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Renting car for NIN Oslo to Bergen -- add-on tips/suggestions requested

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Looking at renting a car for the route, but I wanted to see what I should add as follows:

Day 1 drive to Flam/Aurland, stay overnight. See Stegastein en route (maybe detour to Borgund stave church)
Day 2 take train from Flam to Myrdal one way, then bike down back to Flam
Day 2 one way fjord ferry Flam to Gudvangen, shuttle bus back to Flam
Day 2 -drive to Hardangerfjord area and stay somewhere there overnight
Day 3 sightsee second fjord town, then drive to Bergen

With these add-ons, I think I'd be getting the NIN scenic stuff plus additional detours at a fraction of the price since we didn't book NIN segments early enough for the cheap fares. Where would you suggest an overnight for Day 2?

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Did you check higher costs for one-way car rental?

D1: I hope you know how far your detour will be.

D2: the highlight is not Flam, the highlight is the Naeroyfjord. So, do the ferry.

Tip: check-out the official scenic routes of Norway to explore more of other routes around.

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The cost is much cheaper than the train rides and paying for either the e-bus or a taxi to/from Stegastein.

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We rented a car in Voss for part of our self-directed NiN-like trip. No problems. Good to be able to access some more remote areas. However, I can’t believe that one-way car rental and fuel is less expensive than taking the train, (unless you are a group of 4 or 5, I guess).

Likewise, we rented a car at Oslo for a round trip to Jotunheim. Conveniently and easy, not particularly inexpensive.

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