The Atlantic Ocean Road: Kristiansund to Molde (3 Days)
Drive Norway's Atlantic Ocean Road from Kristiansund to Molde — the famous Storseisundet Bridge, day-by-day route, real costs and where to sleep.
Rough estimate — fuel + nights at typical rates. Get an exact figure in the calculator.
Short but unforgettable, this drive links the coastal towns of Kristiansund and Molde via the Atlantic Ocean Road (Atlanterhavsveien) — a ribbon of bridges and causeways that hops across skerries between the mainland and the open sea. You drive on the right. The distances are small, so this is a trip to savour slowly over a few days, with weather that can swing from calm blue to dramatic storm surf.
Day 1 — Kristiansund to Averøy (30 km)
Explore the island town of Kristiansund, then head to the island of Averøy via the undersea Atlantic Tunnel (Atlanterhavstunnelen), toll-free since 2020. Averøy is your base for the famous road.
Day 2 — The Atlantic Ocean Road (10 km, all day)
Drive the 8.3 km Atlanterhavsveien slowly, stopping at the viewpoints and fishing spots. The showpiece is the curving Storseisundet Bridge, which seems to launch into the sky. There are marked laybys and a boardwalk at Eldhusøya — the road itself is toll-free.
Day 3 — Averøy to Molde (60 km)
Continue south to Molde, “the town of roses”, set on the fjord under a panorama of peaks. From here you can carry on to Trollstigen and the fjords, or return your car. A short ferry may be part of the coastal route — check timetables.
Costs
Use the cost calculator to price fuel and nights for your exact dates. The Atlantic Tunnel has been toll-free since 2020 and the Atlantic Ocean Road itself carries no toll; budget only for any ferry on the coastal approach. Norway is expensive for food and fuel, so a self-catering base saves money. Book ahead in summer, when this stretch of coast is popular.
This trip is also in the free Roadcut trip planner: change the number of days and where you sleep each night, pick your vehicle to see the fuel cost, check the weather on the road, and open each day in Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze.
Where to stay on this route
Night by night, in the towns this itinerary sleeps in.
- Nights 1–2Hotels in Averøy →
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⚡ By electric car on this route
22 charging stations within 1.5 km of the road, 15 of them fast (DC). Most powerful: 400 kW.
Longest stretch without a fast charger tagged: 33 km, from km 12 of the route.
According to OpenStreetMap and operators’ websites. Fast = a DC plug or 50 kW and more; not every station has its power filled in, so there may be more. Power and stations missing from OpenStreetMap also from NOBIL by Enova (CC BY 4.0). See them on the planner map → · EV charging →
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Bridges & tunnels · Good to know
Bridges & tunnels. The Atlantic Ocean Road's bridges, including the famous Storseisundet, are free to cross.
Good to know. The Atlanterhavstunnelen toll was removed in 2020, so this route is now toll-free and needs no ferry (you can drive via Averøy and Elnesvågen to Molde), though the optional Molde–Vestnes AutoPASS ferry is a scenic alternative.
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