Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter
Cabins - bungalows and camping in Geiranger

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Geiranger in April and May:


Maybe the best time of year to visit Geiranger is from the end of April until the beginning of June: you can experience both the winter and the spring at the same time. Up in the mountain tops there are still lots of snow while the first warmth has made the scenery down by the fjord green and the waterfalls are growing bigger day by day. It is a quiet time of year. Not too many tourists, the fruit trees blossoms and the birds have returned from the south.
However: April can be a month with big contrasts in the weather. There are no guarantee that it will be as warm as in June and July.
So just in case: take some warm clothes with you.....

 

 

Important! About the roads to Geiranger in May, don't just trust your GPS!
Please read this information:


1. Before the 1st of May:

If you want to go to Geiranger before the 1st of May and are coming from Oslo, the best way is to take the EV 6 from Oslo to Lillehammer, Otta and Dombås. Then turn left on the E136 passing Åndalsnes, Vestnes to Sjøholt. Here you turn left (RV63) and go to Linge and take the car ferry to Eidsdal (time: 10 minuttes leaving quite frequently until 11.00 in the evening). The trip from Oslo to Geiranger will take about 10 hours by private car.


2. Between
1st and 25th of May:

In spite of what your GPS tells you: In the beginning of May the road RV63 from Geiranger to Langevatn/Grotli is closed. Normally it opens between the 20th and 30th of May (some years earlier, some years later, depending of how much snow there's left in the mountains).

The fastest way from Oslo to Geiranger is to take the E6 from Oslo to Otta, then turn left to Vågåmo, Lom, Grotli and Stryn. You drive then further on to Hellesylt and take the ferry to Geiranger. (For timetable, please see below). The trip from Oslo to Geiranger will take about 8-9 hours. Remember that the last ferry in the evening leaves Hellesylt at 18.30 in the afternoon!
If you don't reach this ferry, you can still reach Geiranger, but you have to make a 2 hours extra drive: Stranda - Linge - Eidsdal - Geiranger.

Links:
Updated information about RV63

 
Map - GPS
 
 

 

Geirangerfjorden Feriesenter (The Geirangerfjord Holiday Centre)
High standard c
abins - holiday houses - camping - boat hire

Address: Grande, N-6216 Geiranger
Email:
office@geirangerfjorden.net
Telephone: (+47) 951 07 527

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