How to get from Bergen Flesland airport to downtown?

Bergen Flesland Airport is situated about 16 km (10 miles) south of Bergen downtown. To get to the city center, you have two options:

1) Airport Bus (recommended)

The Airport Express bus departs from the front of the main terminal building. The bus drives an express route that only takes 25 minutes (depending on traffic, 30–40 minutes in rush hours) to Bergen downtown. The bus stop “Torget” is closest to most hotels. Tickets can be bought at a machine at the bus stop, cash onboard, or pre-ordered online. If you pre-order a return ticket, the total price is 309 NOK; if you buy single tickets onboard, each ticket is 179 NOK. Check prices and timetables here. This is the recommended option.

2) Light Rail

There is a Bergen Light Rail stop in the underground of the airport terminal. Departure is every 5 minutes in rush hours, otherwise every 10 min. The trip to downtown takes ca. 55 min, and the last stop (“Byparken” is closest to most hotels). Tickets cost 44 NOK. Tickets for the Light Rail can be bought using the Skyss app, or using a credit card from the ticket machines in the baggage claim area or at the platform. Cash is not accepted. Timetable and prices here. This is the cheapest option, but it is slow and is often crowded.

If you arrive by train

The train station is located downtown, within walking distance from the hotels.

The scenic train between Oslo and Bergen takes you across the Hardangervidda mountain plateau and has iconic stops at e.g. Finse (the highest station on the entire Norwegian railway system, and location chosen to portray the ice planet  in The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars movie).

Oslo-Bergen (430 km, 6 h 40 min; 6 daily departures)

From Sweden:
Stockholm-Oslo (5h 59min if high speed; otherwise 6 h 16 min)
Gothenburg-Oslo (3h 39min)

More info on Norway Trains.

If you arrive to Bergen by ferry

Fjord Line runs a daily ferry between Hirtshals (Denmark) and Bergen, via Stavanger. The port is located downtown, within walking distance from most hotels.

See routes and times here.

There are also ferry connections between mainland Europe (Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands) and southern Norway (Kristiansand, Oslo). More info here.