By rail
Myrdal, the Flåm Railway descends from here
Europe · Norway
Flåm, Norway
A steep railway down into the fjords
Getting there
By air
Bergen (BGO), ~3 h
Best time to visit
May to September — the fjord season
Don't miss
The Flåm Railway
The Nærøyfjord
The Stegastein viewpoint
The Aurlandsfjord
Things to do
The Flåm Railway
The Nærøyfjord cruise
Fjord kayaking
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
What to pack
Layers
A quieter corner
Undredal, with its tiny stave church and goat cheese
Questions travellers ask
How do I get to Flåm by train?
Change at Myrdal: the Flåm Railway descends from there, a steep ride down into the fjords. If you fly, Bergen (BGO) is about 3 h away.
When is the fjord season in Flåm?
May to September. Pack layers.
What are the highlights around Flåm?
The Flåm Railway, a Nærøyfjord cruise, the Stegastein viewpoint and the Aurlandsfjord. Try some fjord kayaking, too.
Where can I taste goat cheese near Flåm?
In Undredal, with its tiny stave church. Pair it with a local beer.
About Flåm
- Coastal
- Mountains
Where it is
Flåm is a small village at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord, in Aurland municipality in Vestland county, western Norway, at the foot of the steep Flåm valley.
History
For centuries Flåm was a farming community, and its small wooden church was built in 1670. The Flåm Railway, which opened during the Second World War to link the fjord with the Bergen Line at Myrdal, turned the village into one of Norway's busiest tourist stops, and cruise ships now call through the summer.
People
Flåm is home to only a few hundred people, who speak Norwegian and write it in the Nynorsk standard used across much of western Norway. Farming, goat's cheese making and tourism are the main livelihoods.
Known for
- The Flåm Railway up to Myrdal
- The Nærøyfjord, a UNESCO-listed fjord
- The Stegastein viewpoint
- Kayaking on the Aurlandsfjord
- Goat's cheese from nearby Undredal
Did you know?
The Flåm Railway climbs 866 m in just over 20 km, with gradients as steep as 1 in 18, making it one of the steepest standard-gauge railways in the world.
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