A trip you’ll be talking about for years! Starting in Bergen, take the popular Norway in a Nutshell® train journey over the mountains to Oslo. Enjoy an exciting ride on the scenic Flåm Railway, catch fantastic fjord views and explore the historic cities Bergen and Oslo.
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Just a few of the majestic sights you’ll take in during your trip.
A day-by-day plan to guide your journey.
After arriving at Bergen - Flesland Airport, make your way to Bergen’s city centre, where your hotel for the night is located. For those arriving early, we recommend a visit to Bryggen, a UNESCO World Heritage site, as well as stopping by the Edvard Grieg museum and the KODE art museum.
For a relaxing afternoon, downtown Bergen is a fabulous place to grab a seat outside at one of the bustling restaurant-pubs. There are also plenty of boutiques and shops nearby, along with the lively Fisketorget (fish market) that sells the catch of the day, fresh flowers and other artisanal goods.
Spend the night in Bergen.
Today, you can get close to Bergen‘s breathtaking nature. We recommend riding the Fløibanen Funicular to Mount Fløyen to enjoy the panoramic view of the city. The ride takes only about 8 minutes each way, and on top of Fløyen you will find several hiking paths.
Other options include hiking up Mt. Ulriken or boarding the cable car up the mountain and walking down, or enjoying the fastest zipline in Norway from Mt. Ulriken to Mt. En on an epic 300m experience - suspended from the top of the Bergen mountains .
Spend another night in Bergen.
Today will be an especially scenic day with a lot of travel. From Bergen, the early Bergensbanen train transports you to Voss, where you’ll be transported by bus to Gudvangen. There, you will embark on a scenic 2-hour fjord cruise to Flåm, including a trip through Nærøyfjord, the narrowest fjord in all of Europe. This UNESCO World Heritage site is perhaps the most breathtaking part of Sognefjord, Norway’s longest and deepest fjord, with its mighty peaks, tumbling waterfalls, and small farms dotting the mountainsides. Finally, the boat sails up Aurlandsfjord to Flåm, a charming village, where you will spend the evening.
Spend the night in Flåm.
We recommend booking luggage transfer for the travel between Bergen and Oslo.
Spend the early part of your day exploring the village of Flåm by following one of the many hiking trails in the mountains around the village. Later in the afternoon, you’ll get to experience the famous Flåm Railway firsthand as it climbs 900 metres over a span of 20 kilometres up the winding track to the Myrdal Station. Here you will switch to the Bergensbanen train that carries you over the mountainous rooftops of Norway. This ride will take you through the charming villages of Geilo and Gol before concluding in Oslo.
Once in Oslo, we recommend exploring the capital of Norway by foot, spending the afternoon at sights including the Munch Museum, Akershus fortress, Oslo Opera, and the Aker Brygge area.
Spend the night in Oslo.
For transportation to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport, you can take the Flytoget express train from Oslo Central Station or book a private transfer through Nordic Visitor that will deliver you to the airport directly from your hotel. If your flight is in the afternoon, take the opportunity to do some last-minute shopping, visit one of Oslo’s museums or just relax at a café reflecting on your Norway holiday.
Here’s a map of your travel route, to help put things in perspective.
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These pictures may be small, but Norway’s mountains & fjords are massive.
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Fantastic experience & we will definitely make a come back! Great service despite a last minute booking by us. :)
I cannot rate this tour highly enough... Nordic Visitor was recommended to me by my travel agent (a personal friend) who had received very good reports from another client. I will most certainly advise her that it more than lived up to my expectations. Please pass on my thanks to Sara. If it had been possible, I would have liked to do that myself while in Norway. Kind regards.
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We recommend that all Nordic Visitor travellers read through the following information about what the tour includes, journey durations, deposit payments, what to pack for your holiday and more!
This is an independent, self-guided tour. All accommodation, train and cruise tickets (as specified in the itinerary) will be pre-booked by Nordic Visitor, but travellers are ultimately responsible for getting to hotels and to any train or cruise departure points by the specified times.
Included is the famous Norway in a nutshell roundtrip, from Bergen to Oslo, where you will be travelling by train, bus and ferries between beautiful sceneries and charming villages. Transfer points and connections are easy to find and clearly marked or announced. Along the way, you will see dramatic landscapes and quaint villages on the way to Gudvangen, where you will board a fjord cruise down the narrow Nærøyfjord and the grand Aurlandsfjord. Your cruise will end in the charming village of Flåm, where you will board the iconic Flåm Railway, transporting you to Oslo.
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There are places to store your luggage whether you are travelling by bus, train or ferry. Be aware that if you do not book in advance optional luggage transfer, you have to carry your luggage yourself from train to bus to boat etc.
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