FLAM RAILRAY - morning or afternoon?

[BuckeyeMark]

We will be in Flam from 8:00AM to 4:00PM next May.  Should we go immediately from the ship and do the railroad and save other sites like Stegastein for later in the day or do those first and ride the railroad after lunch?  Any reason to prefer one over the other?

[hallasm]

In my opinion, no difference - check when there are available tickets for the train

[BuckeyeMark]

17 minutes ago, hallasm said:

In my opinion, no difference - check when there are available tickets for the train

I don't think we can book until within the six month window.  We're a little far out still. 

Do you recommend we book this ourselves or do it as an excursion through the cruise line? Any reason not to book it ourselves?

[hallasm]

1 hour ago, BuckeyeMark said:

Do you recommend we book this ourselves or do it as an excursion through the cruise line? Any reason not to book it ourselves?

Yes, book yourself - exact same journey - ship tours might include waffles - but very expensive waffles.

Book at Norways Best - five to six months in advance.

[kitkat343]

The train station is extremely close to the ship so this is a perfect independent excursion.  Please note in terms of timing  that there is no assigned seating on the train, so you need to line up a little early to get good seats (the few people on this forum who reported being unhappy with this train got there late and didn't have a good view out the window).  Most seats have good views though.  

 

We had plenty of time to do the train in the morning and another excursion in the afternoon.

[Apel]

On 8/8/2023 at 5:43 PM, hallasm said:

Book at Norways Best - five to six months in advance.

 

Or buy the tickets at www.vy.no, i.e. from the company that actually operates the train. 

Edited August 9, 2023 by Apel
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[hallasm]

17 minutes ago, Apel said:

Or buy the tickets at www.vy.no,

As a starting point, tickets go on sale three months earlier on Norways Best and a standard return ticket is cheaper than on vy.no.
Vy.no is better if you need flexibility or a single ticket. There will still be tickets for sale at vy.no when tickets are sold out at Norways Best. (or as a cruise ship excursion).