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Atlantic Ocean Tunnel
A 5.7 km subsea tunnel diving 250 m under the Bremsnesfjord between Averøy and Kristiansund: the dramatic underwater finale to a drive along the Atlantic Road.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Møre og Romsdal, Norway · Europe
Kristiansund works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rensvik, 21km from Atlantic Ocean Road.
Kristiansund is a town located in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. With a population of 24,013, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kristiansund sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kristiansund to your route.
Kristiansund (US: , Norwegian: [krɪstjɑnˈsʉnː] ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a town in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. The town is located on the islands of Kirklandet, Innlandet, and NordlandetRead more
in the Nordmøre region of the county.
The 8.45-square-kilometre (2,090-acre) town has a population (2024) of 18,337 and a population density of 2,170 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,600/sq mi). Kristiansund is one of the most densely populated cities of Norway, having what is arguably the country's most urban small city centre, due to the relatively small size of the islands on which it is built and the very constricted central harbour/town area of Kirklandet.
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Kristiansund is located in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 63.1105 latitude, 7.7279 longitude.
Kristiansund has a population of approximately 24,013 people, making it a town in Norway.
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tunnel
A 5.7 km subsea tunnel diving 250 m under the Bremsnesfjord between Averøy and Kristiansund: the dramatic underwater finale to a drive along the Atlantic Road.
2 km · about 5 min drive
coastal drive
Norwegian coastal road jumping between islands on dramatic bridges
21 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Pull-off points along Norway's famous 8.3km road that leaps across islands and skerries on dramatic bridges battered by Atlantic waves.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A roadside cafe along Norway's Atlantic Ocean Road, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving routes with bridges leaping between storm-battered islands.
22 km · about 25 min drive
bridge
The dramatically curving 'bridge to nowhere' on the Atlantic Road that seems to launch cars into the sky.
22 km · about 25 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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