Ålesund

By plane
By plane

The following airlines serve Ålesund Airport, Vigra:

SAS Scandinavian Airlines
(http://www.scandinavian.net) from Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Copenhagen
airBaltic
(http://www.airbaltic.com) from Riga
Norwegian
(http://www.norwegian.com) from Oslo and London
By ship
By ship

Hurtigruten calls Ålesund, once daily in southern direction from Trondheim towards Bergen, and once daily in northern direction from Bergen towards Kirkenes.

Ålesund is also a regular stop for a lot of cruise liners.

By Rail

The local railway station is situated in Åndalsnes. The train line was supposed to continue to Ålesund city center but was never completed. There is a replacement bus service operating between Ålesund and Åndalsnes for every arrival and departure.

Trains go to Dombås and back three times a day, connecting with the main service from Trondheim to Oslo.In addition, a once-a-day service to Lillehammer operates, connecting with local trains to Oslo.

You can also change at Dombås for services from or to Trondheim, but this usually involves a considerable wait at Dombås. However, Dombås town center is very close to the station and has moderately priced restaurants and convenience shops as well as some tourist attractions on its own.

By car
By car

Ålesund is at the end of the E136 main route, which starts at Dombås where it connects with the E6 main route between Oslo and Trondheim.

It is also on the E39 coastal main route between Bergen and Trondheim. Note that this route does involve taking quite a few ferries in either direction which makes it take as long to Trondheim as the ferry-less E136/E6 combo but more expensive.

By bus
By bus

Hourly regional services between Ålesund and Kristiansund, Molde and Volda.

Nightly and daily departures from and to Oslo takes approximately 10 hours.

Several daily services between Ålesund and Trondheim calling at Molde and Sunndalsøra.

Daily services from and to Bergen calling at Volda, Nordfjordeid and Førde with connecting services to Sogndal and Stryn.