Color Line
Operates in: NO, DE, DK, SE
Motorhome score: 3/5
Strong point
The only ferry operator where the dog may stay in your own vehicle on every route, and on Kiel–Oslo even with three supervised visiting slots on the vehicle deck; Hirtshals–Kristiansand is the shortest and cheapest corridor to Norway.
Watch out for
No pet-friendly cabins, so the animal can never come into the cabin; hefty rebooking fees of €86.10 on Kiel–Oslo; no published gas bottle limit; and on Kiel–Oslo a cabin is compulsory.
Gas bottles
- Valve closed during the crossing
- Overnight stays allowed
- Declare at
- no separate duty to declare published
- Particulars
- Color Line publishes no bottle or kg limit, but states explicitly that the gas supply in a motorhome must be shut off without exception during the crossing, and this is checked on boarding. Assume the usual standard of 3 bottles and 47 kg. NOT VERIFIED.
Pets
- Pets
- yes, on every route the dog may stay in your own vehicle
- Kennels on board
- Overnight stays allowed
- Pet-friendly cabins
- no, animals are not allowed in the cabin or in public areas
- Price indication
- Denmark–Norway €9 in the vehicle or €15 in the ship's kennel (maximum 7 dogs); Kiel–Oslo €58 in the vehicle or €68 in a cage on the vehicle deck (maximum 10 dogs); Sweden–Norway free, with 13 fixed cages on deck 9
- Walking deck
- Overnight stays allowed
- Particulars
- On Kiel–Oslo there are three fixed visiting times on the vehicle deck, one of the few ferry operators to allow this. On Denmark–Norway the dog may come out on deck from April to September.
Dimensions & fares
- Height
- fare bands start rising from 1.85 m in height; no full published table, exact declaration is compulsory
- Length
- declare both length and height including a roof rack, plus the total length including the tow bar if you are towing a trailer
- Surcharges
- roof rack, bike rack and tow bar all count towards the total
- Particulars
- yes, an incorrect declaration can lead to refusal and extra costs at check-in
Booking & flexibility
- Open ticket
- Flex fare with a full refund if you cancel before departure
- Cancellation & changes
- with Economy the full ticket price is retained; rebooking an Economy ticket costs €86.10 on Kiel–Oslo and €56.50 on Denmark–Norway
- Early-booking discount
- offers usually appear in the winter for the summer season
- When it gets busy
- Kiel–Oslo is expensive in July and August with a compulsory cabin; tall and long vehicles have limited capacity
- Loyalty programme
- Color Club, free, with loyalty points and member prices
Vehicle deck during the crossing
- Vehicle deck during the crossing
- closed during the crossing, apart from the three supervised dog-visiting times on Kiel–Oslo
- Power on the vehicle deck
- not available
- Accessibility & comfort
- Color Fantasy and Color Magic are cruise ferries with lifts from the vehicle deck, adapted cabins and family cabins; the SuperSpeed ships are day ferries
Discounts
- Motorhome promotion Hirtshals–Kristiansand with up to 50% off the vehicle fare, one way, on the vehicle element only; this offer ran in 2025 with a booking deadline of 20 July, the 2026 edition has not been confirmed
- Autosparpakete and motorhome saver packages on Kiel–Oslo and Hirtshals–Larvik from ±€107 per person
- ADAC members: 5% discount