Prices and opening hours

Prices

Tickets can be purchased at the reception during regular opening hours or online on the website. In the period January, February and March there is only online booking.

Wax: NOK 180
Child: NOK 90
Family (2 adults, children under 16): NOK 390
Student: NOK 90
Group (10+ pers.): NOK 130
Lifetime membership: NOK 1,000 (order here)

Companion: 0,- (free of charge for companion on presentation of companion certificate)

School class:  

  • Primary school: 40,-

  • Upper secondary school/senior high school: 55,-

Nature guiding: 980,- (2 hours with your own guide for 1 to 5 people. Book here!

Opening hours

Open daily April 1 - October 31.

April, May, September and October:
Every day 10.00 - 16.00

June - August:
Every day 09.00 - 19.00

January - March:
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 15:00 (online booking before 15:00 the day before).

November - December:
On demand.

For tour operators

A spectacular panoramic film about the Jostedal Glacier, an interactive climate exhibition and mammoths on the lawn are just some of the things you can experience here.

Contact us for for prices and information.

 

Collective transport

The Norwegian Glacier Museum is located in Fjærland - the area surrounding the Fjærlandsfjord, an arm of the Sognefjord. By travelling by public transport, you can get to Fjærland from Oslo and Bergen by bus via road number 5 and it is a short distance to Skei or Sogndal. The bus stop is close to the museum.

Travel times to Fjærland from:

  • Skei: less than ½h (car - 28 km)

  • Sogndal: just over ½h (car - 34 km)

  • Bergen: 4-5t (car or bus)

  • Oslo: 6-8t (bus/car via Lærdal)

For travelers with electric cars, you can use fast charging in the parking lot. This is operated by Mer.

Getting here

Passenger ferry Fjærlandsfjorden

The fjord and glacier cruise route on the Fjærlandsfjord runs between Fjærland and Vik/Balestrand from June 1 to September 30.

The glacier bus

Daily departures in the period 01.06-30.09. The bus corresponds with the tourist boat that comes from Balestrand.

It goes to Bøyabreen and stops at the Norwegian Glacier Museum on the way.

In high season there is an English-speaking guide on board.

Combine passenger ferry and glacier bus?

Glacier Tour offers a package with a boat in Fjærlandsfjorden and a sightseeing bus to Norwegian Glacier Museum and Bøyabreen.