Bergen’s well-equipped,
one-terminal airport is the second most important in Norway
(after Oslo). Located 19km (12 miles) south of the city centre.
As there are no public announcements over the public address system,
travellers are advised to keep an eye on the departure boards.
Major airlines
SAS
Braathens (telephone number: 8152 0000 (bookings) is the main
operator.
Ryanair, Finnair, Lufthansa
and KLM also provide services.
Flight information can be obtained from the airport information
desk (telephone number: 5599 8155).
International destinations served by direct flights include Amsterdam,
Aberdeen, London (Gatwick and Stansted), Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Alicante and Copenhagen.
Since September 2002, the new low-cost air carrier Norwegian
Air Shuttle (telephone number: 8152 1815) offers regular scheduled
services from Bergen to several other Norwegian cities via Oslo
at significantly lower prices than the more established airlines.
Approximate flight times to Bergen:
From
London is 1 hour 50 minutes New
York is 8 hours 50 minutes Los
Angeles is 12 hours 50 minutes Toronto
is 9 hours 40 minutes Sydney
is 22 hours 50 minutes
Airport
facilities
There is an information office (telephone number: 5599 8155), a
bank, a post office, automatic exchange machines and an ATM.
Other facilities
Pharmacy, newsagent, duty-free and souvenir shops, baggage
lockers and several restaurants, bars and cafés.
Car hire
Car hire is provided by Avis, Budget, Europcar
and Hertz.
Business
facilities
There are no airline business lounges in the airport. The De
Syvfjell conference centre (telephone number: 5599 7400)
has telephone and fax machines, an IBM-compatible computer and a
meeting room for up to 30 people and the centre is open Monday to
Friday 0800-2000 hrs.
Transport
to the city
Bus
The journey into Bergen takes 40-50 minutes, depending on the traffic
conditions. The airport bus
(telephone number: 177) drops passengers at the bus station and
at the main hotels in town.
Taxi
Taxis to the centre are available from the airport.
Car
Driving from the airport into the centre of Bergen is quite straightforward,
as the R580 is well signposted to Sentrum (City
Centre).
