Visit the Norwegian fjords or other attractions when landing in Haugesund
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- Aparna Patel
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- 5 Aug, 2023
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This being western Norway, fjords are everywhere.
West Norway from Wikimedia Commons
If you want to take the bus to Bergen, scroll down. This is probably interesting enough. You might also be interested in taking one of the coastal speedboats to Bergen or Stavanger. From there you might want to head to spectacular Preikestolen. I recommend reading the West Norway Wikivoyage article. In summary, there are plenty of things to see close to Haugesund!
By bus from Haugesund to Bergen
This is not necessarily the most interesting trip to do from Haugesund, but just to illustrate that a bus is not a lost time. The bus ride takes 5½ hours whereas a speedboat takes 3¼ hours.
Why does the bus ride from Haugesund to Bergen take so long? Because the fjords are in the way!
The trip includes a ferry crossing that alone takes 40 minutes, see timetable. So the travel to Bergen is not to see a fjord; the travel to Bergen is part of seeing the fjord.
Fjords you may see between Haugesund to Bergen:
- Viksefjorden
- Bømlafjorden
From Wikimedia commons
- Sagvågsfjorden
- Langenuen, to be crossed by ferry
From Wikimedia commons
- Fusafjorden
That being said, there are more famous fjords than the ones between Bergen and Haugesund, and there are probably more interesting journeys than this particular bus ride. But wherever and however you travel, keep in mind that while you are travelling to the next fjord attraction, you will almost certainly be travelling along fjords that are not even considered tourist attractions. They’re just there — part of the landscape. As they say in German: Der Weg ist das Ziel.
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