Madla
Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the western part of the city, along the coast of the Hafrsfjorden. The 13.87-square-kilometre (3,430-acre) borough has a population (2025) of 22,355. The borough was added to the city of Stavanger in 1965 when the old Madla Municipality was merged into the city.
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Worth seeing in and around Madla
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Stavanger
The University of Stavanger is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status.
3.1 km · university in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 02Sverd i fjell
Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
1.6 km · commemorative monument of the unification of the Norwegian Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03DNB Arena
DNB Arena is an indoor ice hockey rink in Stavanger, Norway, and home to the EHL team, the Stavanger Oilers. Opened ahead of the 2012–13 season, the arena has a capacity for 4,500 spectators during ice hockey matches and 6,000 during concerts, including 36 executive boxes.
2.4 km · arena in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 04Stavanger Stadion
Stavanger Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Stavanger, Norway. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Viking FK. The stadium opened on 13 August 1917, and was able to hold 17,555 people at the end of its life as Viking's home ground in 2004.
3.9 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 05Stavanger Idrettshall
Stavanger Idrettshall is an indoor arena in Stavanger, Norway. It hosts the home games of the Stavanger handball team, and then has a capacity 4,100 people.
2.9 km · indoor arena in Stavanger, Norway · Wikipedia - 06Sunde Church
Sunde Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sunde in the borough of Madla in the western part of the city of Stavanger.
2.9 km · church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway · Wikipedia - 07Tananger Chapel
Tananger Chapel is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger.
3.3 km · church building in Sola, Rogaland, Norway · Wikipedia - 08Tananger Church
Tananger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tananger.
3.2 km · church building in Sola, Rogaland, Norway · Wikipedia - 09Tjensvoll Church
Tjensvoll Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Tjensvoll neighborhood in the borough of Hillevåg in the city of Stavanger.
3 km · church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway · Wikipedia - 10Revheim Church
Revheim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in village of Kvernevik in the borough of Madla in the western part of the city of Stavanger.
400 m · church building in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway · Wikipedia
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Getting to Madla
- Airports
- Stavanger, Sola (SVG), 8 km · Bergen, Flesland (BGO), 151 km · Kristiansand (KRS), 164 km
- Bergen → Madla162 km · quickest by ferry, 8h 25m · kr375–1,315
- Kristiansand(Kjevik) → Madla162 km · quickest by road, 4h 7m · kr280–375
- Sandefjord(Torp) → Madla255 km · quickest by air, 3h 38m · kr1,270–1,970
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Madla
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Madla. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get in[https://flyhau.no/en/ Haugesund Airport, Karmøy () (occasionally referred to as Helganes by Haugesund locals) is served by some charter flights and seasonal Norwegian flights from a couple of international destinations, as well as domestic flights from Oslo and Bergen.
- Get inThere is a ferry crossing on the way, charging 172 kr if you bring a private vehicle up to 6 m.
- Get inFerries on the route are included in the bus ticket where applicable.
- Get inPassengers will sit on the bus for boarding and deboarding, but are usually required to leave the bus and stay on passenger decks during ferry crossings.
- Get inFjord Line operates a daily overnight cruise ferry from Hirtshals in Denmark to Stavanger, and onwards to Bergen.
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Next door to Madla
- Krossbergsettlement in Stavanger Municipality, Norway1.9 km
- Tanangersettlement in Sola Municipality, Norway3.4 km
- Sundeneighborhood of Stavanger, Norway2.4 km
- Kvernevikneighbourhood in the city of Stravanger, Norway3.2 km
- Madlamarkneighborhood of Stavanger, Norway1.9 km
- Tjensvollneighborhood in Stavanger, Norway2.8 km