Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air
Due to the time and distances involved in overland travel, even budget travellers may want
to consider a segment or two by air. The major Norwegian domestic routes are quite com-
petitive, meaning that it is possible (if you're flexible about departure dates and book early)
to travel for little more than the equivalent train fare.
Keep an eye out for
minipris
return tickets, which can cost just 10% more than full-fare
one-way tickets. In addition, spouses (including gay partners), children aged two to 15,
travellers aged under 26, students and senior citizens over 67 years of age may be eligible
for significant discounts on some routes - always ask.
Airlines in Norway
Three airlines fly domestic routes.
Norwegian
Low-cost airline with an extensive and growing domestic network that now includes
Longyearbyen (Svalbard).
AIRLINE
SAS
(
www.sas.no
)
Large domestic network on mainland Norway, plus flights to Longyearbyen (Svalbard).
AIRLINE
Widerøe
A subsidiary of SAS with smaller planes and a handful of flights to smaller regional air-
ports.
AIRLINE
Bicycle
Given Norway's great distances, hilly terrain and narrow roads, only serious cyclists engage
in extensive cycle touring, but those who do rave about the experience.
Assuming that you've steeled yourself for the challenge of ascending mountain after
mountain, the long-distance cyclist's biggest headache will be tunnels, and there are thou-
sands of them. Most of these, especially in the western fjords, are closed to nonmotorised
traffic; in many (although not all) cases there are outdoor bike paths running parallel to the
