Rail journey · Oslo to Vestland

Bergen Line (Bergensbanen)

Crossing the roof of Norway from fjord-side Oslo to Bergen: open mountain plateaus, snowfields in June, and Finse — the highest main-line station in the country at 1,222 m.

Vy All year; June to September for the high-country snowfields

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Bergen Line (Bergensbanen) · Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical time6 h 30 min

Route length293 miles

FromOslo S

ToBergen

The ride

What you'll see

Finse at 1,222 m

Hardangervidda plateau

Mountain snowfields into summer

Hallingskeid and the high cuttings

The route

Station by station

Oslo S
Geilo
Finse
Myrdal
Voss
Bergen

Route sketch · station coordinates · not to scale

Before you go

Good to know

Daylight runs nearly round the clock in June — book a window seat either side.

Myrdal is the interchange for the Flåm Railway — a natural stop.

Winter services are subject to snow; allow slack in connections.

Keep going

In these itineraries

4 days

Norway by Rail

Four days between fjord and capital: the Bergen Line across the mountain roof of Norway, and the Flåm Railway's steep drop to the fjord — done as a there-and-back with two bases.

Oslo & Vestland2 journeys

Typical times and distances are for guidance only — check the operator's timetable before you travel.

Photography credits

Bergen Line (Bergensbanen) — Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0

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