Norwegian Coastal Ferries, Fjords & Arctic Crossings

Widely recognized as one of the most beautiful ferry journeys on Earth. Sails between sheer 1,000m cliffs past the Seven Sisters and Suitor waterfalls on the UNESCO-protected Geirangerfjord.

Fjord Line sells the Bergen–Stavanger leg of its Denmark service as a domestic sailing, a relaxed daytime alternative to the E39 and its ferry crossings between Norway’s two west-coast cities.

Norway’s busiest ferry route, carrying nearly 2 million vehicles and 4 million passengers a year across the Oslofjord between Moss in Østfold and Horten in Vestfold. It saves the drive round through Oslo between the E6 and E18.

The E39 ferry across the Boknafjord that every driver between Stavanger and Haugesund or Bergen uses, linking Mortavika north of Stavanger with Arsvågen.

The E39 crossing of the outer Sognefjord between Lavik and Oppedal, the coastal road link between Bergen and Førde, Nordfjord and Ålesund.

The E39 crossing of the Romsdalsfjord from Molde to Furneset in Vestnes, on the road to Ålesund and towards Åndalsnes and Trollstigen.

Norled’s passenger express boat runs the length of the Sognefjord from Bergen harbour to Flåm, stopping at Balestrand, Vik, Noreide, Leikanger and Aurland. It pairs well with the Flåm Railway for a round trip.

A 13-minute car-ferry hop across the Storfjorden from the ski-resort town of Stranda to Liabygda, a shortcut between the Ålesund side of the fjord and Valldal, Norddal and the Trollstigen road.

The short Norddalsfjorden crossing on the road between Geiranger and Trollstigen: drivers coming down the Eagle Road from Geiranger cross from Eidsdal to Linge, then continue through Valldal towards Åndalsnes.

The E39 ferry across the mouth of the Storfjorden between Hareid and Sulesund, the main road link between Ålesund and Ulsteinvik, Volda and the southern Sunnmøre coast.

The E39 crossing of the Halsafjord between Halsa and Kanestraum, on the coastal road between Trondheim and Kristiansund, Molde and Ålesund.

A 15-minute Storfjorden crossing east of Ålesund between Magerholm and Sykkylven, the quickest road from Ålesund towards Stranda and the Geiranger area.

The 11-minute E39 crossing of the Nordfjord between Lote, near Nordfjordeid, and Anda, on the main west-coast road between Førde and Ålesund.

The car ferry across the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord between Brekstad on the Ørland peninsula and Valset on the Agdenes side, the road link from Fosen towards Orkanger and Trondheim.

The Hardangerfjord crossing between Jondal on the Folgefonna peninsula and Tørvikbygd in Kvam, used by drivers from Bergen heading for Jondal, the Folgefonna glacier road and the Sunnhordland side of Hardanger.

Norled’s Storfjorden ferry between Festøya on the Ørsta side and Solavågen near Ålesund, the direct road link between Ålesund and Ørsta, Volda and the Hjørundfjord.

The Sognefjord crossing between Fodnes, near Lærdal, and Mannheller, near Sogndal, the road link between the E16 Oslo–Bergen highway and Sogndal, Kaupanger and the Jostedal glacier area.

The Hjelmeland–Nesvik ferry across the mouth of the Jøsenfjord on route 13, the Ryfylke scenic road between Stavanger, Preikestolen and Sauda or Suldal.

Norled’s triangle ferry across the Sognefjord from Vangsnes on the south shore to Dragsvik near Balestrand, calling at Hella; it carries route 13 on towards Balestrand and Sunnfjord.

Ruter’s boat line B10 from Aker Brygge in the city centre to Nesoddtangen at the tip of the Nesodden peninsula, a 23-minute ride across the inner Oslofjord.

The E6 ferry across the Tysfjord between Bognes and Skarberget — the only break in Norway’s main north–south highway, used by everyone driving between Bodø/Fauske and Narvik.

Fjord1’s 45-minute crossing of the inner Tysfjord between Drag on the west side and the industrial village of Kjøpsvik on the east side.

The 15-minute Langfjorden crossing between Åfarnes and Sølsnes, a road link between the Åndalsnes/Romsdal side of the fjord and Molde.

The Sognefjord express boat from Bergen up Norway’s longest fjord to Sogndal, the car-free way into inner Sogn; in the main season the same service continues to Flåm.

The first of two ferries on the scenic route from Tromsø to the Lyngen Alps and onward to Finnmark: a 20-minute crossing of Ullsfjorden from Breivikeidet, on the Tromsø mainland, to Svensby on the Lyngen peninsula.

A 40-minute crossing of Lyngenfjorden beneath the Lyngen Alps, from Lyngseidet on the Lyngen peninsula to Olderdalen on the E6. Together with the Breivikeidet–Svensby ferry it forms the short route between Tromsø and northern Troms and Finnmark.

Trondheim’s car ferry across Trondheimsfjorden, from Flakk just west of the city to Rørvik on the Fosen peninsula. It runs day and night, making it the main road link between Trondheim and Indre Fosen.

The Hardangerfjord Express runs from Strandkaiterminalen in central Bergen, past Bryggen and out via Os, to Rosendal, a village on the Hardangerfjord known for the 17th-century Barony Rosendal. It is also the public-transport route towards Odda and the Trolltunga trailhead.

The only way along the roadless 42 km Lysefjord: from Lauvvik near Stavanger to Lysebotn at the head of the fjord, sailing beneath Preikestolen and past the Flørli stairs. At Lysebotn the Lysevegen road climbs 27 hairpins towards Kjerag and Sirdal.