Mount Fløyen & Fløibanen Funicular
Fløyen / Fløibanen
A century-old funicular takes you up Mount Fløyen, 320 metres high, in six minutes from the city centre. The summit overlooks Bergen harbour and the city, which is surrounded by seven mountains.
Mount Fløyen is one of the “Seven Mountains” that surround Bergen. Its summit viewpoint sits at about 320 metres and is the best place to look out over the city, the harbour, the wooden houses of Bryggen and the fjord islands beyond. The night view is just as impressive. The Fløibanen funicular opened in 1918. Its lower station is a few minutes’ walk east of the Fish Market, behind Bryggen. The ride takes about 6–8 minutes and runs roughly every 15 minutes. A return ticket costs about NOK 150–180, and buying online in peak season lets you skip the queue. A one-way ticket costs about half that.
At the top you will find a restaurant, a café and a gift shop, along with a playground, the Troll Forest (Trollskogen), where wooden troll sculptures are scattered through the trees, and the Skomakerdiket lake, where you can rent pedal boats. There is also a hiking trail to the higher Mount Ulriken.
Recommended plan: take the funicular up, enjoy the view, then walk down the Fjellveien forest path in about 40–50 minutes. You will see the city from different angles, and you save the one-way fare.
Notes: in summer the funicular queue at midday can exceed 30 minutes, so go in the morning or evening. The summit is windy, so bring a jacket even in summer.
Opening hours
Cable car approx. 07:00–23:00 (weekends from 08:00/09:00)
Nearby sights
- Stoltzekleiven
- Hanseatic Museum & Schøtstuene
- VilVite Science Center
- KODE Art Museums
- Bergen Fish Market
- St Mary's Church (Mariakirken)
- Bryggen
- Bryggens Museum