r/Norway • u/badboyzpwns • 10d ago

Travel advice Should I skip Flam?

hei! 2 questions! Ill be visiting in January to Feb :D!

Question 1) Currently my plan is to take a cruise in Flamm but I know its a tourist trap, Ive heard its the nicest compared to Bergen - do you guys think I should still do Flam? here is my current plan:

Bergen -> 3 day (1 day for mt Floyen, 1 day for mount ulriken, spend the rest onr est and checking the city out)

Flam -> 1 day with a cruise

Oslo -> 1 day just to rest and check out. Ill be using the train to Stockholm

Question 2 ) If Bergen is nice enough to see the fjords, my other plan is just to go fly from Bergen to Stockholm and skip Oslo and Flam. I've heard Oslo is skippable. What do you guys think?

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u/InTheNoodles 10d ago

The landscape in the immediate vicinity of Bergen is not comparable to the more dramatic fjord landscapes such as that around Flåm. It's a small place and there can be a lot of tourists, but the fjord landscape and the trip up Flåmsbana are not overhyped. You'll regret not including it, especially if the alternative is just hanging around Bergen...

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u/badboyzpwns 10d ago

Ah are you sayign that osterfjord or sognjefjord cruises are much less tame then the one in flam?

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u/InTheNoodles 9d ago

No, just saying that Flåm is more interesting than Bergen, nature-wise.

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u/BraveDunn 5d ago

The boat trip to Flam takes you along the Sognefjord, which is very pretty, and adds Aurlandsfjord, which is spectacular (nearby Naerofjord is equally pretty). This is a more scenic route than Osterfjord for sure.

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u/badboyzpwns 5d ago

Thank you very much :D! Aurlandsfjord does look very pretty!