Buses travel regularly to/from the airport (Nkr60, 15 minutes, up to eight daily) to meet
incoming flights.
BOAT
Express boats connect Kristiansund with Trondheim (3½ hours, up to three daily from
Nordmørskaia). The Hurtigruten coastal ferry also calls in daily at Holmakaia.
BUS
Inland buses run hourly to Molde (Nkr156, 1½ hours) and on to Ålesund (3¾ hours). The
coastal run that rolls along the Atlanterhavsveien is much more impressive and scarcely
longer. Northwards, there are up to three buses daily to Trondheim (Nkr400, 4¾ hours).
Getting Around
Nkr85)
claims to be 'the world's oldest public transport system in uninterrupted use'. That's
a heavy reputation for these small, squat boats to bear. Whatever the history, it's well worth
the ride for its own sake and for the special perspective it gives of the harbour. Boats leave
from Piren pier at the foot of Kaibakken hill, linking the town centre and the islands of
Innlandet, Nordlandet and Gomelandet. They run every half hour, Monday to Saturday;
the full circuit takes 20 minutes.
Around Kristiansund
Grip
Huddled together on a tiny rocky island as though for protection against Atlantic gales, the
village of Grip with its pastel-painted houses sits amid an archipelago of 80 islets and
skerries. The only elevation is the 47m- tall Bratthårskollen lighthouse on a nearby skerry,
built in 1888 and prodding skywards.
In the early 19th century, after a drop in cod hauls and two powerful storms, the village
was practically abandoned. But it bounced back, its population swelling during the cod-
fishing season when basing yourself on the island saved three hours of hard rowing each
