These Regiontog trains to Myrdal are usually scheduled to depart from Oslo daily at 08:25; 12:03 and 15:43, but between early April and late September, there is an additional early morning departure at 06:25.
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The Oslo to Bergen railway route is one of Europe's Top 5 most fabulous train journeys, but if you take the first departure of the day and leave the train at Myrdal, not only will you have experienced most of the Oslo to Bergen journey, you can also connect to another Top 5 journey - the Flaamsbana.
You can take the incredible Flaamsbana down to Flaam, where you can take the ferry along part of the amazing Sognefjord to Gudvangen.
From Gudvangen you take a bus, make sure it's taking the longer route via the hotel as that route has amazing waterfall views, to Voss, where you connect with a train on to Bergen.
That may seem complicated, but it's not, each connection is no more than steps away from the next.
Between Myrdal and Bergen, you'll be taking the 'Norway In a Nutshell' route, so follow the crowd!
The train journey from Oslo to Myrdal:
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Final Destination: Bergen
Type of Scenery: Lakes, mountains
Star Rating: *****
In summary the best of the views are from the left of the train - when facing the direction of travel.
The only sections of the journey on which the best of the views are on the right are between Drammen and Honefoss, Gol and Geilo and for the final part of the journey between Finse and Myrda.
Time your trip so that you're travelling on one of the first two trains of the day, to make the most of the jaw-dropping spectacle.
What gives this journey from Oslo to Myrdal its primary wow factor is the crossing over the Hardangervidda plateau, the highest altitude travelled by European main line trains.
As can be seen in these two videos that ShowMeTheJourney filmed from the train:
Longer video:
Shorter version - filmed further west towards Finse
You will be crossing the plateau between Haugastøl and Mjølfjell with views stretching across a landscape above the tree line, studded with lakes and mountains.
The best views are from the left of the train on this part of the journey.
Don’t expect the high peaks that can be seen from Alpine routes, this route’s spectacle comes from a sense of other-worldliness.
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