Plan your trip to Norway

Norway is a long country with a lot of ground to cover, and planning pays off. This guide covers what you need to plan a trip well: where to go, how to get around by train, boat and road, when to travel, and how to enjoy the outdoors safely.

Every page is checked against official and local sources, listed at the bottom of each article, and shows the date its facts were last verified.

Geirangerfjord seen from high above, a deep blue fjord curving between steep green mountainsides with snow on the peaks — Geirangerfjord, seen from the Ørnesvingen viewpoint, in June.
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 3.0

Places

Cities, towns and regions of mainland Norway, from Oslo and Bergen to the fjords, the mountains and the far north.

Oslo

Plan a trip to Oslo: the airport train, getting around by metro, tram and ferry, the main museums and sights, the best areas to stay and when to go.

Photo: Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bergen

Plan a trip to Bergen: getting in from the airport, the light rail, Bryggen and Mount Fløyen, the rain and the light, where to stay and fjord day trips.

Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Trondheim

Plan a trip to Trondheim: airport and train links, getting around by bus and tram, Nidaros Cathedral, Bakklandet, the seasons and where to stay in the city.

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Practical

What to sort out before you go: getting there and getting around, when to go, costs, and staying safe outdoors.

Two dark green Flåm Railway trains passing each other on a curve of track through a steep green valley, with a waterfall on the cliff above

Getting around Norway

How to get around Norway: the Entur planner, trains and night trains, express buses, car ferries and coastal ships, domestic flights, tolls and winter driving.

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Guides

Longer guides: hikes, scenic routes, the northern lights and the midnight sun, and how to plan a fjord trip.

The flat top of Preikestolen crowded with hikers, its sheer grey rock face dropping straight down to the dark blue Lysefjord, with a speedboat's wake far below and green mountains stretching into the distance

Hiking to Preikestolen

Plan the hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) above the Lysefjord: the 8 km trail, buses and parking, the best season, winter conditions and safety at the edge.

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Fun facts

Curious facts and short stories about Norway, its history, nature and everyday life.

Borgund Stave Church seen from the churchyard, a dark wooden church with tier upon tier of shingled roofs, carved dragon heads on the gables and a slender spire, below a green wooded mountainside

The stave churches of Norway

Medieval Norway built hundreds, perhaps thousands, of wooden stave churches. Only 28 survive. How they were built, what was lost and where to see them.

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