The long day
Flåm Railway and fjord cruise from Bergen: the full eleven hours
Boat, train and bus in one booking, collecting the Flåm Railway, the Stegastein viewpoint and a cruise on the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord. It is the most ambitious day on this page and the one most worth reading about before you commit to it.
Quick answer
The Flåm Railway and fjord cruise day from Bergen costs $427 and runs about eleven and a half hours. It combines a cruise on the Nærøyfjord, the Flåm Railway — one of the steepest standard-gauge lines anywhere — and the Stegastein platform high above the Aurlandsfjord, and it is rated 4.8 across 47 reviews.
The day, at a glance
- Price
- $427per person
- Duration
- About 11.5 hoursBergen back to Bergen
- Rating
- 4.8across 47 reviews
- Winter version
- $29911 hours, rated 4.9
- Private version
- $1,21810 hours, own guide
- The fjord cruise
- A couple of hoursNærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord
- The railway
- About 20 kmFlåm up to Myrdal
- Stegastein
- A viewing platformhigh above the Aurlandsfjord
- Everything in one booking
- Yesboat, train and bus
- Free cancellation
- Yesup to 24 hours before
What the eleven hours contain
Four distinct parts, and one of them is the road
People book this expecting a boat trip. It is four things, and knowing the shape helps.
- The fjord cruise
A couple of hours on the Nærøyfjord and the Aurlandsfjord — the UNESCO-listed water, about 250 metres wide at its narrowest.
- The Flåm Railway
About twenty kilometres from the fjord up to Myrdal, one of the steepest standard-gauge railways in the world, with a waterfall stop on the way.
- Stegastein
A viewing platform reached by bus up a narrow mountain road, looking down the Aurlandsfjord. This is the photograph you have already seen.
- The road there and back
Several hours in total. There is no way around it: Flåm is a long way from Bergen and the day is built around getting there and back.
Who should book it, and who should not
The honest version
Right for a longer stay; wrong as the only day, and wrong before a flight.
Book it if you have three or more days in Bergen. It is a genuinely good day out and it puts three famous things in one booking without any planning on your part.
Book it if the Nærøyfjord is specifically what you came for. There is no shorter way to reach UNESCO-listed fjord water from Bergen.
Do not book it if you have two days and want to be on the water. The three-and-a-half-hour Mostraumen boat from the city centre gives you more hours on a fjord for a quarter of the price, and leaves the rest of the day free.
Do not book it as your last day. Eleven and a half hours with a fixed return time is not a day to put in front of an evening flight.
The UNESCO fjord itself — how narrow it really is, and the other ways to it.
The Nærøyfjord→Common questions
The Flåm day, answered
How long is the Flåm Railway and fjord cruise day from Bergen?
About eleven and a half hours, Bergen back to Bergen, at $427 a person.
What is included?
A cruise on the Nærøyfjord and Aurlandsfjord, the Flåm Railway, and the bus up to the Stegastein viewpoint — all in one booking.
What is the Flåm Railway?
A railway of about twenty kilometres from Flåm on the fjord up to Myrdal, and one of the steepest standard-gauge lines in the world.
What is Stegastein?
A viewing platform high above the Aurlandsfjord, reached by bus up a narrow mountain road.
Is there a winter version?
Yes, at $299 — about eleven hours, built around the shorter daylight, and rated 4.9.
Is it worth it compared with a Mostraumen cruise?
It is a bigger day with more famous names. The Mostraumen boat gives you more time on the water, from the city centre, for a quarter of the price. With three days in Bergen, do both.
Go deeper
More on fjord cruises from Bergen
What it costs
From $68 to $427, and what an hour on the water is worth.
The verdictWhich cruise is best
All eleven ranked, and the three that are one trip.
The classicThe Mostraumen route
Three and a half hours through a strait fifty metres wide.
HardangerThe Hardangerfjord
A hundred and seventy-nine kilometres, and how to reach it.
RosendalRosendal and the manor
Seven hours, and a house built in 1665.
UNESCOThe Nærøyfjord
Two hundred and fifty metres wide at its narrowest.
