Frequently Asked Questions

No, there is no guide on our tours. You travel on your own by following the travel itinerary. The connections are all within close proximity of each other for easy transfer. Stops are always announced over the speakers.

New for 2017: In 2017 we will arrange guided Norway in a nutshell® & Hardangerfjord in a nutshell group tours! These tours starts and ends in Bergen and will be available only on selected dates. The tours includes overnight stays, extra sightseeing trips and an English guide. Read more about these special edition tours HERE.

All tours have one main ticket where all the legs of the tour is marked. This ticket is a valid travel document for all the legs of the route.

In addition there are separate tickets for the other legs on the trip, except the bus between Voss and Gudvangen. On this leg you show the main ticket.

You must also print a copy of the order confirmation and bring along with you to show on the fjord cruise (On all Norway in a nutshell® tours).

There are no separate tickets for activities booked during our tours. The activity provider will be informed of your booking and your tour confirmation contains all necessary details.

You can pick up the tickets at any time during the opening hours of the ticket office. You must show the order confirmation from Fjord Tours containing your reference number to get the tickets issued. You will find detailed information about location and opening hours of the ticket office in your order confirmation.

Please note that you can pick up your tickets at all our sales outlets in Norway.

There is no student or senior discount on any of our package trips to the fjords.

We do however have student discounts on our ski tickets to Voss and Myrkdalen.

It means ‘seat reservation needed’. If the transport is not marked with R in the itinerary there is free seating. When you buy a tour from Fjord Tours, we will automatically make all needed seat reservations for you.

Trips bought online, can only be cancelled if you have bought the cancellation protection together with your trip. The cancellation protection is not a travel insurance. You can only use it if you need to cancel your trip and reason for cancelling is covered by this. If you need a full travel insurance, please contact an insurance company in your country.

Read more about the cancellation protection here.

Some phones may have limited access to foreign phone numbers and 815 numbers in particular, and it may therefore not be possible to reach our customer support service. In that case, we recommend you to try again from your private phone or call the switchboard (+ 47) 55557660.

There are no luggage lockers at the Hurtigruten Terminal in Ålesund. We recommend you to contact the hotel you are staying at in Ålesund to hear if you can keep your luggage there until you are departing for Bergen.

Yes, there are luggage lockers at the railway station in Flåm and at the Strandkaiterminal in Bergen.

Yes, there are places to store the luggage on all the transport legs on our trips. Please note that you need to carry the luggage yourself from boat, to bus to train. All connections are within close proximity for easy transfer.

Yes, there is one ship taking you on the Geiranger cruise from Ålesund, and a different ship taking you from Ålesund to Bergen.

Yes, you can bring a stroller with you on our trips. Please write in the comment box that you have a stroller with you because we have to make special seat reservations on regional trains.

It is not possible to buy the Geiranger tour without the Norway in a nutshell® part via Fjord Tours booking service.

For travellers with Rail Pass including Norway, e.g Eurail Pass, it is possible to explore Norway in a nutshell® and Sognefjord in a nutshell with the pass.

You can buy the ticket at Oslo Central Railway station or Bergen Railway station.The ticket can only be used in conjunction with your Rail Pass number. Please note that this option cannot be booked online.

The Sognefjord in a nutshell is the only trip where animals are accepted. It is important that you inform about this when you make the booking, because we need to make special seat reservations for you on the regional train. You must also pay an additonal cost to bring your dog with you on the express boat.

We recommend that you book your overnight stays and hotels whilst booking your tour, but this is up to you. You can book hotels separately or together with the tour.

If you want to book hotel separately, please tick the box "I want to arrange hotels on my own" at the preferred destination when you come to the hotel page during the tour booking.

All required seat reservations are made by Fjord Tours. The seat number will be confirmed on your tickets.

There are no seat reservations on the Flåm Railway and local trains on the Bergen Railway, nor do the buses and boats have seats that can be reserved.

If you are travelling between Oslo and Myrdal and on the Flam railway, you will need a reservation on the train. Bookings that include these legs of the route must be made for an exact date as reservations on these legs cannot be changed once tickets have been paid for.

Children under 4 years old travel for free. You must however also book the trip for your infant so we can make sure that you get suitable seats.

Book the trip with overnight stay during the trip (2 days or more).
Choose place(s) to stay over. Available hotels in the place(s) you choose will show in the booking.

Book one of our available hotels or mark for " I want to arrange hotel on my own".

The itinerary will be updated when you press next after you have chosen your overnight stays during the trip.

You must show your order confirmation including the refererence number for the trip to get the tickets issued. Detailed information about pick- up place and opening hours for the ticket office will be included in your order confirmation. 

We close our online booking at 15:00 weekdays and Friday after 15:00 for bookings during weekends. After this time you cannot book the trip online for the next day or Saturdays and Sundays.

If you want to travel when we are closed, you can buy tickets at the Tourist Information in Oslo, the Tourist Information in Bergen or at the NSB ticket office in the railway stations in Oslo, Bergen or Voss.

Please note that the product range can vary from sales outlet to sales outlet.

We recommend you to book the trip online as soon as you have decided the travel date. It is recommendable to buy the tickets in advance since some of the trains might be fully booked close to departure date, especially in the high season.

If you don't have the opportunity to buy the tour in advance you can buy it in one of our sales outlets in Norway.

Please note: The Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell®, the Hurtigruten & Norway in a nutshell®, the Northern lights & Norway in a nutshell® and the Pulpit Rock & Norway in a nutshell® trips can only be booked in advance on our website www.fjordtours.com.

Yes, you can make as many overnight stops as you like along the route.

Book the trip with overnight stay during the trip (2 days or more).
Choose place(s) to stay over. Available hotels in the place(s) you choose will show in the booking.

Book one of our available hotels or mark for " I want to arrange hotel on my own".

The itinerary will be updated when you press next after you have chosen your overnight stays during the trip.

There are two different boats that operate on the fjord cruise between Gudvangen and Flåm. See more detailed information HERE. Note: The classic boat operates during the winter season.

We recommend you to take our Sognefjord in a nutshell tour since this trip does not include a bus ride.

It is also possible to take the Norway in a nutshell ® tour. But then you need to have a foldable wheelchair and you must travel with a companion that can help you along the route. The buses are not accessible for wheelchairs, so wheelchair must be foldable so that it can be placed in the trunk.

Please write in the comment box that you are wheel chair user and we will book suitable seat for you on the regional trains.

You can bring your luggage with you on the trip. There are places to store the luggage on each transport leg.
Be aware that you have to carry the luggage yourself from train to bus to boat etc, but the connections are all within close proximity for easy transfer.

You can book luggage transport with the trip if you also book hotel in Oslo and Bergen and take the trip in 1 day.

You can also book this service directly with the luggage company Porterservice, see contact details:
Tel. (+47) 906 10 009,
E-mail: porter@porterservice.no
Website: www.porterservice.no

Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell® includes all transportation stretches and cabin with breakfast on Hurtigruten from Ålesund to Bergen. If you want single or exterior cabin on Hurtigruten you need to pay extra for this.

You can choose between a fjord cruise on the Lysefjord where you see the Pulpit Rock from the fjord or a cruise and hiking trip where you walk up to the Pulpit Rock. Be aware that the hiking trip is not available the whole season.

You can stay over in Stavanger and Sandnes on this trip.

No, you are staying on the same Hurtigruten ship from Bergen to Hjørundfjord and back to Ålesund.

Yes, but then you must stop over 2 nights on the trip, in Lofthus or Odda. You can book the Trolltunga hiking trip separately HERE.

No, it is not guaranteed since it is depending on the weather conditions. However, the Northern light safari is going to an area where it is most likely to see the Northern light so you have good chances to experience it on the tour.

No. If you want to also see the Naroyfjord, we recommend you to take the round trip from Bergen start by train and add the Heritage fjord safari trip which goes into the Naeroyfjord and back to Flåm. This can be done in one day.

If you start the trip from Oslo you have to stay over in Flam to be able to add the Heritage fjord safari trip.

Breakfast is included on the ship from Trondheim to Bergen.

You can leave your luggage at the hotel you stay at in Ålesund. They have storage place for luggage. You have time collect your luggage again before the Hurtigruten departs from Ålesund.

Children, 0 – 3 years: Free
Children, 4 – 15 years: Child price
From 16 years: Adult price

Note: This is the age range for our tours and package trips. The age range for activities may vary from activity to activity. You can see the age ranges for activities in the booking box on each activity page.

You can stay overnight in Bergen, Oslo, Balestrand, Flåm, Vatnahalsen, Geilo, Finse, Voss

You can stay overnight in Bergen, Oslo, Norheimsund, Lofthus, Eidfjord, Ulvik, Voss, Finse

You can stay overnight in Bergen, Oslo, Flåm, Vatnahalsen, Geilo, Finse, Gudvangen, Stalheim, Voss

You can stay overnight in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Flåm, Voss, Gudvangen, Stalheim, Vatnahalsen, Geilo, Finse

You can stay overnight in Bergen, Oslo, Flåm, Vatnahalsen, Geilo, Finse, Gudvangen, Stalheim, Voss, Trondheim

You can stay over in Oslo, Tromsø, Bergen, Voss, Flåm, Vatnahalsen, Finse, Geilo.

You can stay over in Oslo, Bergen, Voss, Gudvangen, Flåm, Vatnahalsen, Finse, Geilo, Dombås, Geiranger, Ålesund, Stalheim

All our round trips that starts from Bergen with train, departs from Bergen railway station.

Sognefjord in a nutshell (starting by boat) departs with the express boat from Strandkaiterminalen. The terminal is situated next to the Fish Market and approx. 10 min. walk from Bergen railway station.

Hardangerfjord in a nutshell starting by bus: The bus departs from the express bus terminal, field O and is signed for Norheimsund. Approx. 5 min. walk from the train station.

Pulpit Rock & Norway in a nutshell®: The express bus "Kystbussen" to/from Bergen arrives/departs at Bergen bus terminal, field N. Approx. 5 minutes walk from Bergen railway station.

Norway in a nutshell®: The fjordcruise boat terminal is situated next to the railway station. The fjordcruise boat for Norway in a nutshell® departs from pier no.1

Sognefjord in a nutshell: Change from express boat to train or vice versa. The Norled boat terminal is situated next to the railway station. The express boat for Sognefjord in a nutshell departs from pier no.2

Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell®: Bus from Geiranger to Ålesund in the period 21/6-31/8. Change from Hurtigruten to bus. The bus departs from the harbour in Geiranger.

Hardangerfjord in a nutshell: Change from boat to bus or vice versa. The bus stops at the harbour next to the express boat .

Hardangerfjord in a nutshell: Change from bus to boat or vice versa. The bus stops next to the express boat at the harbour, approx. 2 min.walk.

The trains for all our trips departs from the Oslo Central Railway Station (Oslo S).

The trips whith start by flight, departs from Oslo Gardermoen airport.

Norway in a nutshell® and Sognefjord in a nutshell: Change train for the Flåm Railway or for the Bergen Railway. The trains are located next to each other.

Sognefjord & Nærøyfjord in a nutshell: Change from bus to boat or vice versa. The bus stops next to the express boat quay, right at the harbour.

Sognefjord in a nutshell & UNESCO Fjord Bus tour:
Change from bus to boat or vice versa. The bus stops next to the express boat quay, right at the harbour.

Sognefjord & Nærøyfjord in a nutshell:
Change from boat to bus. The bus for Sogndal departs from the fjord cruise boat quay.

Norway in a nutshell®: Change from bus to boat or vice versa. The bus for the Norway in a nutshell® park next to the harbour and connect with the tourist boat/fjord boat. Please look for the bus with sign for Norway in a nutshell®/Voss at the harbour.

Norway in a nutshell®: Change from train to bus or vice versa. The bus to/from Gudvangen arrives/departs at Voss Railway Station. The bus is located outside the railway station. Please look for the bus with sign for Norway in a nutshell®/Gudvangen.

Hardangerfjord in a nutshell: Change from train to bus or vice versa. The bus to/from Ulvik arrives/departs at Voss Railway Station. The bus is located outside the railway station. Please look for bus with sign for Voss-Ulvik.

Pulpit Rock & Norway in a nutshell®:
The express bus "Kystbussen" to/from Stavanger arrives/departs at Stavanger bus terminal just beside Stavanger railway station.

The Lysefjord cruise departs from Skagenkaien in Stavanger. Please meet minimum 20 minutes before departure.

The train to/from Oslo arrives/departs from Stavanger railway station. The railway station is located in the city centre.

Hurtigruten & Norway in a nutshell®: Hurtigruten departs from pier no. 1 at the Hurtigruten Terminal in Trondheim.

Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell®: Hurtigruten departs from Skansekaia.

Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell®: Change from train to bus. The bus is waiting outside the railway station. Please look for bus with sign for Ålesund.

Geirangerfjord & Norway in a nutshell®: Change from the Dovrebanen Railway to the Rauma Railway. Only 1 min. to walk.

With the Fjord Pass® you will get great discounts on activities, sights and rental cars in Norway. You can buy the Fjord Pass® online at the Fjord Tours website or in the Fjord Tours App. Read more and buy the Fjord Pass® HERE.

If you have a Fjord Pass®:
Use the email address that you used to order your Fjord Pass® to receive the discount on your selected activities.

If you do not have a Fjord Pass®:
You can add it to your order to receive the Fjord Pass® discount.

You can purchase the Fjord Pass® here, or buy it at the same time as you book one of our Activities in Norway. 

The Fjord Pass® can be bought directly on our website. Buy your Fjord Pass® here! Or you can download the Fjord Pass® APP where you can buy the Fjord Pass®, as well as activities!

One Fjord Pass® is valid for 2 adults and accompanying children under the age of 15.

Fjord Pass® is valid for one calendar year: From 1 January to 31 December the year it is bought.