Konkurrenten

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You can travel with Konkurrenten in Telemark with a Period Pass for Telemark on the Farte travel card.

• The valid strech is Tangen – Skjelsvik
• Make your booking by using the discount code: TFK2024 in the travel search. The price for the route should then be 0 NOK.

When the ticket is purchased in advance with a valid discount code, it will only be accepted if you can present a valid Farte card to the driver.

With a valid Farte card, you can also travel on the bus without booking in advance, only by presenting a valid Farte card to the driver. Please note that you are not guaranteed a seat if you have not made a booking in advance. 

The bus stop at Håneskrysset in Kristiansand is signal-controlled when you travel in Oslo direction. Please press the button at the stop for the bus to exit the E18 and make a stop.

• Konkurrenten operates daily to and from Stavanger Airport Sola.
• Konkurrenten operates daily to and from Fokserød bus stop where you can catch the shuttle bus to Torp Airport. The shuttle bus departs twice an hour.

If you are flying, you should allow sufficient travel time to the airport and take into account that there may be queues at check-in and in security. Also, please follow recommendations from the airlines and airports.

Konkurrenten operates daily to the Color Line terminal at Filipstad in Oslo, where the ferry to Kiel departs from. To book a bus ticket, please search for Filipstad in the travel planner.

There are daily departures from Filipstad at 11:05 and arrival daily at 11:38.

For questions about our services and departures, please find information under Travel Info. Timetables are available by searching in the travel planner.

If you have further questions, please contact:

• Customer service via the contact form on the customer service page, email kundeservice@nor-way.no or  phone +47 22 31 31 50.

For route information on Sundays, please get in touch via phone (+47) 37 93 15 15 or post@konkurrenten.no.

Please the lost property form, and we will get in touch with you. You can also contact the operator of Konkurrenten by phone (+47) 37 93 15 15 or post@konkurrenten.no.

There is a 10-minute break at Langrønningen with the opportunity to purchase food on most departures. Exceptions are departures marked "Fastest between Kristiansand/Arendal and Oslo," the departure at 19:30 from Oslo, and 05:10 from Kristiansand.

Please note that NW192 Konkurrenten no longer stops at Telemarksporten. Alternative stops for boarding and disembarking are Skjelsvik knutepunkt and Langrønningen.