Hi everyone -- I am really hoping for advice on our schedule for taking the bus from Gudvangen to Voss on May 21 this year. My husband and I get into Gudvangen on the "Norway's Best" cruise which leaves Flam at 3 pm that day. (We are doing the Norway in a Nutshell on our own.) The cruise company lists the boat trip as being from 3 - 5 pm. I have read on this forum, and in the Rick Steve's Norway book, that a bus is waiting when the boat arrives. However, on the official bus schedule, it says the bus leaves at 4:54! The next bus leaves at 7:44 pm.
I actually called the bus company in Norway this morning and spoke with a delightful person in English about this. She said the bus sometimes leaves late ... but maybe sometimes not. She said I could just take my chances on getting that 4:54 bus. BUT we want to connect with a train in Voss to take us into Bergen ... so this seems like a sketchy option. (I would want to buy the train tickets in advance.)
My questions: Does anyone know if it is common for those buses to wait for the boat's arrival? And does the boat really arrive right at 5 pm, or earlier? (Maybe I need to contact Norway's Best regarding this?) Also: if we do buy the later bus tickets, are there things to do in Gudvangen for a few hours in the late afternoon / early evening in May?