Sogndal

Sogndal is a small but important town in Sogn og Fjordane.

Get in

By plane

🌍 Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen (SOG ^IATA) (a small airport south of the town). It is served by the company Widerøe. There are scheduled flights from Oslo and Bergen.

By bus

There are express buses three times a day from Oslo, four times a day from Bergen.

By boat

Express boat two times a day from Bergen, in the summer. Only once daily during winter, between 1 September and 30 April. This route is operated by Fjord1 .

By car

Route 5 from Førde and Skei. Route 5 from Lærdal, which is connected to Oslo and Bergen by route E16.

Get around

There are local buses operated by Fjord1 .

See

De Heibergske samlinger (The Heiberg Collections), Kaupanger (Follow rote 5 towards Lærdal), ☎ +47 57678206, fax: +47 57678511, e-mail: sogn.folkemuseum@dhs.museum.no. May and Sep: 10am-3pm Jun-Aug: 10am-5pm. A collection of old houses, and tools. Showing how the life was in the past. Adults: 60 kr, Children: 30 kr.
Kaupanger stavkirke (Kaupanger Stave Church), Kaupanger (Follow rote 5 towards Lærdal), ☎ +47 57678840, fax: +47 57678889. 9Jun-30Sep: 9.30am-5.30pm. Adults: 35 kr, Students: 25 kr, Children: 25 kr.

Do

You can chop wood, admire the scenery, eat oatmeal or appreciate the unadulterated beauty of this grim and frostbitten land while listening to the moving sounds of Sogndals greatest bard Terje "Valfar" Bakken.

Buy

Anything but a troll souvenir.

Eat

Local sea food, the mackerel season is in late summer.

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Sogndal Vandrarheim, Helgheimsvegen 9, ☎ +47 57627575, e-mail: sogndal@hihostels.no.
Loftesnes Pensjonat, Fjørevegen 17, ☎ +47 57671577.

Mid-range

Norlandia Park Hotell, Parkvegen 11, ☎ +47 57628400, e-mail: booking@park-sogndal.no.
Hofslund Fjord Hotel, ☎ +47 57627600, fax: +47 57627601, e-mail: h-hotel@online.no.
Best Western Lægreid Hotell, Almenningen 3, ☎ +47 57628888, fax: +47 57628889, e-mail: post@lagreid.no.
Quality Hotel Sogndal, Gravensteinsgata 5, ☎ +47 57627700, fax: +47 57627740, e-mail: q.sogndal@choice.no.

Connect

Go next

Route 55 to Balestrand is a scenic drive along the fjord.

Route 55 to Luster.

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