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Hommersåk

Hommersåk

Hommersåk is a village in Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

Plan a trip to Hommersåk From Kristiansand(Kjevik)

The village is located in the borough of Riska in the northern part of the municipality. It is situated about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the centre of the city of Sandnes, along the shore of the Riskafjorden, an arm off the main Gandsfjorden.

Get in

Getting to Hommersåk

Follow line 21 from Sandnes bus- and railway station. Follow Rv. 13 from Sandnes, leading into Rv. 516. From Stavanger harbour (more info on www.kolumbus.no). Hommersåk is the village of Riska, and is located where the Riska fiord ends.

See

Worth seeing

Riska gamle kirke,. The old wood church, built 1877. Kvernhusene i Frøylandsbekken. The old mill, restored millhouse a few hundred meters from the park Stemmen. The Skjærgård. in summer, contact FjordEvents down at Bryggen and go for some amazing Fjord cruising.

Do

Things to do

Several nice footpaths lead visitors into the beautiful nature surrounding Hommersåk, which includes Maudlandsgården, Måketjern, Riska beach, Kjølvik and Vårlivarden. MS Riskafjord II. The old ship, offers cruising on the fiord in the high season.

Eat

Where to eat

East Ocean, Maudland. china take-away restaurant Lone's Bistro (located at Bryggen senter). Statoil Service Hommersåk, Bjelland. PizzaBakeren, Bryggen.

How locals move

Getting around Hommersåk the local way

  • 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.
  • Get inTravellers that arrive to Bergen with the ferry from Stavanger on the same day can check in their luggage with Hurtigruten shortly after arrival, then spend the day in Bergen before their evening departure.
  • Get inThe ferry docks at are a 20 minute drive from the city centre.
  • Get aroundThe fare system covers the green and white city buses, the green and grey local trains, as well as passenger boat line 800 to Byøyene and Hommersåk and the Vassøy ferry.

From Wikivoyage: Stavanger, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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