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fewer Sat-Sun, 30 minutes), Balestrand (3/Mon-Fri, none Sat-Sun, 1.25
hours, includes ride on Hella-Dragsvik ferry), Nigard Glacier via the Glacier
Bus (1/day, 1.5 hours, departs Sogndal daily at 8:45, returns to Sogndal in the
afternoon, also stops at Solvorn in each direction, July-Aug only). Most buses
run less (or not at all) on weekends—check the latest at www.ruteinfo.net .
By Boat
Car ferries cost roughly $5 per hour for walk-ons and $20 per hour for a car
and driver. Reservations are generally not necessary, and on many short rides,
aren't even possible (for info and free and easy reservations for longer rides,
call 55 90 70 70). Confirm schedules at www.ruteinfo.net . From near Sogn-
dal, various boats fan out to towns around the Sognefjord. Most leave from
two towns at the southern end of the Lustrafjord: Kaupanger (a 15-minute
drive from Sogndal) and Mannheller (a 5-minute drive beyond Kaupanger,
20 min from Sogndal).
From Kaupanger: While Kaupanger is little more than a ferry landing,
the small stave-type church at the edge of town merits a look. Boats go from
Kaupanger all the way down the gorgeous Nærøyfjord to Gudvangen, which
is on the Norway in a Nutshell route (where you catch the bus to Voss). Tak-
ing this boat allows you to see the best part of the Nutshell fjord scenery (the
Nærøyfjord), but misses the other half of that cruise (Aurlandsfjord). The boat
leaves Kaupanger daily in summer at 9:30, 12:00, 14:40, and 16:00 for the
two-hour trip (these times are for June-Aug, only goes 1/day in May and Aug-
mid-Sept departing Kaupanger at 9:30 and Gudvangen at 12:00, none mid-
Sept-April; car and driver-625 kr, adult passenger-250 kr; reserve at least one
day in advance—or longer in July-Aug, especially for the popular 12:00 de-
parture; tel. 55 90 70 70, www.fjord1.no ) . Prices are high because this route is
mainly taken by tourists, not locals. Boats also connect Kaupanger to Lærdal,
but the crossing from Mannheller to Fodnes is easier (described next).
From Mannheller: Ferries frequently make the speedy 15-minute cross-
ing to Fodnes (67 kr for a car and driver, 3/hour, no reservations possible).
From Fodnes, drive through the five-mile-long tunnel to Lærdal and the main
E-16 highway (near Borgund Stave Church, the long tunnel to Aurland, and
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