How often do buses run to Molde Airport and how much does it cost to rent a car?
Rent a car
Molde Airport is a popular starting point for road-trips around the fjords of Møre og Romsdal, so a car is the most common and practically the only relevant form of transport.
Several international car rental companies such as Avis, Sixt, Alamo, Enterprise and Budget operate directly in the terminal. You can compare the prices of all rental companies clearly on booking.com.
Weekly rental prices vary greatly depending on the season, but also on the timeliness of the booking. Especially during summer travel, we recommend booking at least 3-4 months in advance.
The average price for renting a smaller car for a week is around 500 eur.
Car rental counters are located in the arrivals hall.
Public transport - bus
The airport is also served by city and long-distance buses operated by Fram. You can search for connections via frammr.no or entur.no.
The best way to find connections is to download the Fram mobile app, where you can conveniently buy tickets, in addition to a discount compared to buying from the driver:
- Fram mobile app (Google Play / App Store)
To get to the centre of Molde and onwards to Ålesund, Vestnes or Volda, you have to walk about 500 metres from the airport to the bus stop at the roundabout on the main road (see walking route map ).
This stop is called Årøkrysset and you can use all the lines that stop here to get to Molde, i.e. lines 100, 532, 701, 714, 902.
- Price to Molde - 46 nok when purchased via the mobile app / 66 nok when purchased from the driver
- Travel time - 11 minutes to Molde Trafikkterminal bus station
- Frequency - on average 3-6 times per hour on weekdays or 2-3 times per hour on weekends
- Last bus from Årøkrysset to Molde - 23:08
- First bus from Molde to the airport - 6:30am (Monday-Friday), 5:40am (Sunday), on Saturdays, also in the direction of Molde, buses only go to Årøkrysset stop in the morning and do not go to the terminal
Some of the lines passing through Årøkrysset stop continue on:
- Line 100 - Ålesund
- 1x per hour on weekdays; 2-3 times per day on weekends
- Price to Ålesund - 92 nok via mobile app / 112 nok from the driver
- Line 701 - runs through the whole city of Molde to the western edge (Djupdalen)
- 30 minutes on weekdays; 30-120 minutes on weekends
Only buses from Molde lines 100, 701 and 902 pass directly in front of the terminal and continue on to the following destinations:
Lines 532 and 714 also stop in the direction from Molde only at the Årøkrysset stop about 450 metres from the terminal.
- Line 100 - Kristiansund, Batnfjordsøra, Hjelset
- 1x per hour on weekdays; 5-7 times per day on weekends
- Price to Kristiansund - 92 nok via mobile app / 112 nok from driver
- Line 701 - only goes to the Årølia district near the airport
- Line 902 - Kleive
- 3-5 times a day
Timetables in .pdf format can be found on this page (not all stops are listed): frammr.no/journey/timetables-and-line-maps/bus.
Tip for hotels in the centre
Don't look for complicated accommodation when you arrive in the city and choose one of the hotels near the Molde trafikkterminal stop, where all the buses from the airport go.
The hotels listed below are about a 5-minute walk from the bus stop.
Taxi
The taxi rank is on the left by the airport building.
Taxis are waiting here for every scheduled arrival, but due to the small number of cars in Molde, you may have to wait more than 20 minutes for an available car.
The price to the centre of Molde is 290 nok.
Mobile apps like Bolt or Uber do not work here. Regular taxis can be booked by calling the phone numbers of the two official companies operating in Molde:
- Swift Taxi AS: +47 915 48 000
- Lokal Taxi Molde Taxi: +47 712 52 811
