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Nordic Explorer

Plan a trip to Norway

When to go, what it costs, getting around, and the things worth timing a trip for.

Summer view down the Geirangerfjord from a forested hillside, with green slopes, snow-flecked peaks, boats on the still water and the village of Geiranger in the foreground.

Best time to visit Norway

Norway has two distinct travel seasons: long daylight for fjords and mountain passes, and mid-September to early April for snow, the polar night and the northern lights. Norway

A supermarket fish counter in Bergen with salmon steaks, fillets, ready-made sushi and seafood salads on ice, each labelled with kroner price tags and a red discount sign.

Is Norway expensive? Real prices and rules

Norway is dearer than Sweden and Finland but cheaper than Iceland and Denmark. Learn the actual costs, alcohol sale hours, passes and VAT rules. Norway

The green carriages of the Flåm Railway curve down the lush Flåm valley near Berekvam, past pink fireweed and a red farmhouse, with a waterfall streaming down the mountainside.

Norway in a Nutshell and the Flåm Railway

How Norway in a Nutshell works, what the package covers, and how to book the Flåm Railway, Nærøyfjord cruise, and connecting buses and trains yourself. Norway

A red Vy Bergen Line train hauled by a silver El 18 locomotive crosses the snowy Hardangervidda plateau between Haugastøl and Finse, beside a half-frozen lake under a clear blue sky.

Oslo to Bergen train: fares, seats and stops

Travel from Oslo to Bergen across Europe's largest high mountain plateau. Compare day and night trains, ticket types, stops at Finse and Myrdal, and winter travel. Norway