Hey everyone!
I'm planning to travel with The Bergen Line from Bergen to Oslo soon.
Which seats would you recommend, based on the side?
Are there any advantages in certain carriages (cars 4, 7, and 8 are still available).
Thank you for your help! :)
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Best answer by zagmund
From memory, either side is good. The train changes side (of valleys, fjords & rivers) a number of times so each side has great views at different times. Plus, it’s a long journey, so take the opportunity to get up, walk around, check the views from the carriage ends, have something to eat in the dining car. This will give you the opportunity to see all around.
I traveled between Bergen and Voss (on the road) recently and drove alongside the track a lot of the way. Leaving Bergen you enter a tunnel pretty quickly and then pop out at Arna. The train then proceeds along the right side of the fjord for a good hour or so, meaning that if you want to see fjords sit on the left, if you want to see mountains up close sit on the right.
However, as above, from memory once you hit the uplands it’s all pretty spectacular on both sides.
From memory, either side is good. The train changes side (of valleys, fjords & rivers) a number of times so each side has great views at different times. Plus, it’s a long journey, so take the opportunity to get up, walk around, check the views from the carriage ends, have something to eat in the dining car. This will give you the opportunity to see all around.
I traveled between Bergen and Voss (on the road) recently and drove alongside the track a lot of the way. Leaving Bergen you enter a tunnel pretty quickly and then pop out at Arna. The train then proceeds along the right side of the fjord for a good hour or so, meaning that if you want to see fjords sit on the left, if you want to see mountains up close sit on the right.
However, as above, from memory once you hit the uplands it’s all pretty spectacular on both sides.
From memory, either side is good. The train changes side (of valleys, fjords & rivers) a number of times so each side has great views at different times. Plus, it’s a long journey, so take the opportunity to get up, walk around, check the views from the carriage ends, have something to eat in the dining car. This will give you the opportunity to see all around.
I traveled between Bergen and Voss (on the road) recently and drove alongside the track a lot of the way. Leaving Bergen you enter a tunnel pretty quickly and then pop out at Arna. The train then proceeds along the right side of the fjord for a good hour or so, meaning that if you want to see fjords sit on the left, if you want to see mountains up close sit on the right.
However, as above, from memory once you hit the uplands it’s all pretty spectacular on both sides.
Thanks for your reply and the helpful answer!
So now I don’t have to worry about ending up in the wrong site anymore... :)
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+7Left side when leaving Bergen until Voss for the best fjord views (for about an hour), right side from Voss to Oslo for the best mountain views for most of the journey.
If you have a couple of days in Bergen, there plenty of regional trains to Voss to check out the fjords. You could stop somewhere along the road to combine it with a hike, bus or boat tour to take in the views (e.g. the Norway in a Nutshell route). It makes a nice day trip out of the city!
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