Møre og Romsdal

The only railway in this district ends at Åndalsnes.

Your own car or motorcycle is the best way to get around and travel at your own speed.

Frequent buses connect the towns, whereas in remote vallies there may be only one or two buses daily.

Hitchhiking is a cheap way to travel the tourist routes. Many drivers won't let hitchhikers on, so don't expect immediate response.

Cycling is a nice way to move around the varied landscape, steep hills and numerous tunnels are challenging.

Ferries like the long Valldal-Geiranger ferry offer opportunities to rest for the bicycle traveler.

Because of the many islands and deep fjords, Møre og Romsdal has a large number of relatively short 10-20 min ferry crossings. Ferries are an integral part of the road network and trips across this county always involves ferries. Car ferries on the main roads are rather frequent typically every half hour, extremely reliable and operate with reserve capacity. Except for the popular Geiranger-Hellesylt and Valldal-Geiranger ferries, tourists need not worry about time tables and reservations. Tourists are however recommended to caclulate plenty of time for trips involving car ferries. Buses, ambulances and livestock transport have priority. On the longer crossings, ferries have cafeteria selling coffee, beverages, sandwiches and some hot food. Menu also include the typical thick pancake "svele" served with brown cheese, butter or marmelade.

There are in addition a few express boats passengers only.

For additional information regarding public transportation in Møre og Romsdal, contact the public transport information "Trafikanten Møre og Romsdal" (http://www.177mr.no/?div_...) on phone number 177.