Getting There
From Voss, continue driving north on Route 13 to Vangsnes and board a car ferry for the short crossing northwest to Balestrand. You can also take a train from Bergen or Oslo to Voss or Flåm, and then make bus and ferry connections north to Balestrand. Bus and ferry schedules are available at the Voss tourist office (tel. 56-52-08-00) and the Flåm tourist office (tel. 57-63-21-06). From Bergen there are daily express boats to Balestrand; the trip takes 3 1/2 hours.
Visitor Information
The Tourist Office (tel. 57-69-16-17 in winter, or 57-69-12-55 in summer) is in the town center. From June to August, it's open daily 8:30am to 10pm; May and September daily 9am to 8pm; October to April Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm.
Balestrand Travel Experiences
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Flam and some fjords
, makers of geitost (goat cheese): where the milk is boiled until the sugars carmelize - a very pleasant taste. Gouda with a bit of goat... Continue reading »
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Flam...stunning no matter which direction you look!
Note: oops! some of the Flam photos ended up in the main travel journal (Magical Mystery Tour of 2006) so you can see them there. &n... Continue reading »
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Sailing the Sogenfjord
From Oslo, we took the train to Bergen where we boarded a boat to Flam. The journey cruised us down the Sogenfjord, and it was spect... Continue reading »
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Like a fairy-tale
Norway... I'm totally in love with this country. After being there for a few days I understood I've never seen anything like that. The fj... Continue reading »
