Day tour from Flåm to Bergen - incl Flåm Railway & Voss Gondol
Travel by train from Flåm to Bergen and experience Voss Gondol and Mount Hanguren halfway. The journey starts in Flåm with the breathtaking Flåm Railway, which is one of the world's steepest railway. The 20 km long train journey gives you a panoramic view of some of the wildest and most magnificent of Norwegian mountain nature, including the famous Kjosfossen waterfall. At Myrdal station, a train changes to the Bergen Railway.
The journey on the Bergen Railway between Myrdal and Bergen is divided into two stages. At Voss you leave the railway for three hours and visit Mount Hanguren. Voss Gondol takes you from the train station and up to the top station (820 masl) in less than 9 minutes. Here you will have a panoramic view to many of the mountains surrounding Voss town. From Voss, the journey continues on the Bergen Railway along lakes, rivers, mountains and fjords to Bergen, the city between the seven mountains. The tour ends at Bergen Railway Station 6.00 pm.
per adult from
$390
AUDDuration
6 hours 30 minutes
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- Flåm Railway, Flåm - Myrdal
- Bergen Railway, Myrdal - Voss
- Voss Gondol, Voss - Mount Hanguren - Voss
- Bergen Railway, Voss - Bergen
- Entry/Admission - Flåmsbana
- Entry/Admission - The Bergen Line (Oslo - Bergen)
- Entry/Admission - Hangurtoppen
What's excluded :
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Flåmsbana, A-Feltvegen 11, 5743 Flåm, Norway
Flåm Railway is a 20.2-kilometer (12.6 mi) long railway line between Flåm and Myrdal. A branch line of the Bergen Line, it runs through the valley of Flåmsdalen and connects the mainline with Sognefjorden. The line's elevation difference is 866 meters (2,841 ft); it has ten stations, twenty tunnels and one bridge. The maximum gradient is 5.5 percent (1:18). Because of its steep gradient and picturesque nature, the Flåm Line is now almost exclusively a tourist service and has become the third-most visited tourist attraction in Norway. Construction of the line started in 1924, with the line opening in 1940. It allowed the district of Sogn access to Bergen and Oslo via the Bergen Line. Electric traction was taken into use in 1944.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Bergen Line (Oslo - Bergen), Geilo, Norway
The Bergen Railway is a 496 kilometres (308 mi) long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Oslo. It's the highest mainline railway line in Northern Europe, crossing the Hardangervidda plateau at 1,237 metres (4,058 ft) above sea level. The railway opened from Bergen to Voss in 1883 as the narrow Voss gauge line. In 1909 the route was continued over the mountain to Oslo and the whole route converted to standard gauge and the Voss Line became part of the Bergen Line. The Flåm Railway remains as the only branch line, after the closure of the Hardanger Line.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Vossevangen, Vossevangen, Voss Municipality, Hordaland, Western Norway
Voss is a municipality in Vestland county and the administrative center is the village of Vossevangen. Voss is surrounded by snow-capped mountains, forests, lakes and fast-flowing whitewater rivers. This has led to its development as a notable center of skiing, watersport, skydiving, paragliding and other adventure sports. Every year in the last week of June the area hosts the Ekstremsportveko (Extreme Sports Week), which is regarded as the world's premier extreme sport festival. Bømoen, the local airstrip, is home to Skydive Voss, one of the largest dropzones in Norway, as well as a gliding club. The rivers provide various levels of white water, attracting kayaking, rafting and river boarding. Kite surfing and para-bungee may be seen on lake Vangsvatnet. The ski area, to the north of the town, is accessible via a cable car, Voss Gondol.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hangurtoppen, Voss Municipality, 5700 Voss, Norway
Voss Gondol
The new Voss Gondol, opened in July 2019, is open all year, and takes you from the train station in Voss and to Mount Hanguren (820 masl) in under nine minutes. This is the largest and most modern mountain gondola in Northern Europe. At the top station you will have a panoramic view to many of the mountains surrounding the town of Voss. You'll also find a variety of activities here - in the summertime you can go hiking, biking, paragliding or rappelling. In the winter the gondola takes you to the big ski resort Voss Resort, where you can have fun in the snow all day.
Capacity: 1069 pers/hour
Number of cabins: 9
Capacity per cabin: 34 pers.
Height difference : 763 meters
Top station: Hangurstoppen/Mount Hanguren (820 masl)
Length: 2020 metres
Travel time: 8 min 48 sec
Type of gondola: Leitner Ropeways 3S
Duration: 2 hours Departure Point :
A-Feltvegen 9, 5743 Flåm, NorwayDeparture Time :
11:30 AMReturn Detail :
Bergen Station, 5015 Bergen, NorwayHotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Language
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Age Req.
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Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by Guided Fjord Tours
Activity ID: V-207913P46
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