Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bus
Inland buses run hourly to and from Kristiansund (Nkr156, 1½ hours). Much more attract-
ive and scarcely longer is the coastal run that rolls along the Atlanterhavsveien (see the
boxed text,
Click here
).
Regular buses run to/from Ålesund (Nkr130, 2¼ hours, hourly) and Åndalsnes (Nkr127,
1½ hours, up to eight daily).
Car & Motorcycle
TravellingnorthwardsontheRv64,theTussentunnelenshortcut(Nkr20)avoidsadog'sleg
and lops off a good 15 minutes off travel time.
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ROAD
The eight storm-lashed bridges of Atlanterhavsveien, the Atlantic Ocean Road, re-
cently designated a National Tourist Route, buck and twist like sea serpents, connect-
ing 17 islets between Vevang and the island of Averøya. The UK's
Guardian
news-
paper once crowned it the 'world's best road trip'. That's going it a bit for a stretch of
highway barely 8km long but it's certainly hugely scenic and in a storm you'll exper-
ience nature's wrath at its most dramatic. In season, look out for whales and seals
offshore.
From
Molde
, hit the coast at Bud; from
Kristiansund
and the north, take the new
sub-sea road tunnel that connects with Bremsnes. Whichever your direction, rather
than driving the Rv64, which cuts across inland Averøya, choose the quieter, prettier
road, signed for Kvernes, that loops around the island's southern coast and takes no
longer.
Kvernes Stave Church (adult/child Nkr40/free; 10am-5pm mid-Jun-mid-
Aug)
dates from the early 14th century and was rebuilt in the 17th. Inside are a large
300-year-old votive ship and a 15th-century hybrid altarpiece, Catholic at its heart,
with the Virgin Mary figuring prominently. While many such altarpieces were dis-
carded at the time of the Reformation, this one survived, and a stylised Lutheran sur-
round was added in 1695. The church narrowly escaped demolition when the larger
one beside it was erected in 1893.
There are two attractive sleeping options along the route.
