Your day, step by step
08:15
Walk ashore and along the river into Olden village. See the old church of 1759.
09:45
Back to Olden harbour for the glacier bus.
10:05
Glacier bus from Olden harbour, along Oldevatnet lake to Briksdalsbre Fjellstove (10:45).
10:50
Walk the 2.5 km path to the glacier lake, past the Kleivafossen waterfall; 40–60 minutes each way. Troll cars are an alternative for most of the way.
12:45
Lunch or coffee at the lodge.
13:30
Glacier bus back from the lodge, arriving at Olden harbour at 14:02.
14:15
Free time in the village or by the fjord; shops and cafés near the cruise park.
- Latest you can leave Olden village centre (ship at the cruise quay)16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard (16:00 at the tender landing if at anchor).
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Olden village centre (ship at the cruise quay)Flat walk of 10–15 min back to the quay16:15
- Olden village centre (ship at anchor)Walk 10–15 min to the tender landing at Olden Cruise Park, then the tender queue15:45
- Briksdal glacier (Briksdalsbre Fjellstove)Glacier bus or Olden Adventure shuttle, about 45 min; public bus returns only at 13:3015:15
- Briksdal glacier lake (on foot from the lodge)Walk 40–60 min down to the lodge, then about 45 min by bus or shuttle14:15
Where people get Olden wrong
Missing the single 13:30 glacier bus back from Briksdal and finding no taxi.
Built from our Olden guide, checked against 21 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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