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Haugesund Airport (HAU) to the town

No bus has reached the terminal since the airport bus ended in October 2024. Kolumbus stops at the airport junction about 3 km away, and in the Haugesund local zone a single ticket is a flat NOK 28 for everyone.

  • In the Haugesund local zone a single ticket is NOK 28 for everyone.
  • There is no child, student or senior rate in that zone; everyone pays the flat fare.
  • Elsewhere on the Kolumbus network children, students, seniors and conscripts get 50 percent off.
  • Children under six travel free across the network.
  • The airport is on Karmoy, the island south west of Haugesund, connected by a bridge and tunnel.
  • Kolumbus is the regional operator, the same one that runs Stavanger's buses.
  • No bus reaches the terminal. The airport bus ended on 6 October 2024. Kolumbus stops at the airport junction by the Park Inn hotel, and the last 3 km is a taxi.

A flat fare

  • NOK 28 in the Haugesund local zone, for every passenger regardless of age or status.
  • That is unusual in Norway, where zonal fares and discount categories are the rule.
  • Outside the local zone the ordinary Kolumbus fare structure applies: NOK 49 for one zone, NOK 87 for two, with 50 percent off for children, students, seniors and conscripts.

Where you are

  • The airport is at Karmoy, on the island south west of Haugesund town.
  • A bridge and an undersea tunnel connect it to the mainland.
  • No bus reaches the terminal. The airport bus ended on 6 October 2024. Kolumbus stops at the airport junction by the Park Inn hotel, and the last 3 km is a taxi. A taxi to the centre takes 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Haugesund is the gateway to Rogaland's northern coast and to the Ryfylke fjords.

Buying

  • The Kolumbus Billett app, ticket machines, Travel Money, or on board.
  • Discount holders must be able to prove eligibility to a driver or inspector, or face a fee.

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