Bergen: Are these sites walkable from where the ship will dock?

My traveling companion and I will be visiting Bergen aboard the Eurodam on her Viking Passage voyage this Summer.

Interested in the following sites in Bergen: Bryggen, The Fish Market, and The Funicular. Are these sites within walking distance of where the Eurodam is likely to dock? Are there other places in this area and nearby that you would recommend we consider visiting as well?

Any advice or suggestions you can supply will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

My traveling companion and I will be visiting Bergen aboard the Eurodam on her Viking Passage voyage this Summer.

 

Interested in the following sites in Bergen: Bryggen, The Fish Market, and The Funicular. Are these sites within walking distance of where the Eurodam is likely to dock? Are there other places in this area and nearby that you would recommend we consider visiting as well?

 

Any advice or suggestions you can supply will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

When I stopped in Bergen on Celebrity Constellation, we docked at a pier that was not exactly close to the area of town where those sites are located. There was, however, a free shuttle bus that ran constantly between the ship and a park location that put me within walking distance. I recall that the shuttle might have been supplied by the city and not Celebrity. I don't recall needing to show any ID or anything to ride it either direction. From the drop off location, I was able to walk to the Funicular in time to be in line for the first or second run of the day. By the time I had gone up and back down, there was a quite long line to ride it up. From there I walked to the other sites you mention and around the waterfront in general.

If you look at this picture, you can see my ship on the far left. The tourist areas you ask about are mostly on the rightmost side of the right inlet in the picture. So you can see it's a fair walking distance. Probably not impossible, but I enjoyed the time savings of the bus.

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Hopefully others will offer similar experiences or have knowledge of being docked at a closer pier. There was an Aida (I think) ship that was smaller in size and docked closer to the sites.

You could walk it but it is probably close to two miles to the fish market and cable car. I would take the shuttle, hope you have better weather than we did, it rained cats and dogs.

My traveling companion and I will be visiting Bergen aboard the Eurodam on her Viking Passage voyage this Summer. Interested in the following sites in Bergen: Bryggen, The Fish Market, and The Funicular. Are these sites within walking distance of where the Eurodam is likely to dock? Are there other places in this area and nearby that you would recommend we consider visiting as well? Any advice or suggestions you can supply will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

For our Ohio neighbor south of Dayton, as noted by MeHeartCruising, much depends on how many ships, their size and where they will be docked. Bryggen, the Fish Market, and the Funicular are fairly close together. As one of my pictures below shows, our ship was on the right side and very handy to these key attractions. BUT, a ship on the left side would be farther away and not as handy.

Below are some of my notes on Bergen and a few visual highlights/previews. More on my full live/blog for Norway, its fjords, etc.

As the seat of Norway’s medieval kingdom of Norway for six centuries, Bergen is a former Viking stronghold encircled by deep fjords, towering mountains, and sweeping glaciers. Today's Bergen has much of the medieval flavor remaining around Bergen's harbor. We explored the cobblestone streets, saw its pastel-color wooden houses, bargained in some of the many artisans' workshops and visited the famous and always-entertaining Fish Market. You can watch the locals haggling over today's catch and enjoy a quayside lunch of freshly caught salmon or fish and chips.

Rated by Frommers as more scenic than Oslo, Bergen was the base of the medieval Hanseatic merchants. Those historic timbered houses are set around Bryggen or The Wharf, a center for crafts and workshops. Its prime row is mostly reconstructed 14th-century structures, some of which were originally destroyed by fire. Det Hansseatiske Museum depicts commercial life on the wharf in the early 18th century and is highly rates with well-preserved wooden structure. Its art museums are highly-rated with religious icons, local art, etc.

In the afternoon, after some of the big crowds had lessened, we took the Floibanen funicular railway to the top of a 1050-foot high peak for scenic views. This cable car has been operating for over 80 years and was refurbished in 2002. The Funicular Lower Station is situated 150 meters from the Fish Market. At the top of the Mount Floyen, there are hiking trails and places for lunch or dinner. The trip takes seven minutes and both cars are on the same cable going up and down. Mariakirken or St. Mary’s Church is the most outstanding Romanesque church in Norway. Bergen is Norway’s largest port and has a population of 252,000. Scenic Bergen completed our voyage with its dramatic backdrop of seven rounded mountains and cobble-stoned streets. It entices you to take memories and photos cherishing the land of the Norsemen.

Their good and helpful Tourism Office can be accessed on the web at: http://www.visitbergen.com/en

We docked at the fairly handy Skoltegrunskaien Pier. This put us within about a 10-15 minute walk of the main attractions at the market and warehouse area.

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THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

For details and visuals, etc., from our July 1-16, 2010, Norway Coast/Fjords/Arctic Circle cruise experience from Copenhagen on the Silver Cloud, check out this posting. This posting is now at 107,098 views.

http://www.boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1227923

In Bergen, this was our great vista on this sunny day from the top of the Floibanen funicular railway station and its scenic overview. Three of the five ship in port that day were in the area at the top right side. That's handy, prime location. Two of the other ships were on the left side, just beyond the side of the picture. :

Here’s a close look at these historic Bergen Hanseatic merchant warehouse building fronts, people taking pictures, etc. :

Right near the Hanseatic merchant warehouse area is the Bergen Fish Market with lots of options to buy food to eat on site or just watch, enjoying the “show” as people ask questions and buy the various fresh fish items.:

From higher, here’s a view of the Fish Market area and other buildings in the main part of Bergen. At the top middle, two of the other ships were docked here. You can see smoke rising up from one of the ship stacks.:

Bergenhus Festning Castle is located in the entrance to Bergen’s harbor and is one of the oldest, best-preserved castles in Norway. Shown is Rosenkrantz Tower, built in the mid 1500’s with dungeons on the ground floor, cannons on the top floor, etc. :

From water level across the Bergen harbor, this shows the Hanseatic merchant warehouses, other buildings and up to the station for the Floibanen funicular railway at the top of this 1050-foot high peak that overlooks the whole scenic area.:

Interested in the following sites in Bergen: Bryggen, The Fish Market, and The Funicular. Are these sites within walking distance of where the Eurodam is likely to dock?

Personally, I think that it's walking distance. It's no more than a mile to any of these from either of the docking places shown in the photos.

To be excact it is 1,2 km from either docks to the fishmarket. Funicular is close by. . Slow walk in 15 minutes.:)

We were able to walk it.

Keith

I've cruised to Bergen twice. Once on the QE2, and we were a bit far from town so they offered a shuttle. It was about 3-4 blocks from the shuttle stop. The second time was on Vision of the Seas, and it was less than 10 minutes to Bryggen and another 5 to the fish market or Fløibanen.