Bergen
EUROPE · SIESTA · RAIN & GABLES
Wooden warehouses on the wharf, seven mountains behind, and the fjords starting at the end of the street.
The plan
Fløibanen funicular
Eight minutes up for the whole city and its islands; walk down through the woods.
Day-trip a fjord
Nærøyfjord and Hardanger both start here; the Norway-in-a-Nutshell route is the classic.
Ulriken cable car
The highest of the seven mountains — hike the ridge between the two peaks.
Getting there
Fly into
Bergen Flesland (BGO), 20 minutes by light rail.
From the airport
The Bybanen tram runs to the centre for a normal ticket price.
Getting around
Walk — the old town is compact. Trains to Oslo cross one of Europe's great railway routes (7 hours).
When to go
Best time to go
May–Sep
Cheapest months
Oct–Apr (dark, wet, cheap)
Priciest & busiest
Jun–Aug & cruise days
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