Hvaler is a municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway. Consisting of a group of island and a population of 3,694. There are about 830 islands in total, most are uninhabited. The four main islands are Vesterøy, Spjærøy, Asmaløy and Kirkøy.

Get in

Utgårdskilen.

By car

Drive the mainland route from Fredrikstad by car.

By bus

Buses go straight from Oslo to Hvaler through Fredrikstad.

By boat

Various possible ocean routes from local harbors.

By train

There are no train tracks in Hvaler, but the closest city with a train station is the neighbour Fredrikstad. You can take the train from Oslo to Fredrikstad, and then the bus to Hvaler.

Get around

The best ways to get around is using a car or public transport like a bus. Go by boat if you want to visit the other islands. On the islands themselves, walking is nice.

See

Akerøya towards Festningsholmen.

• Hvaler Church (Hvaler Kirke in Norwegian Bokmål), Storveien 12, 1680 Skjærhalden, ☏ +47 69 37 90 37, post@hvaler.kirken.no. A medieval church located on Kirkøy (Church Island), the largest island in Hvaler. (updated Jan 2017)

Do

• Island Hopping. Experience the islands of Hvaler by ferry. (updated Jan 2017)

Go next

Hvaler borders Fredrikstad in the north, Sarpsborg and Halden in northeast, Tjøme in Vestfold to the west, and Strömstad in Sweden in the east.