Hello- we are doing the NIN trip end of June. I know Rick Steves recommends bringing food, which I plan to do. Are there any options at all along the trip? Should I plan to bring lunch and dinner or just lots of snacks? We are traveling from Oslo to Bergen, not stopping off but I believe we get in late in the day in Bergen, so not really sure how much time for dining after checking in to our place we will have. Mainly concerned due to children (7 and 11). Thanks!
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
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There is food available on the fjord cruise, and in Flam. Nothing exciting, but it works. I was going in the other direction and was in Flam for hours, don't know if it's the same in the direction you are traveling.
Posted by
Sweden
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There is also a bistro on the Oslo-Myrdal train that sells hot and cold dishes, sandwiches etc. And Voss is a town with a couple of restaurants and cafés.
Posted by
TX, USA
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I am pretty sure there is some kind of food available on the train from Oslo as well. The VY website http://www.vy.no/ will tell you.
Posted by
Chicago
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I traveled Oslo to Bergen, no stop offs, last July 2023. I think my travel companion went to the train cafe for a sandwich. I know that I didn't eat anything. The above info on the spot-off places is not relevant - you won't have the opportunity to get off the train.
You know your kids - personally, snacks and lunch type items would have been OK for mine at that age. (My travel companion was my young adult son.......)
edit - I'm remembering that there was a nice family group in our car. Kids around the ages of yours. The parents and grandparents had a number of snacks. Kids were quite content!
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
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The OP is not doing the direct train between Oslo and Bergen., they are doing the multi part Norway in a Nutshell.
Posted by
OP
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Thanks all! Sounds like there may at least be some options to buy things along the NIN route but I will plan to bring at least some items just in case!
Posted by
Washington DC
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I bought a perfectly good chicken sandwich at the Myrdal RR station. The cost was surprisingly reasonable. I didn't have much time at Myrdal, so I just bought one of their pre-made sandwiches. I think I saw crepes being prepared, but I don't know whether they were savory or sweet.
I found Norwegian grocery stores usually had well-priced, single-serving-size (50-55 gram) packets of cashews and almonds. It was easy to keep one of those in my purse. Peanuts were in larger packages that weren't as convenient to carry around.
There's a grocery store in Flam not too far from the ferry dock.
For those traveling from Oslo to Myrdal, there may not be time to forage for food in Gudvangen; I think the bus departs shortly after the ferry arrives. The schedule is a bit less perfectly timed going in the other direction. I did have some extra time in Voss, but I didn't go looking for food there. Google Maps shows a Bunnpris market very near the RR station.