Norway Fjords Itinerary 6 Days: Bergen, Flåm, Nærøyfjord and Stegastein

An hour and a quarter, free. From Flesland airport to the centre is 45 minutes on the Bybanen light rail. After check in, walk along the row of coloured timber houses and step into the alleys behind them: the narrow plank passages between 18th century warehouses hide studios and designer shops. German merchants of the Hanseatic League ran the stockfish trade from here for four centuries.

An hour and three quarters, NOK 200 return in summer when booked online or in the app. The lower funicular station is 150 metres from Bryggen. In eight minutes you are at 320 metres, looking over the city, the harbour and the islands. At the top there are lakes, forest trails and troll sculptures; if you have the legs, walk down in 40 minutes and skip the return ticket.

Two hours, NOK 435 return, NOK 255 one way up. The cable car climbs to 643 metres in a few minutes, with cabins every 10 to 15 minutes and no time slot booking. From the top the view takes in the city, the fjords and the islands out to the North Sea. On a clear day and in boots, the Vidden trail crosses the plateau to Fløyen in five to six hours: then it is worth trading the rest of the day for it.

Forty five minutes, NOK 90, open 15 May to 15 September. Get off the Bybanen at Fantoft and walk 10 minutes up through the forest. The 12th century stave church was moved here from Fortun, on the Sognefjord, in 1883; burned down in 1992, it was rebuilt exactly, dragon heads on the roof ends included.

An hour and three quarters, NOK 175 on the KODE museum ticket, three Bybanen stops away at Hop plus a 20 minute walk. The timber house where Grieg lived from 1885 to 1907 is closed for restoration, with reopening expected in spring or summer 2027. The garden, the lakeside hut where he composed and the couple’s grave in the rock stay open, and in summer there are 30 minute Grieg concerts in the Troldsalen hall.

One hour by train, with ten minutes on the waterfall platform. Take the 8 am train from Bergen and change at Myrdal, at 867 metres, after two hours on the Bergen to Oslo line. There the Flåm Railway begins, dropping 20 km to Flåm through 20 tunnels, one with a 180 degree turn inside the mountain. The train stops for five minutes at Kjosfossen, a 93 metre waterfall. Buy both legs together on the Vy website; the Flåm Railway round trip alone costs from NOK 675.

An hour and a half return, free. After check in, walk 1.5 km along the valley road and climb the short, steep stone trail, about 30 minutes. Next to the waterfall, the view runs down the Flåm valley to the fjord. Late in the afternoon, visit the small Flåm Railway museum at the station, which tells how the line was built from 1923 to 1940.

An hour and a half, from NOK 440 on the electric bus from Flåm. The road climbs in hairpins to the timber and glass platform that juts 30 metres into thin air, 650 metres above the Aurlandsfjord. Take the first morning departure, before the cruise ship coaches arrive.

One hour, with a contribution in the honesty box when volunteers are not around. The farm sits on the slope between Flåm and Aurland, 4 km from the village, and you can walk there by road or trail. Its 27 timber buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries, with barns, a smokehouse and a school, are kept as they were. In the afternoon, rest or book the Ægir brewery tasting.

Two hours, from NOK 640, on a silent electric boat. Take the first morning sailing. The boat heads out along the Aurlandsfjord, passes Undredal, the goat cheese village, and enters the Nærøyfjord, 250 metres wide at its narrowest between walls up to 1,800 metres high. Stay on deck: waterfalls, farms clinging to the slopes and, with luck, seals.

An hour and a half, NOK 260, open 10 am to 6 pm from April to October, 200 metres from the Gudvangen quay. The rebuilt Viking village has turf roofed timber houses, working craftspeople and guides who explain daily life in the 10th century. Afterwards, take the regional bus to Voss, one hour, and the train back to Bergen, another hour and a quarter.

Forty five minutes, free to browse. The fish market has stood on the Vågen harbour since the 13th century. Stalls sell smoked salmon, prawns, king crab and stockfish, and the glass hall is open all year. To taste without paying lunch prices, order a prawn or salmon sandwich to go.

One hour, NOK 120, open 10 am to 4 pm. Follow the waterfront, past Bryggen again, to the Bergenhus fortress, 600 metres away. The Gothic stone hall was built by King Haakon IV around 1260, when Bergen was Norway’s capital. From here it is 45 minutes on the Bybanen to Flesland airport: leave two hours before your afternoon flight.