8 days between Oslo and Bergen in December: how much time to spend at each stop?

Hello fellow travelers

We’re heading to Norway for the first time as a couple for 8 days in December

I’m really torn about how much time to spend at each stop (and how many stops to make) We’d like to explore the cities, visit the Christmas market, see some beautiful landscapes, and if we have time, a stave church.

We arrive in Oslo on December 5th around 5 PM and leave from Bergen on December 12th around 11 AM.

Initially, we were thinking: Oslo from the 5th to the 8th Train to Bergen on the 8th, then stay until the 12th

But now we’d like to fit Flåm into the itinerary

Do you think it’s better to do: From the 5th to the 8th: Oslo On the 8th: train from Oslo to Flåm (arriving at 3 PM) On the 9th: a short fjord cruise, then the 2 PM train to Bergen (but then the Myrdal–Bergen stretch will be in the dark) From the 9th to the 12th: Bergen

Or should we adjust the number of nights in each place? Maybe shorten Oslo? Add a night in Flåm? Skip Flåm altogether? I’m not sure 😅

Thanks!

Hi, yes, the itinerary is good. Flam is still worth the detour. And if you can stay overnight, that's great. Otherwise, I don't see any other points of interest between Bergen and Oslo

Thanks Mathews

We miscounted—we’re leaving on the 13th now, so we can easily fit in two nights in Flam!

That gives us 3 days in Oslo Two days in Flam 3 days in Bergen 😊

ok, that works great. Bergen is still a pretty city.