Transport

Here we present some travelling routes to Loen. The starting points are major cities in Norway, so feel free to choose your own road to Loen. The travelling times are all approximate.

Useful phone numbers
+47 815 44 444 - central Norwegian bus express service
+47 57 87 46 02 - Nordfjordet bus station, which serves for Loen and vicinities.
+47 57 87 40 40 - Stryn tourist office, which serves for Loen and vicinities.

The simplest and fastest way to arrive at Loen is to fly to Vigra by Ålesund using Braathens Safe,  or to Anda by Sandane using Wideroe.

From Oslo:
Alt1:

By plane to Sandane                                      1 h 30 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         1 h 15 min
Total time                                                          2 h 45 min
Alt2:
By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                            50 min
By car/bus to Loen                                          2 h 30 min
Total                                                                    3 h 20 min
Alt3:
By train to Otta                                                4 h
By car/bus to Loen                                         2 h 30 min
Total time                                                          6 h 30 min
Alt4:
By car/bus to Loen                                          7 h
Bus departures from Oslo (daily, "Nordfjordekspressen"):
Departure from Oslo:                 10..00                  15.30                  22.30
Arrival at Stryn:                           18.35                   00.10                  06.10
Departure from Stryn:               18.35 (Dx6)       ----                 06.20 (Dx67)
Arrival at Loen:                           18.45                   ----                 06.30

Here Dx6 means "Daily except Saturday" and Dx67 means "Daily except Saturday and Sunday".

From Bergen:
Alt1:

By plane to Sandane                                      1 h 20 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         1 h 15 min
Total time                                                          2 h 35 min
Alt2:
By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                            40 min
By car/bus to Loen                                          2 h 30 min
Total                                                                    3 h 10 min
Alt3:
By boat to Måløy                                            4 h 30 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         1 h 30 min
Total time                                                          6 h
Alt4:
By car/bus to Loen                                          5 h
Bus departures from Bergen (daily, "Vestlandsbussen"):
Departure from Bergen:               08.00        12.10        16.30
Arrival at Loen:                            14.20        18.40        22.25
 

From Stavanger:
Alt1:

By plane to Sandane                                       2 h 30 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         1 h 15 min
Total time                                                          3 h 45 min
Alt2:
By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                            1 h 30 min
By car/bus to Loen                                          2 h 30 min
Total                                                                    4 h
Transportation from Sandane to Loen:
The staff at Hotel Alexandra will aid their guest regarding their transportation from Sandane airport to Loen. Please just contact the Hotel with details of your time of arrival  at Sandane airport. Those who travel via Sandane, please also send message to  SampTA with complete information about your arrival to Sandane.

There is the following public transportation from Sandane to Loen:

To get from Sandane to Loen one have to take the following route:
Taxi from the airport to Sandane:   Approx. NKr 120,-
Bus from Sandane to Byrkjelo:                         Nkr    35,-
Bus from Byrkjelo to Loen:                               Nkr     64,-

There is also a bus going from the airport to Sandane, but it will not stop by the airport unless arranged for. Please just contact Hotel Alexandra for assistance. The bus departures are as follows:

From Sandane:         08.10    09.30    12.35    17.00    21.00 (Sunday)
To Byrkjelo:              08.30    09.55    13.00    17.20    21.30
From Byrkjelo:         08.30    10.40    13.25    17.45    21.40
To Loen:                    09.20    11.35    14.20    18.40    22.35
There is a change of bus at Byrkjelo.
 
 

From Kristiansand:
 Alt1:

By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                            2 h 25 min
By car/bus to Loen                                          2 h 30 min
Total time                                                           4 h 55 min
From Trondheim:
Alt1:
By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                           35 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         2 h 30min
Total time                                                          3 h 05 min
Alt2:
By train to Otta                                                 3 h
By car/bus to Loen                                          2 h 30 min
Total                                                                    5 h 40 min
Alt3:
 By car/bus to Loen                                         6 h 30 min
Bus departures from Trondheim (daily, Express bus Bergen-Trondheim):
Departure from Trondheim:             07.50              20.15
Arriving at Loen:                                 15.30              04.10

From Bodø:
Alt1:

By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                           1 h 10 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         2 h 30min
Total time                                                          3 h 40 min
From Tromsø:
Alt1:
By plane to Ålesund/Vigra                           2 h 10 min
By car/bus to Loen                                         2 h 30min
Total time                                                          4 h 40 min

Last modified: Thu May 6 14:27:01 MET DST 1999