Your day, step by step
08:30
Pick up a free city map at the pier tourist desk and walk over the bridge into town (about 20 minutes).
09:00
Walk the harbour along Smedasundet and look at the pink town hall from 1931.
09:45
Walk north about 30 minutes to Haraldshaugen, or take bus 201 to Gard. See the 17 m granite obelisk and the Krosshaugen stone cross.
10:30
Follow the coastal path (Kyststien) north past Kvalsvik for The Rising Tide sculptures, about 30 minutes' walk on from Haraldshaugen.
12:00
Back in the centre for lunch, for example at Dattera til Lothe overlooking Smedasundet.
13:15
The Viking Planet digital museum in the centre, or a stroll and coffee on Haraldsgata.
15:30
Last shopping in the centre; most shops close on Sundays.
16:00
Walk back over the bridge to Garpaskjærkaien.
- Latest you can leave Town centre (Haraldsgata)16:10
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Town centre (Haraldsgata)Walk over the bridge to Garpaskjærkaien, about 20 min16:10
- HaraldshaugenWalk 30 min to the centre, then 20 min to the pier15:40
- The Rising Tide (coastal path)Walk about 30 min back to Haraldshaugen, 30 min to the centre, 20 min to the pier15:10
- AvaldsnesTaxi, about 15 min; allow more by bus16:00
- Langfoss (Åkrafjorden)Taxi or car, about 1–1.5 hours by road14:30
Where people get Haugesund wrong
Booking Langfoss independently and running short on the long road back to the ship.
Built from our Haugesund guide, checked against 13 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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