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Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger)
Northern Europe's best-preserved wooden house settlement, a charming cluster of 173 white-painted 18th-century houses near the harbour.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Rogaland, Norway · Europe
Sandnes works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sola, 30km from Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock).
Sandnes is a town located in Rogaland, Norway. With a population of 85,386, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Sandnes 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 Sandnes to your route.
Sandnes (pronounced [ˈsɑ̂nːeːs] ) is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway and a suburb of Stavanger. It lies immediately south of Stavanger (the 4th largest municipality in Norway), and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extremeRead more
western part of the vast municipality and it makes up about 5% of the total land area of the municipality.
Sandnes is part of the traditional district of Jæren. The western part of the municipality is very urbanized while the eastern part of the municipality is very rural. The municipality is divided into 13 boroughs and the administrative centre is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum, a borough in the city. There are several villages in the rural parts of the municipality including Hommersåk, Høle, Foss-Eikeland, Stokka, Forsand, Lysebotn, and Vatne.
The 1,040.61-square-kilometre (401.78 sq mi) municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes Municipality is the 11th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 85,785 in 2026. The municipality's population density is 82.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (213/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.8% over the previous 10-year period.
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Sandnes is located in Rogaland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 58.8524 latitude, 5.7352 longitude.
Sandnes has a population of approximately 85,386 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Full driving guide for Norway8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Northern Europe's best-preserved wooden house settlement, a charming cluster of 173 white-painted 18th-century houses near the harbour.
13 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
The world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel, running 14.4 km beneath the fjord from Stavanger to Ryfylke and reaching 292 m below sea level.
15 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
Flat, windswept coastal drive south of Stavanger past endless dune beaches, stone-walled farmland and lighthouses: Norway's softest coastline and a favourite of surfers and sunset chasers.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A flat-topped cliff rising 604 meters above Lysefjorden, one of Norway's most iconic and thrilling viewpoints.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A 42km sheer-walled fjord framed by Pulpit Rock and Kjerag, threaded by a serpentine fjord-side road.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A boulder wedged in a mountain crevice 984 metres above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most thrilling photo opportunities.
53 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
A spectacular Norwegian mountain road descending 900m through 27 hairpins and a spiral tunnel to the Lysefjord, near the famous Preikestolen cliff.
57 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
A dramatic mountain road in Norway with 27 hairpin bends providing access to the famous Pulpit Rock viewpoint.
59 km · about 70 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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