Sogndal is a small but important town in Sogn og Fjordane.

Get in

By plane

There is a small airport south of the town, (SOG  ^IATA). It is served by the company Widerøe. There are scheduled flights from Oslo and Bergen.

By bus

There are express buses three times a day from Oslo, four times a day from Bergen.

By boat

Express boat two times a day from Bergen, in the summer. Only once daily during winter, between 1 September and 30 April. This route is operated by Fjord1.

By car

Route 5 from Førde and Skei. Route 5 from Lærdal, who is connected by Oslo and Bergen by route E16.

Get around

There are local buses operated by Fjord1.

See

• De Heibergske samlinger (The Heiberg Collections), Kaupanger (Follow rote 5 towards Lærdal), ☏ +47 57678206, fax: +47 57678511, sogn.folkemuseum@dhs.museum.no. May and Sep: 10am-3pm Jun-Aug: 10am-5pm. A collection of old houses, and tools. Showing how the life was in the past. Adults: 60 kr, Children: 30 kr. 
• Kaupanger stavkirke (Kaupanger Stave Church), Kaupanger (Follow rote 5 towards Lærdal), ☏ +47 57678840, fax: +47 57678889. 9Jun-30Sep: 9.30am-5.30pm. Adults: 35 kr, Students: 25 kr, Children: 25 kr. 

Do

You can chop wood, look out the window, eat oatmeal or appreciate the unadulterated beauty of this grim and frostbitten land while listening to the moving sounds of Sogndals greatest bard Terje "Valfar" Bakken.

Buy

Anything but a troll souvenir.

Eat

Local sea food, the mackerel season is in late summer.

Sleep

Budget

• Sogndal Vandrarheim, Helgheimsvegen 9, ☏ +47 57627575, sogndal@hihostels.no. 
• Loftesnes Pensjonat, Fjørevegen 17, ☏ +47 57671577. 

Mid-range

• Norlandia Park Hotell, Parkvegen 11, ☏ +47 57628400, booking@park-sogndal.no. 
• Hofslund Fjord Hotel, ☏ +47 57627600, fax: +47 57627601, h-hotel@online.no. 
• Best Western Lægreid Hotell, Almenningen 3, ☏ +47 57628888, fax: +47 57628889, post@lagreid.no. 
• Quality Hotel Sogndal, Gravensteinsgata 5, ☏ +47 57627700, fax: +47 57627740, q.sogndal@choice.no. 

Go next

Route 55 to Balestrand is a scenic drive along the fjord.

Route 55 to Luster.