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Seven days · Norway

Seven days driving in Norway

Fjord ferries, hairpin descents and roads engineered as national tourist routes rather than as transport.

A week is enough to link two regions or to loop one properly with two nights in the best base. Keep at least one rest day in the plan.

Days

7 days, 6 nights

Rough distance

1391.9 mi

Daily average

198.8 mi

Best months

Late June to early September

Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk

Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Daily distances are set for enjoyable driving rather than maximum ground covered. How we score roads.

Last reviewed 27 March 2026

Day by day

How the trip breaks up

Day 1

Trollstigen and Geirangerveien

  • Trollstigen · 12.4 mi · 9.7 / 10. Eleven hairpins claw up a sheer valley wall beneath waterfalls and the Trolltindene peaks.
  • Geirangerveien · 65.9 mi · 9.6 / 10. Hairpins spiral down to the Geirangerfjord past waterfalls with names like the Seven Sisters.

About 198.8 mi and 6 hr 43 min behind the wheel including transit.

Day 2

Lysebotn Road and Atlantic Road

  • Lysebotn Road · 18.6 mi · 9.6 / 10. Twenty seven hairpins drop 900 metres to the head of the Lysefjord.
  • Atlantic Road · 5.2 mi · 9.3 / 10. A low bridge skips between skerries with the open Norwegian Sea breaking either side.

About 198.8 mi and 5 hr 9 min behind the wheel including transit.

Day 3

Aurlandsfjellet, Snow Road and Gamle Strynefjellsvegen

  • Aurlandsfjellet, Snow Road · 29.2 mi · 9.3 / 10. A high plateau road across bare tundra ending at a stark concrete lookout above the fjord.
  • Gamle Strynefjellsvegen · 16.8 mi · 9.3 / 10. A gravel and tarmac heritage road between glacier tongues and turquoise meltwater.

About 198.8 mi and 5 hr 33 min behind the wheel including transit.

Day 4

Hardangervidda, Rv7 and Gaularfjellet

  • Hardangervidda, Rv7 · 59 mi · 9 / 10. Europe's largest mountain plateau crossed by a road with no trees and no traffic.
  • Gaularfjellet · 39.1 mi · 8.9 / 10. A scenic tourist route climbing past waterfalls and glacial lakes between two fjord towns.

About 198.8 mi and 6 hr 17 min behind the wheel including transit.

Practical

Where to start and what it costs

Base yourself

Bergen, Andalsnes or Geiranger

Nights to book

6 nights. On anything longer than five days, book two nights in the best base rather than moving hotel every evening.

Fuel and tolls

Budget for roughly 1391.9 miles of driving plus any vignettes or tunnel fees for the countries you cross.

Other lengths

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