Travel Reference
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It takes a full 45minutes toclimb to Myrdal onthe bleak, treeless Hardangervidda plateau,
past thundering waterfalls (there's a photo stop at awesome Kjosfossen). The railway runs
year-round, with up to 10 departures daily in summer.
Flåmsbana Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.flamsbana-museet.no
; 9am-5pm May-Sep, 1-30-3pm rest of year)
Toprepare
yourself for your rail journey, browse this little museum right beside the train platform. It's
not just about railways; there are fascinating photos of construction gangs and life in and
around Flåm before the car era.
Activities
To simply pedal along the shoreline or for something more strenuous, rent a bike from the
touristoffice(Nkr50/250perhour/day).Thetouristofficealsohassixeasy-to-interpretfree
sheets describing local walks, varying from 45 minutes to five hours, with routes superim-
posed upon aerial photos.
NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL
Although most visitors do the classic 'Norway in a Nutshell' tour from either Oslo or
Bergen (
Click here
), you also can do a mini version (adult/child Nkr650/340). This
circular route from Flåm - boat to Gudvangen, bus to Voss, train to Myrdal, then
train again down the spectacular Flåmsbana railway to Flåm - is truly the kernel
within the nutshell and takes in all the most dramatic elements. The Gudvangen boat
leaves Flåm at 9am and the Flåmsbana train brings you home at 4.55pm.
Rallarvegen
BIKE DESCENT
(
www.rallarvegen.com
)
Cyclists can descend the Rallarvegen, the service road originally
used by the navvies who constructed the railway, for 83km from Haugastøl (1000m) or an
easier 56km from Finse. You can rent bicycles in Haugastøl (two days weekday/weekend
Nkr480/580, including return transport from Flåm) and the company also offers packages
