RealCajunLady Posted January 25, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2020 I was wondering which of the two Railway choices in Eidfjord would be commended by members on Homeland Cruise - the The Scenic Flåm Railway or Voss, Geilo & Bergen Railway? Same price and can't really figure out how they differ. Will be in port in early June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_dont Posted January 25, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Bergen railway is larger, modern passenger trains traveling through the mountains. The Flåm railway travels back and forth between the Myrdal station of the Oslo-Bergen railway in a mountain pass up at an elevation of 863.6 meters (2,833 ft) down through the valley to the fjord town of Flåm which is located at 2.0 meters (6 ft 7 in). It is an extremely scenic ride with a stop to get out and view an impressive waterfall. I'd recommend the Flåm train. (Disclosure: I have taken both railways, but haven't done either specific Viking excursion) Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarside Posted January 25, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2020 We did the Voss rail journey last September whilst on the Viking Sky and throughly enjoyed it but fellow travellers who did the alternative trip also had a great time.Both trips are full day excursions involving perhaps more coach travel then train. We had a meal in Voss at lunch time in a high standard hotel before boarding a service train there.I gather the seats on this train are more comfortable than on the Flam train. There are no stops for photos ops on the Voss train but several on the coach parts of the excursion. One tip if you take the Voss trip ,sit on the right hand side of your carriage if possible to get better views. Magical landscapes up there.There was snow up,there in September. I'm sure you will not be disappointed whichever trip you decide to take,but take one of them and not one of the other offered tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetcbl Posted January 25, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Agree with just_don’t...I have done both many times and the Flam trip is a “must do” IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealCajunLady Posted January 26, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Thanks so much for the input. Can the Flam trip be accessed in any other way at reduced cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_dont Posted January 27, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks so much for the input. Can the Flam trip be accessed in any other way at reduced cost?The Flåm railway can be booked directly 60 days out. Cruise ships typically pre-book large blocks of tickets for their excursions, but I'd imagine the railway prevents them from taking all the seats. But the peak times do sell out.If you're docked in Flåm you could get a RT ticket to Myrdal and back, or you could get a one-way to Myrdal and bike back down. The other option is the Norway in a Nutshell train/bus/ferry trip. You can do this as a DIY cruise extension if your cruise starts or ends in Bergen or Oslo, but takes too much time to be realistic for a standard port excursion. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealCajunLady Posted January 27, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thanks just_dont. Do you think $239 US is a reasonable price for the flam train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawmac Posted January 27, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 27, 2020 If you google "Rail.Ninja" for 10 June from Flam, the cost per person for the round trip is £65 which will be about 85 to 90 USD. $239 would appear grossly excessive for a train journey of 13km there and 13km back lasting an hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duquephart Posted January 28, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 28, 2020 12 hours ago, Rawmac said: If you google "Rail.Ninja" for 10 June from Flam, the cost per person for the round trip is £65 which will be about 85 to 90 USD. $239 would appear grossly excessive for a train journey of 13km there and 13km back lasting an hour or so. The excursion includes the coach trip to get to/from the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealCajunLady Posted January 28, 2020 Author #10 Share Posted January 28, 2020 As I study the information, I think it is best to do ship excursion because you do have to "get" to the train - as duquephart indicates, the ship provides the bus to get to train so the cost is probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauntless Posted January 29, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 29, 2020 When we took the cruise it stopped in Flam but we had already decided to do the NIAN trip round trip from Bergen the day after we departed the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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