Sogndal

Here you will find some travel information, especially how to reach the conference venue from the airports Oslo and Bergen. Fly with Widerøe (https://www.wideroe.no/) direct to Sogndal from Bergen and Oslo.

Sogndal offers daily connections to Oslo, Bergen, Lillehammer, Ålesund and Trondheim, by bus, boat or air. Oslo can be reached in about 40 minutes by air and 7 hours by bus. Bergen takes around 20 minutes by air, or 4 hours by express ferry and bus. Express coaches leave for Lillehammer, Ålesund and Trondheim several times each day, travel times from 5.5 to 11 hours through wonderful western Norwegian scenery! More information on how to reach Sogndal can be found at http://www.avinor.no/en/airport/sogndal/touristinformation.

This region, considered to be one of the most beautiful in Norway, has been a destination for tourists, discoverers, and artists from around the world for more than 150 years. Once again in 2009, the Norwegian fjords have been rated as the World’s most celebrated and iconic travel destination by National Geographic Traveller. The region’s scenery is powerful and varied, ranging from flat fjord-side districts to steep mountainsides, beautiful fjord arms, torrential waterfalls, blue glaciers and lush valleys. The conference will be hosted by Vestlandsforsking (Western Norway Research Institute), Sogndal. The institute is located at the Fosshaugane Campus. It is a 5 minutes walking distance from the center of the small town Sogndal, in the view of the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Europe. UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Nærøyfjord and Urnes stave church are located near Sogndal. There are also possibilities for guided glacier hikes on the Nigardsglacier. Local attractions include the Sogn Folkmuseum, one of the largest outdoor museums in Norway, the Glaciermuseum in Fjærland and the Glaciersenter in Jostedalen. More information about the city and arround can be found at http://www.sognefjord.no/en/