BERGENSSTIEN - English version of The Bergen Trail across Southern Norway

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ALONG THE BERGEN TRAIL

Trains to and from Nationaltheatret station in Oslo and Vaksdal station 28 minutes east of Bergen. If you only want to walk part of The Bergen Trail, you may start or end your trip at the following places:

LYSAKER STATION
All trains stop at Lysaker 2 -– 6 times an hour in both directions. If you choose to start from Lysaker, you will save 6 kms walking on asphalt the first day.

LIERBYEN
Express bus 169 from Oslo Bussterminal 20 minutes past every hour. Saturdays only 9.20, 13.20 and 17.20. On Sundays no buses. Return from Lierbyen 55 minutes past every full hour. Saturdays only 11.55, 15.55 and 19.55. On Sundays no buses.

HOVJORDET (ÅRBOGEN)
Nettbuss 54 from Mjøndalen station once an hour corresponding with the local train (line 450) to and from Oslo and Kongsberg. Return from Hovjordet (Årbogen) once an hour to Mjøndalen station corresponding with the same local trains.

HOKKSUND
Local train (line 450) once an hour to and from Oslo and Kongsberg.

KONGSBERG
Local train (line 450) to and from Oslo. In addition 4 daily express trains to and from Kristiansand and Oslo.

BOLKESJØ
Local bus services to and from Notodden on weekdays except Saturdays. Express bus Timekspressen between Notodden and Oslo.

IMINGFJELL
Numedalsbussen stops at Bjørkeflåta in Uvdal 2 times daily in both directions to and from Kongsberg and Geilo.

KVANNDAL / UTNE
Two daily and one nightly express bus services to and from Oslo over Haukeli (8 hours), Skien (6 hours), Kristiansand (8 hours), Haugesund (4 hours) and Bergen (2 hours).

HODNABERG
Local bus services daily between Hodnabergskiftet and Dale and Voss railway stations.

VAKSDAL
Local trains to Bergen approximately every second hour all day.