Easy Travel Norway · Oslo
A private driver-guide collects you in central Oslo, drives you over the mountains to the fjords for the Flåm Railway and a two-hour cruise, and brings you back via Geilo the same night. It is the only listing here that does the Flåm Railway from Oslo and back in one day, and it is a very long day.
Oslo to Flåm and back is a lot of road for one day, and the listing does not hide it: about 4.6 hours of driving out, about 3 hours from Flåm to Geilo on the way back, then Geilo on to Oslo, for 15 hours in all. In between come the Flåm Railway, a lunch stop and a two-hour boat between Flåm and Gudvangen. The description also mentions about an hour on the Bergen Line, and the route crosses the Hardangervidda plateau.
The listing is vague on the train. Its description puts the Bergen Line first and the Flåm Railway second, which would mean riding down from Myrdal, but its itinerary lists the boat before the train. We cannot tell which way you ride, so ask the operator before booking if direction matters to you. Pickup and drop-off are at Storgata 28B in central Oslo, not at your hotel.
The case for it: by train, Oslo to Myrdal alone takes 4.5 to 5 hours (Vy), so a same-day return by public transport leaves little time at the fjord. The price shown is for one adult in a private group, so check the total for your party. With two days to spare, a night in Flåm or the one-way scenic route from Bergen is a calmer way to see the same places. Strollers are fine and infant seats are available on request.
Your driver-guide meets you in central Oslo.
The listing allows about 4.6 hours to reach the railway, with commentary on the way.
About an hour on the Bergen Line and the Flåm Railway with its Kjosfossen stop. Ask the operator which way you ride.
Two hours on the UNESCO-listed Nærøyfjord, plus a lunch stop.
Back east into the mountains, with a stop in Geilo.
Drop-off at Storgata 28B, about 15 hours after you left.
★★★★★The tour was beautiful. The train took us through a beautiful landscape.
★★★★★Very good tour from Oslo, long and surprising. Our driver Jânis was very friendly and attentive.
★★★★★My guide, Janis, is very good and explained everything well.
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The listing allows about 4.6 hours out, and about 3 hours from Flåm to Geilo on the way back before the last stretch to Oslo. The whole day is about 15 hours.
The listing does not say clearly. Its description suggests the Bergen Line first and then the Flåm Railway (downhill), but its itinerary order says otherwise. Ask the operator.
Pickup and drop-off are at Storgata 28B in central Oslo. If your hotel is elsewhere, ask the operator before booking.
Yes. Every rail route changes at Myrdal, and Oslo to Myrdal takes 4.5 to 5 hours on the Bergen Line (Vy). A night in Flåm makes it much easier than a same-day return.
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A private driver-guide from Oslo to the fjords and the Flåm Railway and back in one long day.
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