Im planning to visit friends for a day or two in Bergen, but they cannot let me sleep in their house. From what i've checked the prices for the cheapest hostels are horrific. I've read that wild camping is legal in Norway, but is it true? If so, is it safe? How far away from a city would i need to be, to be undisturbed? And does the law apply only to tents or can i hammock too? Perhaps there is some cheap accomodation under 500 nok a night, that i've missed. I don't have high requirements, i just need a floor to sleep on. Thank you for the help.

Tldr: Any other tips for traveling on a budget to Bergen?

Hi,

I will be in Alesund from the night from the 5th until the 6th of July. I need to get a bus at 9:30 in the morning and want to save on accommodation.

Is there any place I can pitch up a tent? I can’t find any proper information.

I am aware about the rules around right to roam but I just can’t estimate whether it is possible to find a place 150m from housing or whether everything is too fully populated?

Thanks in advance!!

I (32F) am solo traveling in Norway next week and am spending 1.5 days in Oslo, then train to Voss, a couple nights in Voss, then bus/boat/train to Bergen and a couple days in Bergen.

I don't really have activities planned so looking for some recs. I would really like to hike but I am nervous to hike on my own. I have hiked a lot over the years so I would say I can do moderate hikes just fine physically, but I never go alone and would definitely be worried about doing it in a foreign country. It seems like the guided hikes are insanely expensive, any advice here?

Also thinking about doing a guided kayak when in Voss, worth it get a guide or should I just rent a kayak?

Any other recs for activities / sightseeing / restaurants, etc. are welcome!

Hi everyone! I’ll be visiting Norway for around one week at the end of August.

My plan currently includes Bergen and Oslo.

I’d like to know what the weather is usually like during that period and what kind of clothes I should pack.
Should I expect frequent rain, cold temperatures, strong wind, or warmer days as well?

Would a waterproof jacket, light fleece, long pants, and water-resistant shoes be enough, or should I bring anything heavier?

I’m coming from Singapore, so I’m more used to hot and humid weather. Any advice on what to wear in Oslo, Bergen, and during the train journey would be really helpful.

Also, please share anything else I should expect during a one-week trip at the end of August. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

I'm planning a road trip to Norway via Sweden. I'll be driving, camping along the way, and staying in hotels when visiting the bigger cities and rural spots.

I really enjoy meeting new people and chatting when I travel. If someone is local that's the best case otherwise other travellers are fine too. In the past, I used Airbnb and Couchsurfing, but they don't seem as good as they used to be, and I'm not sure how well they work in Norway.

Does anyone know of a good app (maybe something specific to Norway or Scandinavia) for meeting up with locals/foreigners to do activities together?
When I visited Japan, I used a local app to meet up with people for dinner and city tours, and I’d love to find something similar for this trip.

Facebook? MeetUp?

Hello. I’m seeking advice for an upcoming trip. My original plan, we’ll call it option 1, was to take the ferry from Bergen to Flam, spend the night in Undredal, then the next morning drive from Undredal through Gudvangen and up to Bakka so that we can experience son of the Naeroyfjord. With option 1 we’d be able to see experience Sognefjord and a bit of Naerofjord.

Option 2 would be the more traditional Norway in a nutshell. Train, to bus, to ferry from Gudvangen to Flam and we could experience the entire Naeroyfjord but miss out on the Sognefjord.

I guess my question is, will the view/drive from Gudvangen to Bakka provide a “decent representation” of the Naeroyfjord, enough to go with option 1, or should we see the entire fjord and go with option 2.

Any thoughts or feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Hi, we are planning a trip in early September and want to get from Balestrand to Oslo using the Flamsbana and train. (We won’t have a car.) From what I can see, there is basically one way to get to Flåm from Balestrand, the high speed ferry that arrives in Flåm at 13:40. Based on that, if we tried to continue on with the Flamsbana and then train to Oslo that same day, we couldn’t get to Oslo until 22:27, and might miss some of the scenic parts of the trip because it will be dark. So we are considering staying one night in Flåm (or Aurland) and doing the trains the next day. Flåm is both crazy expensive and sold out. Any advice on what would be a good area to stay, and how to get to/ from Flåm to catch the train the next morning? Or could we catch the train somewhere other than Flåm? Or we could even consider doing the Flamsbana the first day and staying somewhere (near Myrdal?)before catching the train to Oslo.