Bergen - Getting There By Air
Tel: 6703 1100 or 5599 8000.
Website: www.avinor.no/en/airport/bergen
Bergen's well-equipped, one-terminal airport lies 19km (12 miles) south of the city centre.
Approximate flight times to Bergen: From London is 1 hour 55 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 50 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours 50 minutes; from Toronto is 9 hours 40 minutes and from Sydney is 22 hours 50 minutes.
Airport facilities: There is an information office, a bank, automatic exchange machines and ATMs. Wi-Fi and Internet terminals are available. Other facilities include a newsagent, duty-free and souvenir shops, baggage lockers and several restaurants, cafes and bars, as well as an on-site hotel, the Clarion Hotel Bergen Airport, which opened in 2007. Car hire is provided by Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. The De syv fjell conference centre (tel: 5599 7400) has telephone, computer and fax machines as well as a meeting room for up to 36 people. The centre is open Monday to Friday from 0730 in the morning.
Transport to the city: The journey into Bergen takes 30-40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions. The airport bus (tel: 05505; www.flybussen.no) drops passengers at the bus station and at main hotels in town. Taxis to the centre are also available. Driving from the airport into the centre of Bergen is straightforward, as the R580 is well signposted to Sentrum (City Centre).
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