booking train from Oslo to Bergen

We finally got our booking to go through but it gave us seats on the R side. We've heard and read the L side is more scenic. The site didn't give us any options. Has anyone experienced changing seats--the booking we did indicated we can change but tghere was no place to do that.

We had to pay for our Oslo to Bergen train tix through PayPal. The Vy.no website won’t tell you what the problem is— but I believe it’s that US bank credit cards levy a 3% charge on the transaction and this is not acceptable to the Norwegian national train company.
The left side of the train as you travel from Oslo toward Bergen is preferred— especially as you pass by Finse, the area that looks like an Arctic tundra landscape. As an avid photographer, however, , I found myself getting out of my left- side seat quite often to take photos out of windows on the right side. You also can walk to the area between the train carriages where there are no seats and take photos out the windows on both sides of the train. The train was not completely full during much of the journey and it was no problem to switch seats as the conductors did not have a problem with that workaround.

I purchased tickets on vy.no this week and did get to choose my seats. My booking was via the nutshell route to Myrdal though, so maybe that’s the difference? My American visa actually worked.

When it tells you your allocated seat below that is a button which says 'change seats' At that stage you can alter your seats on a train plan.
Vy is not the Norwegian National Railroad company. There is no such thing, except Bane NOR- the Infrastructure company.
All lines are tendered outside greater Oslo. Go ahead Nordic have the Stavanger route and branches, routes in the North are run by SJ (Swedish railways)

Just look a train ride video on Youtube as preview.

I had read the advice as to which side to sit on also. We were assigned right-side; I didn't attempt to change the seats. Despite the left vs right hype, I didn't notice one side being preferable on our journey, summer 2023.

I did purchase the first class or premium or whatever-they-call the more expensive class seats. There was a "help yourself" coffee/tea/hot chocolate maker available. That area had couch-style seating along large windows where you could freely sit - either side. It made a nice change on a long train ride.

I will undoubtedly get lots of disagreement, but we found the journey a bit boring. The most interesting parts to us were close to Bergen, but we were simply too tired out by then to fully appreciate. We didn't do the Norway in a Nutshell stops - straight through Oslo - Bergen. I would say we are not "see the scenery" types of travelers - prefer to be out and about rather than passive which is not every one's preference. Just my brief "review" since you probably won't find this reaction elsewhere!

Fox - I hope the website worked for you. I paid via PayPal - the website clearly said to do so back when I purchased.

@isn31c. Vy is the national railway company of Norway. In 2019, Norwegian State Railways or “NSB” was rebranded as “Vygruppen” or “Vy” for short. Vy provides services for passenger and freight trains along with some buses. Bane Nor SF manages railway infrastructure and maintenance of the network. Both Vy and Bane Nor SF are subsidiaries of the Norwegian government’s Ministry of Transport & Communication. Vy is not the only organization operating train lines in Norway. There are a few others including “FlyToGet,” and Go-Ahead as you pointed out.

As Norway’s national train company, Vy remains the largest operator of passenger trains in Norway.

The scenery is great on both sides and in my opinion there is no reason to worry about which side you're sitting on.

Vy is not the Norwegian National Railroad company. There is no such
thing, except Bane NOR- the Infrastructure company.

Vy is still the big railway state owned operator in Norway, so I guess you could call it the national railway company.

There are a few others including “FlyToGet,” and Go-Ahead as you
pointed out.

The airport trains in Oslo are called Flytoget, TheRe iS no NeEd to caPitaLiSe RandOm leTTers. Just like you're not writing EuRosTar, LufThanSa or TrEnitAliA. And it's not an independent operator, it's a subsidiary of Vy.

Now I understand why you go by the name “Badger.”

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