Storhaug
Storhaug is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
This borough includes the traditional city centre and main harbor along the Byfjorden. It is located east of Eiganes og Våland borough and south of the island borough of Hundvåg. The 6.43-square-kilometre (1,590-acre) borough has a population (2024) of 18,547. This gives the borough a population density of 2,573 inhabitants per square kilometre (6,660/sq mi).
How locals move
Getting around Storhaug 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.
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