Pulpit Rock, Western Norway, Norway

4Danii T 5:00 PM Jun 3, 2022

Oslo to pulpit’s rock and back in one day
So we were in Oslo for a 4 day weekend and wondered if we could chance a trip to Pulpit’s Rock and if we would be able to do it in one day and I’m pleased to say you can and it went without a hitch! We booked a flight from Oslo to Stavanger for 7.55am. This got us to Stavanger for 9 and we made our way to Stavanger city centre. We used Flybussen to book return tickets from Stavanger airport to city centre. We also pre-booked our tickets from Stavanger bus terminal to Pulpit’s rock using pupitrocktours.no - it’s essential to book on advance. We booked the 10.47 bus which meant we had a we hour to spend in Stavanger before heading to pulpit rock, giving us time to stock up on energy bars and water. The journey on the bus from Stavanger to Pulpits rock takes 53 minutes. On arrival, we started the walk straight away and it took us 2.5hrs in total up and back. Unfortunately it was a very unseasonably cloudy day for June so the views were non existent but we enjoyed the hike. We were back down in plenty of time for lunch at the cafe before the bus pick up at 4pm. On return to Stavanger, we went straight for our bus back to the airport to fly back to Oslo. We had booked the 8.55pm flight to allow for any delays etc on buses but we could actually have booked an earlier flight back.

5Smertios 5:00 PM Jun 1, 2022

Once in a lifetime hike.
I've visited Stavanger in my trip to Scandinavia with the only purpose of doing this hike. I am more than glad that we decided to added as a stop. We were lucky with a perfect sunny day and relatively low crowds on Norway's independence day (May 17). The hike is of moderate difficulty and somebody fit and accustomed to long walks/jogs should be able to do it without too much exertion (be ready for plenty of steps). Dress in layers and wear good boots or hiking shoes. I am a sucker for views and taking pictures so with 45 minutes picnic at the top it took me about 5 hours. The experience at the top cannot be captured by a camera. I hiked Machu Picchu in Peru, Tiger's nest in Bhutan, many hikes in Nepal and other beautiful spots; this one is up there on my top five hikes, If your trip through Norway can afford two days to stop in Stavanger is a must.