The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo is closed and not due to reopen until 2027, when it will be renamed the Museum of the Viking Age.
There is incredible fjord scenery accessible by modifying your plans for travel between Oslo and Bergen. Rather than taking the mainline train straight through, you could follow the Norway in a Nutshell route as follows:
- Mainline train Oslo to Myrdal (quite scenic)
- Flamsbana train Myrdal down to Flam (on fjord--very scenic rail line)
- Naeroyfjord ferry from Flam to Gudvangen (one of the country's most scenic fjord trips)
- Bus from Gudvangen up to Voss (scenic)
- Mainline train from Voss to Bergen
Connections are easy, but it makes for a long day. Unfortunately, lodging is much in demand in Flam (timewise, probably the logical breakpoint), and you'd have to be really, really lucky to find accommodations at this point that are accessible without a rental car. You might find something in Voss, which is way, way past the midpoint of the trip, but that would allow you to end your day somewhat earlier than if you traveled all the way to Bergen. Voss, while not located on a fjord, is a center for active sports, so there might be things you children would enjoy doing there.
NorwaysBest.com sells Norway in a Nutshell packages, but it's easy enough to buy the component tickets yourself, and the savings would be substantial for your large family (I'd guess around $100 per person). You'd buy Oslo-Flam (through ticket covering train and Flamsbana) from Vy.no, paying via PayPal. NorwaysBest sells tickets on one of the Naeroyfjord ferries; tickets for the second company's ships are sold on the company website, lustrabaatane.no. For the Gudvangen-Voss bus you'd pay onboard via credit card. The Voss-Bergen ticket you can purchase from Vy.no.
The Oslo-Myrdal rail fares vary, increasing as the travel date approaches, and those trains do sometimes sell out. Whether you opt for the NiN route I've outlined above or decide to go straight through to Bergen, you should consider buying those tickets early. (Check rules regarding changes/refunds.)
The Flamsbana can also sell out, I think, though I believe the fare is fixed. This is another reason to buy the Oslo-(Myrdal)-Flam ticket early if you opt for my scenic-route suggestion.
I don't know whether there's a risk of a sellout on the Naeroyfjord ferry. There are several ferries a day, but when you try to string together the components of the NiN trip, your options narrow a lot.
The bus (which is Skyss Bus 950) doesn't seem to be a problem, capacity-wise.
The onward train trip from Voss to Bergen runs frequently and I think has no reserved seats, so there's no rush on buying that ticket.
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I agree that five days in Bergen is a lot. You could definitely use more time in Copenhagen, and Gothenburg is also very nice. You don't specify how many nights you plan to be in Oslo.
Bergen is a beautiful, if hilly, town. I loved the art museums and just walking around, looking at the architecture. As previously mentioned, there's good hiking at the top of the Floibanen funicular. I skipped most of the historical museums because they just didn't sound very interesting to me. Even Rick says something to the effect that they're mainly interesting if you take the included tours. I wonder whether your younger children would be bored, given that I thought I probably would be. So I don't know that a sightseeing package in Bergen will prove to be a good use of your money. Everything in Norway is very expensive; you might prefer to spend your money on scenic transportation (like the lift in Bergen and the Naeroyfjord ferry) rather than what I perceive to be marginal indoor sightseeing.