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Best way to visit Stave Churches in Norway

Posted by candacesiegle on 02/03/25 06:20 PM

Hi! I need advice.

We are taking a Viking cruise of Norway and Iceland in August 2025. We want to arrive in Norway two days before the ship leaves from Bergen, visiting at least the stave church in Borgund. We have not booked flights yet.
SO--
If we fly into Oslo, can we drive to Bergen via Borgund in two days?
Is it easier to fly into Bergen and go to Borgund and back from there?
Without cramming in too much, can we visit two stave churches? Is there one close to Borgund?

Thanks in advance. We are so excited!

Posted by Laurie Ann

Chicago, IL, USA

02/03/25 06:41 PM

519 posts

There is a nice little stave church near Bergen. We visited using the light rail. But there is parking near there if you had a car. Here is the link with the details including very specific directions. It worked for us in 2023. https://thehiddennorth.com/how-to-get-to-fantoft-stave-church/

Posted by MarkK

Schwerin

02/03/25 07:25 PM

3323 posts

If we fly into Oslo, can we drive to Bergen via Borgund in two days?

Less detour is Heddal stave church (my photo on Google Maps) which is also the largest stave church in Norway.

Posted by Kenko

Citizen of the World

02/04/25 04:25 AM

2234 posts

We couldn’t make it to the Borgund Stave church so we visited Oslo’s “ Norwegian Museum of Cultural History”. ( Norsk Folkemuseum) and saw the Gol Stave Church which was relocated here from Gol, Norway and restored.
The Gol Stave Church was built about the same time as the Borgund Stave Church— around 1150-1200.
You can see both the inside and outside of the Gol Stave Church. The Borgund Stave Church is sometimes open— and sometimes closed. So, be sure you know in advance whether you’ll be visiting during a time you can actually gain entrance to the church.

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