Flåm Railway
Twenty kilometres, 866 vertical metres, one of the steepest standard-gauge lines on earth: the Flåmsbana drops from mountain-plateau Myrdal to the fjord-side village of Flåm past waterfalls, cliff farms and hairpin tunnels.
- Best forMountain
- Approx. flying time~10h 30m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportSogndal (SOG)
About this place
The train pauses at Kjosfossen falls, where a red-dressed 'huldra' spirit dances for the cameras in summer. Combine it with the fjord cruise to Gudvangen for the classic Norway in a Nutshell day, and book weeks ahead in July.
Featured in Ten mountain railways with views you won't believe
When to go
Daytime highs run from about 0°C in December to 19°C in August. Driest in April; wettest in July, with rain on about 23 days.
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August19° · rain 19 daysMild and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
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Flights
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