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Train Bergen
25 Reviews I recommend that you make arrangements with a travel agency package. All of your arrangements can be taken care off in one call. . We started the trip to Bergen with a train ride from Oslo to Bergen...
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Busses Stavanger
6 Reviews The best and cheapest way to travel around is by bus and Kolumbus is the company covering very well all the area. If you have in mind to remain here for at least a week, ask for a "Flexi pas". For a...
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Train Trondheim
11 Reviews Getting around Norway is easy if you go by train. It is relatively cheap, the standard is good and the view can be amazing :) The National State Railways (NSB) has a fairly good coverage between the...
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Ferry / Boat Bergen
11 Reviews Boats run daily Sogndal to and from Bergen (via Balestrand), more often June-August. Additionally, from June - August, boat service continues to Flåm with connections to Gudvangen sometimes possible....
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Train Stavanger
5 Reviews Long distance trains to Kristiansand and Oslo three times a day + overnight. Regional service to Kristiansand twice a day. Local train to Egersund every hour between 05:16 and 23:16 + 23:46, and a...
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Tramway and bus Trondheim
8 Reviews Lavprisekspressen (lit. "Low price express") offers 2 depratures a day between Oslo and Trondheim. One at daytime and one at night. If you order in advance you can tickets from 49 NOK!!...
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Bus.. Bergen
11 Reviews For only NOK60 you can catch a bus from the city centre (Strømgaten. 8) to the airport, there are about 3 buses an hour. The bus stops at a couple of places along the way and takes about 20-25 mins to...
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Boat or ship Stavanger
3 Reviews We took the ferry from Bergen to Stavanger. That is easy to do, brings you from one city center to the other. Its a 4 hour trip by catamaran. We had the bad luck that the weather wasnt good, halfway...
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Hurtigruten Trondheim
5 Reviews The ships of Hurtigruten are a great way to explore Norway and every day of the year 2 ships will arrive in Trondheim : At 06.30 am the southbound ship will dock and stay untill 10.00am At 08.00 am...
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Norway in a Nutshell Bergen
3 Reviews The wonderful Norway in a Nutshell trip ends with a train ride from Voss to Bergen. The ride was quite nondescript save for the typical Scandic countryside scene of grazing cows. When the train pulled...
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All transportation methods Stavanger
3 Reviews We traveled by Ryanair to Haugesund (actually Helganes) airport in September 2005. When I was planning this 'off-season' trip, I found it difficult to find information for costs, schedules, and...
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City Bikes and bike lift Trondheim
10 Reviews We were more than surprised when we saw this bicycle lift - the first one of its kind in the whole world. You have to obtain a key card in the bicycle repair shop in the same street where the lift...
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Airplane Bergen
11 Reviews The best and the fastest way to get to Bergen is by airplane. The airport is not very big located about 20 km from the city. There are not too many international connections and often you will require...
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Airplane Stavanger
5 Reviews At the moment there are two airlines operating in Norway., SASBraathens ( http://www.sasbraathens.no/Pages/EN/WebRes/braathens.html )and Norwegian ( http://www.norwegian.no/sw7127.asp ). There are...
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Airplanes Trondheim
5 Reviews Arriving to Trondheim airport almost means arriving to Hell. In order not to scare English-speaking visitors they didn’t name it after nearby small town, but named it Værnes, leaving the Hell sign at...
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Cruise Bergen
4 Reviews The coastal steamer arrives daily in Bergen at 2:30PM. Departures north towards Kirkenes are daily, 8PM mid-April through October, and 10:30PM November through mid-April. The northward trip takes 6...
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By the road Trondheim
4 Reviews You will find a lot of good parking-spaces around the cathedral and parking is restricted there to 5 hours between 08.00am and 05.00pm. That way it is also possible to stay with your small motorhome...
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Car / Motorcycle Bergen
5 Reviews To make a complicated theme easy: Don't park on the street in Bergen! The rules are complicated, and mostly you are simply not allowed if you don't have a special permit issued to residents. Except...
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On foot Trondheim
3 Reviews As I mentioned before, we arrived in Trondheim by train, spent some 6 hours there and left by train again. During our stay in Trondheim we walked all the time, but we also noticed buses, taxis, the...
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To get from Oslo to the Ryanair airport of Oslo-Torp, you need to take a looooooooooooong busride - preferably with the Torpexpressen! The bus departs for the two hour busride to Torp in time for the various flights. It leaves behind the trainstation at the Oslo bus station. Tickets can be obtained at the station or inside the bus.
We went by ship from Newcastle to Bergen in 1952. We had a most unpleasant crossing, partly because of the rough seas, but also because our cabin was near the engine. So always try to get a cabin in a good position.The trip back was better though.Our vessels were the Venus [2], scrapped in 1968 and the Jupiter sold in 1955.It seems as if Bergen Line is now purely for Norwegian coastal cruises.However ,there are other companies running from Newcastle to Bergen via Stavanger and Haupstund.
It's a very convenient and flexible possibility to see some of the best parts of Norway. I started it from Oslo, travelled by train to Myrdal, from there another train trip to Flåm, with Flåmsbana (what incredible views), stayed 3 days in Flåm, continued with a fjord cruise to Gudvangen, then bus following the steep Stalheimskleiva to Voss, then train to Bergen. After overnighting in Bergen, I returned by train to Oslo.The route can also be done in one day if you wish, and can have different starting points.It was a very exciting experience, for sure.
- London (Luton) to Sandefjord (Torp) by Ryan Air.- Glasgow (Prestwick) to Sandefjord Torp by Ryan Air.- Frankfurt (Hahn) to Sandefjord (Torp) by Ryan Air.- Stockholm Arlanda to Oslo (OSL) by Norwegian and Nordic Airlink, max fare NOK 695, minimum fare NOK 290,- www.flynordic.com- SAS/Braathens campaign fares, such as current: Oslo-Geneva NOK 670,-, Oslo-Manchester NOK 580,-- Oslo-Shetland (Lerwick) NOK 1430.-return by Wideroe. www.wideroe.no/sommer .- Copenhagen (CPH) to Oslo (OSL) by Sterling Airways.- Malaga to Oslo (OSL) by Sterling Airways.- Last minute offers on charter outbound to several destinations in Southern Europe, including flights only, e.g. to Athens, Canary Islands, Crete, Cyprus etc.- Sterling has a winter deal (31/10/04-30/4/05) from Oslo to Alicante/Barcelona/Gran Canaria/ Copenhangen/ Malaga/Milano/Nice/Paris/ Roma/Tenerife for NOK 498,- one way. May be outbound only...
The Helgeland part of Norway is that thin gut that ties the north and south together - easily the most beautiful part of Norway.A two-week ticket called "Helgelandspasset" give you access to nearly all bus and local boat transportation in Helgeland. You can travel by ferry, fast boats and all buses in Helgeland with this ticket, and there is a lot to explore here. Bring your bike, kayak, canoe... You can explore the fjords and islands and criss-cross the map over a large swath of the land.
These are some recent deals I have come across in ads and through the grapevine. Check the entry date for this tip - some deals are short-lived:Oslo-Røros:One way on Wideroe NOK 456,-www.wideroe.no/sommerOslo-Sandane/Førde/Sogndal/VoldaOne way on Widerøe: NOK 515,-www.wideroe.no/sommerOslo to Bergen/Stavanger/Trondheim/Aalesund by Norwegian one way, NOK 632,-www.norwegian.noOslo to Alta/Kirkenes on Norwegian NOK 980,-www.norwegian.noOslo to Harstad/Narvik (Evenes) by SAS/Braathen one way NOK 540,- Tel 054000 www.sasbraathen.noOslo-Bodø one way by Norwegian; NOK 632,- Oslo-Kirkenes one way 780,- by NorwegianCheck www.norwegian.no
Norwegian railway network is rather limited, but still major cities are connected by rail. Note that you cannot reach the most northern parts of the country by train. The most northern town you can reach from Norway is Bodø. Narvik further north is connected to Swedish railway network. Rail travel is not very cheap, but trains run rather regulary and are comfortable. For travel inside Norway you will use NSB (Norwegian State Railways) trains. Timetables and info can be found on www.nsb.noOslo is connected to Gothenburg and Stockholm by LINX trains. This is a separate company owned by Swedish and Norwegian railways. Timetables can be found on www.linx.noNote that if you buy tickets one week in advance the price can be up to 50% lower. Last-minute on Norwegian railways means very expensive travel (if there are still places left).
An alternative way to see Norway is by boat. The opportunities are great for all types of sailing. You can sail in protected waters in the huge Oslo fjord, or on the inside of the Islands of Western Norway. Most places the water is deep enough to sail all the way to shore and tie up to the nearest tree! There are also marinas with all facilities for those that prefer that. See my Bergen page for Charter companies.
The shortest rout west is highway 7 over the mountain plateau Hardangervidda. It used to be the main rout between East and West, but now there is a highway further north that can boast of one of the worlds longest road tunnels. I still prefer the Hardangervidda rout because of the fantastic nature that I never get tired of. Keep in mind that the weather can be rough up there at times and can change in seconds. In the winter it is close at night and if the weather is rough they use “convoy driving” with a snow plough in the lead. If it gets real bad they simply close the road.The drive from Oslo to the Hardangervidda is easy.A good link below:
Norway is a country with long distances and lots of mountains to pass if you want to travel between east and west or north and south. As I have mentioned other places in my tips, nature and scenic views are one of the main reasons for visiting Norway, therefor you should choose ground transportation whenever possible to see all of this. If however you need to move long distances or have limited amount of time you should of course choose to fly. Norwegian is a budget airline that has a good selection of domestic flights in Norway and also fligths to other European countries. I have used them a couple of times for transportation between Stockholm and Oslo/Stavanger and have recently booked a flight to London Gatwick from Stockholm. I have always booked well in advance and have been able to get good prices everytime. You should be aware of extra costs for seat reservations, which you do not...
Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica Oslo Oslo
9 Reviews and 221 Opinions The hotel is located close to a popular hiking and cross-country ski area and in walking distance...
Rica Travel Hotel Bergen Bergen
3 Reviews and 204 Opinions Having no advance bookings due to traveling without set itinerary and during peak summer season, we...
Rica Nidelven Hotel Trondheim
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Q: I am wondering which is the best period for a 1-week ski mountaineering holiday in the Lofoten Area and I would like to know if...
A: The Lofoten (and Vesterålen) islands never have that huge amount of snow, they are out in the Gulf stream. Mind you, they weren't even covered by the ice cap that covered...
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