NO · Møre og Romsdal · 62.10°N 7.21°E

geiranger

Waterfalls down fjord walls and hairpin roads above a tiny waterfront village.

Best time
June–September is the season, with boats, mountain roads and hotels all open; July–August is busiest. In winter the village is quiet, the summer roads and ferry are closed and many places shut.
How long
1–2 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Oslo, usually via Amsterdam, Doha or Istanbul (about 16–18 hours all in), then fly about an hour to Ålesund. Geiranger is about 3 hours' drive from there, including a short ferry. Norway is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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NO · Møre og Romsdalgeiranger62.10°N 7.21°Egowherelah.com
Dear group chat,Waterfalls down fjord walls and hairpin roads above a tiny waterfront village.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingGeirangerNO, Møre og Romsdal
KLgeiranger
≈ 9,932 km from KL, as the crow flies
A view to Geiranger and Geirangerfjorden from Flydalsjuvet in Stranda municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway in 2013 June.

Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Geiranger is a tiny village at the end of one of Norway's most famous fjords, where waterfalls pour down walls of rock. See it from a boat on the water, then from the hairpin roads above.

Makan

  1. Fish soupA hot, creamy bowl, the usual fjordside lunch.Map ↗
  2. Norwegian wafflesWith jam, sour cream or brown cheese, at the village cafés.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Geirangerfjord by boatSightseeing boats and the ferry to Hellesylt pass the Seven Sisters and the Suitor waterfalls.Map ↗
  2. ØrnesvingenThe top hairpin of the Eagle Road, looking straight down the fjord.Map ↗
  3. FlydalsjuvetA clifftop viewpoint above the village, the classic photo spot.Map ↗
  4. DalsnibbaA summer road climbs to nearly 1,500 metres for a view down over the fjord.Map ↗
  5. Waterfall walkStairs beside the Storfossen falls lead from the waterfront up through the village.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Cruise ships fill the village on many summer days, so stay overnight for the quiet mornings and evenings.
  • The Eagle Road from the north is open all year, but the mountain road south over Dalsnibba and Trollstigen close for winter.
  • Restaurants are few and there's no halal meat, so bring supplies from Ålesund.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.