Travellers arriving into Flåm and not staying the night will require somewhere to deposit their bags if arriving by one mode of conveyance and leaving via another, as many do. This, off course, assumes you have some time for a look around before leaving. Continue reading “Left Luggage in Flåm”
The Flåm Railway, or Flåmsbana in Norwegian, opened in 1940. From an engineering perspective this railway is an amazing feat. Europe’s steepest railway, it rises, and indeed falls, 864 metres in a distance of only 20.2 kms – with gradients of 1 in 18 (5.5%) along 80% of the distance. This is quite something for a standard gauge track with not a cog in sight – or indeed in existence. Continue reading “Flåm Railway – Flåmsbana”
Myrdal Station, as there is little else at Myrdal, is the junction stop on the Oslo – Bergen train line which connects with the famous Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana).
98% of people arriving into Myrdal will be transferring onto the Flåm Railway, leaving the Flåm Railway to continue their journey on the Bergen Line or immediately returning to Flåm on the Flåmsbana having just arrived from there. 1% of people will be transferring to a bicycle (available for hire here) to ride down the valley to Flåm. Of the remaining 1%, a few hardy souls will stop here for hiking, a few will actually work here at the guesthouse (yes, there are a couple of accommodation options should you want to stay) or the railway and its related businesses and the remaining few will have alighted in error! Continue reading “Seven Minutes in Myrdal – Changing Trains”
In one word – Stunning.
Now the longer version. Continue reading “Oslo to Myrdal to Bergen by Train”
Many independent travellers to Norway follow a tried and tested route between Oslo and Bergen (or vice versa) taking in Aurlandsfjord, the UNESCO listed Nærøyfjord and Flåm en route.
This trip involves catching three trains, a boat and a bus together with accommodation, should you wish to spend a night in Flåm en route. Continue reading “Norway In A Nutshell – All Your Tickets Together”
Flåm is a small village of less than 500 people, tucked away, and indeed hemmed in on three sides by mountains, at the head of the Aurlandsfjord, which, itself, is tucked away deep in the Sognefjord, Norway. Continue reading “Flåm – tastic Flåm”
The Rambling Wombat 