Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Offline map
( 70 12 01 00;
www.trankokeriet.no
;
Moloveien 6b; 10am-5pm
Mon-Sat)
This wonderful hotchpotch antique gallery has something of everything, both
nautical and landlubber. There's an art gallery and small coffee bar too.
Invit Interior
INTERIOR DESIGN
Offline map
( 70 15 66 44; Apotekergata 9)
Appropriate for such a stylish town, this
shop-cum-gallerydisplaystheverybestofcreativemodernfurnitureandScandinaviankit-
chenware and home appliances.
Information
Library (10am-4pm or 6pm Mon-Sat)
Free internet access; within the town hall.
Tourist office ( 70 15 76 00;
www.visitalesund-geiranger.com
;
Skaregata 1;
9am-6pm or 7pm Jun-Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Fri Sep-May)
Its free booklet
On Foot in
Ålesund
details the town's architectural highlights in a walking tour. Internet access costs
Nkr60 per hour.
Getting There & Away
Air
Norwegian has direct summertime flights to Edinburgh and London (Gatwick). Internal
destinations include Bergen (three times daily), Trondheim (twice daily) and Oslo (up to
10 times daily).
Boat
An express boat speeds down the coast daily to Måloy (3¾ hours).
On its northbound run, the Hurtigruten makes a popular detour, mid-April to mid-October,
to Geiranger, departing at 9.30am.
Bus
Local buses run to/from Åndalsnes (Nkr255, 2¼ hours, four times daily).
Express buses run to/from Bergen (Nkr610, 9¼ hours, one to three times daily), Hellesylt
(Nkr160, 2¾ hours, up to five daily), Molde (Nkr130, 1½ hours, hourly), Oslo (Nkr840,
