[Top 14 Places To Visit In Norway - Top 14 Norway Travel Guide (Includes Oslo, The Fjords, Bergen, Tr
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The Norway in a Nutshell tour itself is amazing. Like, it really does take you through some truly gorgeous places. I did it with my friends as a teenager and loved it. In fact this photo I took on the tour was my desktop background for a good 8 years:
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You can then book your fjord cruise here, and again you can either follow the Norway in a Nutshell itinerary and book the same Nryfjord cruise, or choose a different ferry or time (if you go early or late you can avoid some of the crowds).
One thing to note: only the bus departing to/from Gudvangen kai (the dock where the ferry leaves from) from/to Voss will do the hairpin route via Stalheimskleiva. There are also some express buses to/from Gudvangen E16, but they go through a tunnel instead, and the bus stop is about 500 meters from the ferry dock.
The Flm Railway is a beautiful rail journey, but I also found it to be an incredibly frustrating experience because I wanted to be able to stop in the prettiest areas and explore off the track a bit. You actually will be able to see more if you drive around the fjord region instead. Plus then you can get farther off the beaten path, which is especially helpful in the summer when the Norway in a Nutshell tour route is so, SO crowded.
You can also potentially save a lot of money by renting a car, not only because public transport is expensive in Norway, but also because the cheapest accommodation options are usually outside of the main tourist areas with few to no public transport connections. So by renting a car in Norway you can potentially save on transportation AND accommodation.
And then of course if you want to see the fjords from the water you can book a fjord cruise. Again, I recommend doing a cruise early or late in the day, as midday can get really crowded with tour groups.
Are you in Norway this summer? Do you host events there for people to meet you and listen to your adventures? My aspiration is to travel the world and document it and I would love to meet you and hear how you did it!
We will be in Norway in mid July for 14 days. We plan to do Norway in a nutshell and have not booked it.will that be difficultto do on a friday-Sunday? We will stay 2 nights in Bergan. Any recommendations on hotels? How do you pack for that time of year? Thank you
I would just check the booking sites now to see if there are still available trains and ferries. Mid July is the busiest time of year in Norway, so you should try to book transport and especially accommodation as soon as possible. I have an article with my recommendations for hotels in Bergen here: -hotels-bergen/ and hotels on Sognefjord (including Flm) here: -sognefjord-accommodation/
My husband and 2 young adult children will be in Norway the last week of July. I was in the process of buying train tickets myself, following Norway in a nutshell suggestions when I came upon your blog about renting a car. So you recommend driving from Myrdal to Flom instead of riding the Flom Train? We are going from Oslo to Flom to Bergen.
We will be traveling in mid-September and wanted to use public transportation and car rental between Oslo and Bergen. We would also like to include a lot of hiking along the way, where would you recommend renting a car midway between Oslo and Bergen? Also, is it better to just fly into Bergen and start our tour from there? We will be in norway for 9 days.
Many thanks for your lovely tips. We are thinking to take this trip at end of Nov this year. Starting at Bergen with Norway in a Nutshell and continuing to Oslo. Do you think we will be fine to carry big luggage and carry on luggage with us on train, bus and ferry? Appreciate your input.
Silvia, thank you so much for this post! I am planning a trip to the fjords this summer and have been very hesitant about NiN. This was a great, honest post and inspired me to do it myself ? For the trip, my partner and I will fly into Bergen (because it is the best route from Paris). Do you think it is do-able to rent a car and drive from Bergen to Flm for example? Merci beaucoup ?
Love this blog, thank you so much! We are planning to fly into Bergen and we were thinking to do the Norway in a nutshell. We planned to rent a car in Bergen and travel around. Do you happen to know if we could rent a car in Bergen and return it in Oslo? Do you know if we could leave our rental car where we take off for the cruise? From Oslo we plan to fly to Northern Sweden. I have shared your blog with my friends.
I have booked the train ticket from Oslo-Bergen next week. But do you think that I should cancel it, and do the NIN or the manual NIN instead? Because if we book the NIN tour, we can use the one-way tour to reach Bergen instead of riding the train Oslo-Bergen? Not sure if I am making any sense. Because I think it will save quite a lot of money
I was planning to make a day trip by car. I have already booked an AVIS from Bergen City Center for that day at a reasonable price. Do you think is possible to drive to Flam, take boat trip and then come back to Bergen in the afternoon. This will take place in May 2018. Thanks for your help.
I am not a Norway expert, but I happen just now to be planning a Norway driving trip which includes the Stalheimsklevia Road. The Road is off of road E16. It runs from high ground to low ground, which is also basically from west to east. If you locate the Stalheim Hotel on a map, the Road will take you east from there back to E16. If you want to drive to the Road from the other direction, you have to pass it and then return on E16 so you can enter from the right direction (not a great distance). maps.google.com should help to picture this.
You mention how cheaply you may rent a car. It has been my experience in the past that the rate you book for has nothing to do with what you end up paying. The insurance and whatever else they add, jacks the prize through the ceiling. Has that changed for foreigners? In addition they require a credit card be used,so they can bill it directly for any possible scratch, with no recourse.
I was able to book the same trip as NiN but be more flexible with the times I wanted to travel as well as pick my seats for the train ride from Myrdal to Oslo. Also, I saved about $180 between the two of us for the same trip!
Love love love your blog and it has been my inspiration for our planned road trip to Norway early Sept.
We are renting a car in Bergen and want to check my itenary with you.
Day 1: Bergen via Hardangerfjord to Odda and Latefossen Waterfall. Continue north and sleep in Voss.
Day 2: Voss to Flam. Park car. Do return Flam Railway trip Flam to Myrdal. Continue onto the Aurlandsfjellet scenic route. Cross Sognefjellet and onto Sognefjelletvegen. Sleep on R55 near Skjolden 30mins from Gaupne.
Day 3: continue on R55 to Lom. Head to Geiranger but do the Strynefjellsvegen. Sleep outside Geiranger. Geirangerfjord cruise late pm.
Day 4:Geiranger via Trollstigen to Andalsnes. Then towards Molde and do a stretch of the Atlantic Road. Sleep Molde.
Day 5: Molde to Alesund to return rental car late morning in Alesund.
Question: 1)Do I leave Flam railway trip in my itenary, or rather spend more time around Hardangerfjord and scrap the Flam Railway.
2) According to google maps this very full itenary is okay, or do you think I need to slow down. It is just sooo expensive to rent a car that I am trying to do as much as possible in a day and do not mind starting early in the mornings.
HI, I have been reading your blog over and over! So much good information. I will be there in November this year to do a Hurtigruten cruise. I have two days in Bergen and want to do one day of the Flam railway with a fjord cruise. I really want to take the railway down from Myral to Flam and then catch a train back to Bergen. Do they have a train that will go from Flam to Bergen?
Hey, thank you for all the detailed tips.
I am planning to visit in 1st week of November, not sure if its a bad idea?
I imagine it will be too cold and days going to be short too, so we have to do one thing in a day and cant keep train journeys or cruise for evenings as will be dark to see anything?
I have no compelling reason as such to visit in November only but me and my friend both wanted to visit norway and we have weekend free that time.Flights are cheap too but then we dont want to come if we cant explore and enjoy the beauty around.
Please suggest.
Hi, Silvia. Thank you for all of the great information. My wife and I are planning a trip to Norway mid-September of 2019, three weeks through the first week in October. We will do nine days on Hurtigruten (Bergen to Kirkenes to Svolvaer) then a week driving around Lofoten and maybe Senja, too.
We are planning for May, but the gas price is little confusing. One of my friends told me that it would be so expensive if we travel hy car. Can anyone please kindly guestimate the car travel cost from Oslo to Bergen based on the current gas price in Norway? The price and metric comparison giving me hectic in comparison to USA gas price calculator.
One question, I want to do NiN like you suggested and book the tickets myself to save some money however I like the idea of renting a car as well. I am very excited about the Flam railway and my concern is: am I going to enjoy the views with the car same as If I were on the train? I heard the train goes very high, would that possible with the car?
I am stilll a little confused can you help? If I do day trip via driving from Oslo where do I catch the train or fjord cruise? And then how do I get back to my vehicle?
If you can point me to a good day trip itinerary for a fjord visit in June I would be forever grateful.
We are taking a cruise that will stop at Stavanger, Eidfjord, and Bergen Norway. Do you think it also makes sense for us to rent a car and visit Godwangen, Flam and Aurlandsvangen? Is it worth taking 2 days to see these additional locations considering where we stop?
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