Norway in a Nutshell | 1 day

Hailed as Norway’s most popular tour, this one-day trip by train, ferry, and bus will bring you through jaw-dropping UNESCO-listed fjord and mountain scenery.

  • See fantastic fjord and mountain scenery in one day from Bergen or Oslo
  • Travel on the scenic Flåm Mountain Railway and see Kjosfossen Waterfall
  • Free entrance to the Flåm Railway Museum to learn more about its history
  • Two-hour boat ride on Aurlandsfjord and UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord

  • By destination

    Norway

  • Season

    All year

  • Duration

    9 hours

  • Booking code

    N1400KL2

  • From

    344 €

Your incredible day starts with a train journey from either Bergen or Oslo station to Myrdal mountain station, situated 867 metres above sea level.  

There, you’ll transfer to the Flåm Mountain Railway, one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world. For the next hour, you’ll be glued to the window of your vintage train compartment as the train descends the mountain into the valley, passing farmsteads as it follows the river north.   

Before arriving in the village of Flåm, the train will stop at Kjosfossen Waterfall for five minutes, allowing you to disembark onto the platform to take photos.  

Once in Flåm, you’ll have a little time at the Flåm Railway Museum to learn more about how this amazing feat of engineering came to be. 

An boat then brings you out onto the waters of Aurlandsfjord for a two-hour cruise around to narrow and UNESCO-protected Nærøyfjord. The mountains that flank the fjords are between 1,400 and 1,600 metres high, creating a truly spectacular landscape.  

We disembark the boat at Gudvangen where a bus meets us to drive us through  Nærøydalen valley. We’ll take the mountain road that leads to Voss where you’ll be able to catch the train back to Bergen or Oslo. 

It truly has been Norway in a nutshell! 

Practical information

  • The one-day tour is 9-14 hours, depending on the schedule
  • Three possible routes: Bergen – Bergen, Bergen – Oslo, or Oslo – Bergen. Please click here for timetable information.
  • Tours in spring and summer (May – Sep) use a modern hybrid electric boat for the fjord cruise while tours in autumn and winter (Oct – Apr) use a classic tour boat

Please note:

  • This programme is not suitable for guests with limited mobility
  • We reserve the right to cancel the programme up to six weeks before departure

To add this Pre/Post-Programme to your voyage, please contact us.