Snow on the trail
Two of the ten listings on this site are built for a Preikestolen winter hike. One picks you up at 7:15 AM and crosses the fjord by ferry, for $145 per person. The other starts on a boat along the Lysefjord and puts winter gear and a lunchpack in its $292 price. Here are the hours, the gear and what each price covers.
Quick answer
The short answer. For winter gear and lunch in the price, book the $292 day: a boat along the fjord first, then about five hours on foot with a mountain guide, rated 4.7 by 20 reviewers. For the lower fare, the $145 Preikestolen winter hike collects you from your accommodation in Stavanger at 7:15 AM and supplies crampons if conditions require them; you bring boots, or rent them when you book, and your own lunch. Neither listing names the months it runs.
Two winter days
Two of ten listings are winter days. Neither names its months.
Ten guided days to Pulpit Rock are bookable on this site, and two of them are written for the cold half of the year. The $145 day carries «winter» in its title and starts at your door in Stavanger. The $292 day is named for winter too, and its listing describes the view from the plateau «during wintertime». None of the other eight listings names a season at all.
Neither winter listing gives the months it runs. What the data does show is the review dates: on the $292 day, reviews are dated November to April, with one written in August, and the $145 day has reviews from December and January. So treat a Preikestolen winter hike as a date question: open the listing, choose your day, and the calendar tells you whether it runs.
Hour by hour
Times as the listing gives them. This is the Preikestolen winter hike for those who want the door-to-door version.
Your guide collects you from your accommodation in Stavanger. The guide speaks English.
A ferry from Stavanger or Lauvvik ferry station, then a short drive to Preikestolen Lodge.
Between 2 and 3 hours up, about 4 km each way. The listing rates it easy to moderate: some hiking experience is desirable, but not mandatory.
Lunch at the top from your own pack. The listing says lunch will not be provided, so bring a snack.
Likely another 2 to 3 hours. The listing warns the trail may become slippery in some of the more demanding areas.
Around 3 to 4 PM, by the listing’s own estimate. The day is sold as 9 hours.
Boat, then trail
Here the boat is the road to the trail. The hiking is the main part of this Preikestolen winter hike.
You board at the Strandkaien quay for about 2.5 hours on the Lysefjord. There is no pickup from your accommodation.
The route passes Fantahåla, the Vagabond’s Cave, and the Hengjanefossen waterfall, which the listing says sometimes freezes during the winter.
Your mountain guide waits in Forsand village, and a minibus takes the group on to the trail.
About 5 hours of hiking by the listing’s itinerary, in a group limited to 8.
Winter hike gear and a lunchpack are in the price. Tell the team about dietary needs before the day.
Back to Stavanger by minibus through the undersea road tunnel. The day is sold as 9 hours.
In the snow
Three frames from the colder months above the Lysefjord.
A smooth bank of snow fills the foreground, and the dark fjord runs off between white ridges under a clear blue sky.
Small pines stand in the snow on the rocks below, and the dark water runs between white walls toward a bank of cloud.
A tall brown cliff rises on the left, and ahead snow-dusted peaks sit in white cloud above the grey water.
The gear
Spikes or crampons on both days when needed; boots on you.
On the $292 day, winter hike gear is listed among the things the tour includes, and the listing adds that the mountain guide will provide spikes and other seasonal equipment if needed.
On the $145 day, the listing says crampons are provided if the conditions require it. Boots are your part: hiking boots are required on this hike, and they can be rented when booking. If you travel light, add the rental at checkout rather than on the morning of the hike.
Neither listing hands out clothing, so the layers below are yours to pack for a Preikestolen winter hike.
Your pack
From the winter listing and from the most detailed packing list on the site, the $136 hike with a local guide.
The $145 listing asks for all three. A wind and rain jacket and wind and rain pants cover the outer layer.
Top and bottom, from the packing list of the $136 hike.
Both are on the same list.
Required on the $145 day, or rented when you book.
The winter listing says you can refill your bottle on the trail.
Your own lunch on the $145 day. On the $292 day the lunchpack is included.
Every winter day, current fare
The two winter days, then our top pick and the lowest price on the site for comparison. Neither of the last two names a season. Prices are per person.
| Hike | Price | Price is for | Length | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided winter day | $145 | per person | 9 hours | Guide in English, pickup at 7:15 AM, ferry, crampons if needed. Lunch not provided; boots to rent | Your accommodation in Stavanger | 4.3 · 4 |
| Boat and winter trail | $292 | per person | 9 hours | Fjord boat trip, guided hike, winter hike gear, lunchpack, minibus back | Strandkaien quay, Stavanger; no pickup | 4.7 · 20 |
| Day with pickup, our top pick | $167 | per person | 7 hours | Pickup and drop-off in Stavanger, guide, group of up to 8. No season named | Your accommodation in Stavanger | 4.8 · 446 |
| Day with a local guide | $136 | per person | 6 hours | Bus from the Cruise Terminal, local guide, some snacks. No season named | Cruise Terminal, Stavanger | 4.8 · 524 |
Choosing
Same length of day, different things in the price.
Both winter days run nine hours, and both cap the group at eight. The difference is in what the price carries.
The $145 day is the lean one. Pickup is at your door at 7:15 AM, the guide speaks English, and crampons come out if the conditions require them. You bring boots or rent them, and you bring your own lunch. Four reviewers rate it 4.3.
The $292 day spends about 2.5 hours on the water first and about 5 on the trail. Winter hike gear, a lunchpack and the minibus are in the price, but you make your own way to the quay. Twenty reviewers rate it 4.7, the higher score of the two.
If your dates fall outside both calendars, our top pick at $167 collects you in Stavanger too; its listing names no season.
Before you book
A few minutes on the listing saves a cold surprise at the trail.
Neither listing names its months. Choose a date on the listing to see whether it runs.
Required on the $145 day. Add the rental when you book if you have none.
Not provided on the $145 day. A lunchpack is in the $292 price.
The $145 day collects you at 7:15 AM. The $292 day starts at Strandkaien quay, with no pickup.
One April reviewer on the $292 day writes that weather conditions stopped the hiking part, and only the boat ran.
Both listings offer free cancellation. Check the deadline on the booking page before you pay.
From the reviews
Three voices from the boat-and-trail Preikestolen winter hike.
Devon from the United States, March 2026, on the $292 day: «It’s a small group, with a knowledgeable guide and the most well behaved dog.» And on the food: «Lunch was superb, hot juice at the top was a welcome treat.»
Namish from the United Kingdom, April 2025: «The hike was exceptional.» 광영 from South Korea, December 2025, on the boat part: «There were plenty of seats, great commentaries and the food too was satisfactory.»
The $145 day has four reviews, none signed with a name, so we do not quote them here.
Our verdict
Book the $292 day if you want the gear and lunch handled: 20 reviews at 4.7, a mountain guide and the fjord from the water first. On a tighter budget, the $145 Preikestolen winter hike picks you up at 7:15 AM and hands out crampons when needed; bring boots and lunch. Off their dates, our top pick at $167.
Book direct
The boat-and-trail day, the guided winter day, then our top pick and the lowest price on the site for dates outside both. All four are priced per person.
★ 4.7 · 20 reviews
★ 4.3 · 4 reviews
★ 4.8 · 446 reviews
★ 4.8 · 524 reviews
Common questions
Yes, with a guide: two listings here are winter days, at $145 and $292 per person. Neither names the months it runs, so choose a date on the listing to see whether it goes.
On both winter days they come from the guide when needed. The $145 listing provides crampons if the conditions require it; on the $292 day the mountain guide provides spikes and other seasonal equipment if needed.
It can be. The $145 listing warns that the trail may become slippery in some of the more demanding areas, which is why hiking boots are required on it.
Both winter days are sold as 9 hours. On the $145 day you walk 2 to 3 hours each way, with pickup at 7:15 AM and a return to Stavanger around 3 to 4 PM. The $292 day has about 5 hours of hiking.
On the $145 day, hiking boots are required and can be rented when booking. On the $292 day, winter hike gear is in the price; ask the team about boots when they get in touch.
On the $145 day, yes: lunch will not be provided, and you can refill your water bottle on the trail. On the $292 day a lunchpack is included.
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