Which one should you book?

Start from your own day, not from the list. Almost every booking mistake I saw at the service building came from picking a format built for somebody else. A ship in port, a hire car and a February date are three different problems with three different answers, and for a good number of visitors the right answer is to book nothing at all and drive the pass yourself, because the trail is free and nobody sells a ticket to it.

Your situation, and the listing that fits it

A full day and the road is openThe guided Kjerag hike

You want your own pace, or an off-season dateThe private hike

You want Kjerag and PreikestolenThe two-day trip

You are not walking anywhereThe Lysefjord cruise

You have half a day, not a whole oneThe Preikestolen hike

Your ship is in portNot Kjerag. See the port-day page

You would rather climb stairs than slabsFlørli 4444

You have a hire car and the road is openBook nothing

The three long days, side by side

	Stavanger: Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Hike with Local Guide	Our pickStavanger: Kjerag Hike with Guide and Transportation	Stavanger: 2-Day Adventure with Preikestolen & Kjerag Hikes
Duration	6 hrs	11 hrs	2 days
The cliff	Preikestolen, 604 m	Kjerag, the boulder at 984 m	Both
On foot	About 8 km	About 11 km	Both walks, on two days
Chains	None	Several hundred metres	On the Kjerag day
Road from Stavanger	About an hour	About 2 hrs 30 each way	Cruise out, night in Lysebotn
Group	Guided group	Eight maximum	Eight maximum
Rating	4.8	5.0	5.0
Reviews behind it	467	120	2
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Seven situations, seven answers

You have one full day and the road is open. The eleven-hour guided hike. Two and a half hours of road each way, about five and a half on the mountain, eight people maximum, and somebody else driving the hairpins at the end of it.

You want the pace to be yours. The private hike, twelve hours, your group only, crampons and seasonal equipment included. It is also the answer for dates outside the open season, when the hike needs winter equipment and a guide rather than enthusiasm.

You want both cliffs. The two-day trip, with a Lysefjorden cruise, a night in Lysebotn and the Kjerag hike on the second morning. It removes one long drive, not the walking.

You are not hiking. The Lysefjord cruise, three and a half hours, no walking, and Preikestolen from underneath. It does not go to Kjerag, which is the misunderstanding I correct most often.

You have half a day. The Preikestolen hike, six hours door to door, about an hour from Stavanger. It is the shorter neighbour and it is not a lesser cliff.

Your ship is in port. An eleven-hour day does not fit a normal call. The arithmetic, and what to do instead, is on the port-day page.

You have no car and no tour. There is no regular public bus to Lysebotn, so this is a rental-or-tour question rather than a timetable question: here is the honest version.

And the eighth answer

Book nothing. When the road is open, drive it, park at the trailhead, and walk up a free, unstaffed, unguided trail. Nobody sells a ticket to Kjerag and nobody can. What that day looks like without a booking is on the getting-out page and on what the day costs.

Eight people maximum

Local tip

If you are torn between the boat and the mountain, ask which photograph you want. From the plateau you get the fjord and your own boots on a wedged boulder. From the water you get the cliff face whole. The disappointed visitors I met were the ones who wanted the second thing and booked the first, or the other way round.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Kjerag listing has the strongest reviews?

The eleven-hour guided hike, at 5.0 across 120, which is the largest Kjerag sample here: the full page.

Do I need to book anything at all?

Not for the mountain, which is free and open. Only for the ride, the guide or the boat: the free-hike page.

What is the shortest option here?

The Lysefjord cruise, three and a half hours with no walking: the cruise page.

Which is best with children?

Usually the boat, or Preikestolen for older ones. What changes with age is on the children page.

Is Kjerag worth eleven hours?

For most people who ask me, yes, and I say why on this page.

Which one should you book?

Your situation, and the listing that fits it

The three long days, side by side

Seven situations, seven answers

And the eighth answer

Stavanger: Kjerag Hike with Guide and Transportation

Privately Guided Hike to Kjeragbolten with a Local Guide

Stavanger: 2-Day Adventure with Preikestolen & Kjerag Hikes

Stavanger: Electric Fjord Cruise to Lysefjord & Preikestolen

Stavanger: Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Hike with Local Guide

Flørli 4444: RIB Boat and Hike on the Lysefjord

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