From Bergen
A Flåm day trip from Bergen is a long day by design. The coast and the head of the Aurlandsfjord are a mountain road apart, so every listing here runs between ten and a half and thirteen hours and packs a coach leg, a fjord cruise and usually a train into that time. Prices run from $268 to $466. This page puts all six side by side and says exactly what each hour is spent on.
Quick answer
The short answer. Book $369 for the strongest Flåm day trip from Bergen on this site: 1,427 reviews at 4.8, ten and a half hours, and the Flåm Railway, the Nærøyfjord cruise and the Njardarheimr Viking village in one booking. Book $268 if the fare decides it — twelve hours, a two-hour cruise, Stegastein and a light lunch. Book $313 for the coach-and-boat version without a train, and $466 if you want everything and can give it thirteen hours.
The shape of the day
Bergen sits on the coast. Flåm sits inland, at the head of the Aurlandsfjord, with mountains on three sides and one road in. Nothing about that distance can be hurried, which is why the shortest Flåm day trip from Bergen on this site is ten and a half hours and the longest is thirteen. The listings do not hide it: each one states its length in its own title area, and every one of them is sold as a full day.
The route itself is consistent across operators. The coach leaves the coast and runs along the Osterfjord, by way of Voss, towards Gudvangen. One listing describes that leg in exactly those words. Somewhere on it comes Tvindefossen, the waterfall that four of these six listings name, and which one of them promises you will feel the mist of.
Then the water. Every Flåm day trip from Bergen here includes a cruise on the Nærøyfjord, which the operators call one of the narrowest and most dramatic fjords and which carries UNESCO World Heritage status. On the lowest-priced listing that cruise is stated as two hours long. Two of the listings name the vessel: an all-electric ferry called Future of The Fjords.
After the boat comes Flåm: the village, the pier, the shops, the railway station. Most listings leave time here rather than a fixed activity, and one of them says plainly that you can spend it exploring or buying lunch in the village. From there the day either climbs to the Stegastein platform, boards the Flåm Railway, or does both, depending on which listing you booked.
That is the whole anatomy. The day is a coach leg, a waterfall stop, a UNESCO fjord cruise, the village, and then one or two headline extras. The six listings below differ only in which extras they buy with your hours.
Every trip, current fare
Six listings, from the twelve-hour cruise day at the lowest fare up to the thirteen-hour day that carries the railway, the cruise and Stegastein together. Four of them board in Bergen itself; two join the same route further in.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Fjord Cruise, Flåm & Stegastein - Incl. LunchUNESCO fjord cruise and Stegastein | 12 h | $268 | UNESCO fjord cruise and Stegastein | $22.33 | 4.7 · 1,393 |
| Nærøyfjorden, Flåm, and Stegastein Guided Bus TourNærøyfjorden, Flåm and Stegastein | 11 h | $313 | Nærøyfjorden, Flåm and Stegastein | $28.45 | 4.8 · 665 |
| Viking Village, Nærøyfjord Cruise & Flåm RailwayViking Village and Nærøyfjord cruise | 10 h | $369 | Viking Village and Nærøyfjord cruise | $36.90 | 4.8 · 1,427 |
| Legendary Flåm Railway & UNESCO Fjord CruiseThe Flåm Railway and UNESCO cruise | 10 h | $373 | The Flåm Railway and UNESCO cruise | $37.30 | 4.6 · 133 |
| Viking Village, Nærøyfjorden Cruise and Flåm RailwayWinter Viking Village and cruise | 12 h | $446 | Winter Viking Village and cruise | $37.17 | 4.6 · 284 |
| Flåm Railway, Nærøyfjord Cruise & Stegastein ViewFlåm Railway and Nærøyfjord cruise | 13 h | $466 | Flåm Railway and Nærøyfjord cruise | $35.85 | 4.8 · 222 |
What you actually get
The railway. Three listings here carry the Flåm Railway: $369, $446 and $466. They describe it as one of the steepest railways in the world and as one of the most beautiful train journeys in the world. If the train is the reason you are coming, those are the three lines to read first, because the other days do not include it.
Stegastein. The viewing platform sits 650 metres above the Aurlandsfjord, and it appears in $268, $313 and $466. One of them puts the number in writing: panoramic views 650 metres over the sea. It needs a drive up a winding mountain road, which is part of why the days that include it run long.
The Viking village. Njardarheimr at Gudvangen is included on $369 and $446, both with a guided tour of it. This is the clearest split on the page: the two Viking departures spend their middle hours on land at Gudvangen, while the others spend them on the road or on the platform.
Lunch. Only one listing includes food, and it says so in its own title: $268 comes with a light lunch. On $313 the listing states the opposite arrangement, and describes time in the village to explore or to buy lunch yourself. On a guided day that runs twelve hours, knowing which of the two you booked is worth more than it sounds.
Where the day starts. Four of the six board in Bergen. $373 joins at Gudvangen, at the far end of the fjord arm, and $466 is built around the mountain station at Myrdal. If you are already inland, those two are worth a second look; if you are waking up on the coast, the four Bergen departures are the straightforward answer.
Side by side
Every entry is taken from the listing text. Read the last two columns together: they are the difference between one long day and another.
| Listing | Length | Price | Fjord cruise | The headline extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO Fjord Cruise, Flåm & Stegasteinthe lowest fare here | 12 h | $268 | Two hours on the Nærøyfjord | Stegastein, Tvindefossen, the village, and a light lunch included |
| Nærøyfjorden, Flåm and Stegastein Bus Tourcoach and boat | 11 h | $313 | Yes, on the UNESCO fjord | Stegastein at 650 metres, Tvindefossen, and loose time in Flåm |
| Viking Village, Nærøyfjord Cruise & Flåm Railway1,427 reviews | 10h 30m | $369 | On the all-electric ferry | Njardarheimr Viking village with a guide, and the Flåm Railway |
| Legendary Flåm Railway & UNESCO Fjord Cruiseboards at Gudvangen | 10h 30m | $373 | Yes, on the UNESCO fjord | The railway, Tvindefossen, and a guide with stories along the way |
| Viking Village, Nærøyfjorden Cruise and Railwaythe winter version | 12 h | $446 | Yes, on the UNESCO fjord | The Viking village, the railway, and Tvindefossen |
| Flåm Railway, Nærøyfjord Cruise & Stegasteinthe longest day | 13 h | $466 | On an electric boat | The railway, Stegastein, and time in the village of Flåm |
Book direct
The four strongest departures on this page: the most reviewed, the lowest fare, the coach-and-boat day and the longest itinerary.
★ 4.8 · 1,427 reviews
★ 4.7 · 1,393 reviews
★ 4.8 · 665 reviews
★ 4.8 · 222 reviews
Before you book
All six come from the listings on this page rather than from general advice.
Three listings include the Flåm Railway and three do not. It is the single biggest fork on this page, and it cannot be added afterwards.
The platform 650 metres above the Aurlandsfjord is on $268, $313 and $466.
$268 includes a light lunch in the price. The others leave you to buy your own in the village, which the listings say in as many words.
Ten and a half hours is the shortest day here and thirteen is the longest. Book nothing else for that date.
Four of the six start in Bergen. $373 joins at Gudvangen and $466 is built around Myrdal.
It applies to every listing on this site, which is worth having on a booking made months before the weather is knowable.
When to go
The itinerary does not change through the year. Daylight, waterfall volume and how early the coaches fill all do.
May–Jun
Meltwater fills Tvindefossen, which four of these six listings name as a stop, and the days are long enough that even $466 at thirteen hours finishes in the light.
Jul–Aug
The fullest coaches and the busiest pier. $369 is the most booked listing on this site, so reserve it before you travel.
Sep–Oct
Quieter boats and colour on the slopes. A good stretch for $268, which gives the cruise two full hours.
Nov–Apr
Fewer departures and less daylight to spend. $446 is the listing written for this part of the calendar, at twelve hours with the Viking village and the railway.
The verdict
If you want the safest booking, take $369. Ten and a half hours, 4.8 across 1,427 reviews, and three headline items in one day: the Nærøyfjord on the all-electric ferry, the guided Njardarheimr Viking village, and the Flåm Railway. It has more feedback behind it than anything else on this site.
If the fare decides it, take $268. Twelve hours, 1,393 reviews at 4.7, and the only listing here with lunch in the price. It gives the cruise a stated two hours, adds the Stegastein platform, and stops at Tvindefossen on the way.
If you would rather skip the train, take $313. Eleven hours, 665 reviews at 4.8, and the tightest coach-and-boat day on this page: the waterfall, the viewpoint at 650 metres, the UNESCO fjord cruise and time in the village.
If you want all of it, take $466. Thirteen hours, 222 reviews at 4.8, and the only listing that carries the railway, the cruise and Stegastein in the same booking. It is the most expensive Flåm day trip from Bergen here, and it is the only one that leaves nothing on the table.
What to avoid. Do not book a listing without the railway and then expect to add the train in the village: the train is part of the itinerary or it is not, and the listings are specific about which they are. Pick the Flåm day trip from Bergen by its headline extras, and the price follows from there.
Twelve hours, $268, 1,393 reviews at 4.7: a two-hour cruise on the UNESCO Nærøyfjord, the Stegastein platform, the village of Flåm and a light lunch, with free cancellation.
Compare the train-and-boat days→Common questions
Between ten and a half and thirteen hours. The shortest on this site is $369 at 10h 30m and the longest is $466 at thirteen hours, because the coast and the head of the fjord are a mountain road apart.
On three of the six listings, yes: $369, $446 and $466. The other three spend those hours on the Stegastein viewpoint and the road instead.
From $268 for the twelve-hour day with lunch included, up to $466 for the thirteen-hour day that also carries the railway and Stegastein.
Go deeper
Two hours on the UNESCO fjord in an open boat, and what you pass.
Fjord cruisesEvery boat that goes out on the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord.
The UNESCO fjordWhy this arm is on the UNESCO list, and which tours sail it.
StegasteinThe platform 650 metres above the fjord, and how to get up there.
Train and boatThe two together in one day, and which tours combine them.
Nærøyfjord RIB-boat Experience & Waterfalls
★ 4.9 · 219 reviews · Free cancellation 24 h