Rail journey · Vestland

Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana)

One of the steepest standard-gauge railways in the world: twenty kilometres dropping 866 metres from the Bergen line at Myrdal down to the fjord at Flåm, with a stop at Kjosfossen waterfall.

Flåm Railway (Vy) April to October for full service; a winter service runs on selected days

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Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana) · Stch2022 · CC0

Typical time1 h

Route length12 miles

FromMyrdal

ToFlåm

The ride

What you'll see

866 m descent in under an hour

Kjosfossen waterfall stop

Nærøyfjord views at the bottom

Engineering of spirals and viaducts

The route

Station by station

Myrdal
Kjosfossen
Flåm

Route sketch · station coordinates · not to scale

Before you go

Good to know

Connect from Bergen on the Bergen line — the through journey is the classic pairing.

The waterfall stop is brief; have the camera ready before you leave Myrdal.

Nærøyfjord ferry connections run from Flåm in season.

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

Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana) — Stch2022 · CC0
Bergen Line (Bergensbanen) — Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0

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