adeanguera

Which fjord to choose - Sognefjord vs Geirangerfjord? We are spending only about 3 days in between Copenhagen and Oslo to see the fjords. Either we go:

fly to Bergen
ferry to Balestrand
fjaerland glacier tour
bus to Flam
Train to Olso

OR

fly to Alesund
ferry to gerainger
bus (?) to Andalsnes
train to Oslo.

Any advice? I have heard the Naeroyfjord is the "most stunning" of the fjords. But also we are both architects and interested in the fjord overlooks that have been built recently - for this Trollstigen seems much more interesting, except for the part about being stuck in traffic on hairpin turns. Any advice appreciated!

thanks,
Anna
(Oakland, CA)

menachem

Both are beautiful. Personally I would choose the Geiranger fjord and lose Flåmbanen. You can take a ferry from Hellesylt to Geiranger that sails the length of Geiranger fjord.

One approach could be to take Fjordekspressen via Stryn from Bergen to Hellesylt, take the ferry to Geiranger and from there take the bus to Bergen. Will take you a long day.

menachem

Oops, the bus from Geiranger goes to Ålesund not Bergen direct

adeanguera

Your choice is Geiranger because?.. More beautiful? Less tourists?

thanks!

menachem

Don't know if this is still relevant, but Geirangerfjord, because in my very personal opinion it is the more beautiful of the two, and it has Trollstigen of course.

Michael

Geirangerfjord has more tourists in that the big cruise boats come there. When we were there, two big cruise ships were anchored at the same time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca/4214932314

menachem

Only if you stay in Geiranger though. You can take the ferry to Hellesylt, then all the cruiseship business disappears.

lauren_s_kahn

I did the Songnefiord last summer and it was fine. Can't speak to the other one as I did not do it.

I basically did the first itinerary and then went on to a home exchange in Fredrikstad (south of Oslo about an hour).

For more, you might want to check here:

http://altecockertravels.weebly.com/...and-train.html