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Jostedalsbreen

Jostedal · Sognefjord, Flam & Aurland · Norway

★★★★☆   Beach & outdoors

Jostedalsbreen
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What it costs a family of four

Free

No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.

What to know

Jostedalsbreen National Park costs nothing to enter, and anyone can walk to the viewpoint below the Nigardsbreen glacier arm, but going onto the ice needs a guide. Jostedalen Breforarlag charges NOK 885 for its Short Blue Ice Hike from age 12 in 2027. Its family Kids Special hike costs NOK 885 for adults and NOK 755 for children aged 8 to 12, and the X-tra Short hike starts at NOK 640 from age 8. Guiding, crampons and the boat across Nigardsbrevatnet are included, though online booking adds a 6 percent fee. Group hikes run between 15 May and 25 September, so none operate now. The Breheimsenteret exhibition costs NOK 125 for adults and is free under 10, and the glacier road charges NOK 90 per car.

Minimum age 6.

The details

Adult ticketFree entry
Child ticketFree entry
Typical visitHalf day
Opening hoursGUIDED ONLY on the ice; SEASON roughly May to September
Indoors or outOutdoors
RegionVestlandet, Norway
Prices quoted inNOK

When to go

The planner warns of freezing in January, February, December. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.

Short days. Sognefjord, Flam & Aurland gives under 6 hours of daylight in December.

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The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.

Official page: https://www.nasjonalparkstyre.no/

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