Bergen
Bergen is a city and municipality in the Vestland county on the west coast of Norway.
Bergen is a city and municipality in the Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway after the capital, Oslo.
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Worth seeing in and around Bergen
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is a public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students.
400 m · university in Norway · Wikipedia - 02Fantoft Stave Church
Fantoft Stave Church is a reconstructed stave church in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The church is located in the Fana borough of the city of Bergen.
5.7 km · stave church · Wikipedia - 03Grieg Hall
Grieg Hall is a 1,500-seat concert hall located on Edvard Griegs plass in Bergen, Norway. Grieghallen was named in honor of Bergen-born composer Edvard Grieg, who served as music director of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra from 1880 until 1882.
100 m · concert hall in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia - 04Fløyen
Fløyen or Fløyfjellet is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the "seven city mountains" that surround the centre of the city of Bergen.
1.3 km · mountain in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia - 05Bergen Cathedral
Bergen Cathedral is a cathedral in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is the episcopal seat of the Church of Norway's Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as the seat of the "Bergen domkirke" parish and the seat of the Bergen domprosti.
500 m · cathedral in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia - 06Brann Stadion
Brann Stadion is a football stadium in Bergen, Norway. It was constructed in 1919, and has been the home of the football club Brann ever since.
3 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 07Troldhaugen
Troldhaugen is the former home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Grieg. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway and consists of the Edvard Grieg Museum, Grieg's villa, the hut where he composed music, and his and his wife's gravesite.
7.8 km · building in Bergen, Vestland, Norway · Wikipedia - 08Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.
700 m · theatre in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia - 09Bergen Light Rail
Bergen Light Rail is a light rail system in Bergen Municipality, Norway. The first stage of the project was a twenty-station stretch between the city center and Nesttun, where the first 15 stations comprising a 9.8-kilometre stretch opened in 2010, and the second was a 3.6-kilometre stretch from Nesttun to Lagunen which opened in June 2013.
500 m · light rail system in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia - 10University Museum of Bergen
The University Museum of Bergen is a university museum in Bergen, Norway. The museum features material related to anthropology, archaeology, botany, geology, zoology, art, and cultural history.
500 m · Museum in Bergen, Norway · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There's a number of attractions in Bergen and the surrounding areas. Surveys do, however, show that most tourists in Bergen find the atmosphere, cultural landscape and architecture more compelling than the typical sights, so pick a few things to see and spend the rest of your time in Bergen sitting down in a park or café, strolling around the city, enjoying a concert or hiking the mountains.
- 01Fjellveien
Runs for several kilometers between Sandviken and Bellevue, largely horizontal and pedestrian.
- 02Skansen
- 03Tippetue
- 04Nordnes
Lovely place on the highest point of Nordnes peninsula, towards the aquarium.
- 05Nordnes
- 06St Johns
John's Church (Johanneskirken) dominates the top of Nygårdshøyden, the hill that hosts the University of Bergen.
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Things to do
- 01Bergen Jazzforum
Georgernes verft 12, fax: +47 55 30 72 60, jazz@bergenjazzforum.no.
- 02Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
- 03Det Akademiske Kvarter
Olav Kyrresgate 49, kontakt@kvarteret.no.
- 04BIT Teatergarasjen
Nøstegaten 54, info@bit-teatergarasjen.no.
- 05Den Nationale Scene
In a beautifully restored building, the theater presents a variety of plays on three different stages, from traditional Ibsen to contemporary plays.
- 06Bergen International Film Festival
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Where to eat
There is a great variety of restaurants and cafes in Bergen, but you should expect to spend some time looking for the best places. In the most central parts of the city, many of the restaurants are all the same. Move a block away from the most central parts of downtown to find lower prices and better food. Kitchens usually close at 23:00 at the latest. Waiters and other restaurant staff have good wages.
- 01Pasta Sentral
Cheap and decent pasta and pizza for students and budget travellers alike.
- 02Kafe Spesial
Situated on the slope towards the university area so clientele is largely students.
- 03Bergen Kebab
Though selling the cheapest kebabs in town, Bergen Kebab manages to maintain a decent level of service and quality.
- 04Hot Wok City
Good-quality Chinese food freshly cooked in the open kitchen.
- 05Brød & Vin
Dimly lit restaurant and Asian inspired food.
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Getting to Bergen
- Airports
- Bergen, Flesland (BGO), 12 km · Stavanger, Sola (SVG), 169 km · Ålesund (AES), 245 km
- Stations
- Bergen station, 200 m · Arna station, 8.2 km
- Stavanger → Bergen160 km · quickest by road, 6h 53m · kr335–445
- Ålesund → Bergen241 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · kr1,410–2,190
- Kristiansand(Kjevik) → Bergen289 km · quickest by air, 3h 57m · kr1,100–1,700
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Bergen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bergen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe southern approach (E39) comes from the Halhjem ferry dock at Os and arrives downtown just before the long tunnel.
- Get inIncludes ferry crossing at Gjermundshamn-Årsnes.
- Get inTake road 13 to Odda, then 555 to Utne and the ferry to Kvanndal.
- Get inVisit the Barony at Rosendal or try summer skiing at the glacier, then take the ferry from Løfallstrand to Gjermundhavn.
- Get inDrive to Eikelandsosen and take the short Venjaneset-Hatvik ferry crossing, or drive to Tysse and over Gullbotn to Bergen.
From Wikivoyage: Bergen, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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