Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 55 34 60 00;
www.fonnafly.no
, in Norwegian)
These helicopter (three passengers)
and small-plane (four passengers) flights take you high above the fjords. Both cost
Nkr3600 for 20 minutes, plus Nkr1000 per 10 minutes thereafter. The views are once-in-a-
lifetime stuff.
Train Tours
Bergen Express Toy Train
TOY TRAIN
Offline map
Google map
(Bergens-Expressen;
www.bergensexpressen.no
;
adult/child/
family Nkr120/40/240; half-hourly 10am-5pm & 6pm & 7pm mid-Jun-mid-Aug,
shorter hr May-mid-Jun & mid-Aug-mid-Sep)
Bergen wouldn't be a tourist town if
it didn't have a toy train, which trundles along the Bryggen waterfront from opposite the
Hanseatic Museum and up into some of the more interesting back streets. The trip takes 55
minutes.
Walking Tours
Guided Tours of Bryggen
BRYGGEN WALKING
TOURS
( 55 58 80 10; adult/child Nkr100/free; tours 10am (German), 11am & noon
(English), 1pm (Norwegian) Jun-Aug)
The Bryggens Museum offers excellent walking
tours through the timeless alleys of Bryggen. Tours last 90 minutes, leave from the mu-
seum, and the commentary includes descriptions of life during Bergen's trading heyday.
The ticket includes admission to Bryggens Museum, Schøtstuene and the Hanseatic Mu-
seum (you can revisit these museums later on the same day).
Self-Guided Tours
SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Bryggens Museum has a (free) brochure entitled
Meeting Point Bryggen,
which allows
self-guided tours covering 12 stops at historic sites around (but not inside) Bryggen.
Bergen Guide Service
BERGEN WALKING TOURS
