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Bybanen light rail, line 1orFlybussen coach, line FB50?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bybanen light rail, line 1 is cheaper by NOK 138. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Flybussen coach, line FB50 is quicker: 25 min against 44 min.

Bybanen light rail, line 1: 05:11–00:08. Flybussen coach, line FB50: 07:50–00:45.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in NOK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBybanen light rail, line 1Flybussen coach, line FB50Difference
1NOK 51NOK 189NOK 138
2NOK 102NOK 378NOK 276
3NOK 153NOK 567NOK 414
4NOK 204NOK 756NOK 552
5NOK 255NOK 945NOK 690
6NOK 306NOK 1,134NOK 828
7NOK 357NOK 1,323NOK 966
8NOK 408NOK 1,512NOK 1,104

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
tram · Skyss, the Vestland county authority; the line is run by BybanenBybanen light rail, line 1
From
The platform in the basement of the terminal, one level below arrivals
To
Byparken, at Torgallmenningen, calling at Bergen busstasjon and Nonneseter for the stations on the way
Luggage
A low-floor tram with standing room; no racks are described. Hand luggage, prams and wheelchairs travel free.
Runs
05:11–00:08
Journey
44 min

Nothing is sold on board. Buy at the machine on the platform (the bank card you pay with becomes the ticket), in the Skyss app, or in the web shop; SMS to 2412 still works but is being withdrawn in autumn 2026. The fine without a ticket is NOK 1,250, or 1,050 paid on the spot.

The single is valid for 60 minutes from purchase and the ride to Byparken is 44, so buy it when the tram is due, not when you land; in the app you can set the start time. Any onward bus from Byparken on the same ticket has to be boarded inside the hour.

The last tram is 00:08 from Sunday to Thursday. The 00:25 arrival from Copenhagen misses it every night but Friday and Saturday, when it runs until 03:11.

One adult ticket carries up to four children aged 6 to 17 free, every day of the year, which is why a family should not look at anything else.

It is not valid on the Flybussen, and neither is any other Skyss ticket.

The coach is 25 minutes to the bus station and this is 41, for NOK 189 against NOK 51; the tram's advantage is the price, the hours and the frequency, not the clock.

Bybanen light rail, line 1: price for every party size →

Check fares with Skyss
shuttle · Tide, sold through NOR-WAY BussekspressFlybussen coach, line FB50
From
Stop A3, just outside the main exit of the terminal
To
Bergen busstasjon (platform U), then Festplassen, Torget and Bryggen; morning and evening runs continue to Åsane
Luggage
Two pieces up to 30 kg in the hold plus hand luggage, free.
Runs
07:50–00:45
Journey
25–45 min

NOK 189 against NOK 51 buys about a quarter of an hour to the bus station, and to Bryggen it buys nothing: 32 minutes here against a 44-minute tram and a short walk.

On Saturday it stops at 18:30. Ten buses, hourly from 09:30, and then nothing until Sunday 10:30; the tram runs every 10 to 15 minutes until 03:11 that night.

From four people a taxi is cheaper: NOK 756 here against Bergen Taxi's NOK 614 by day and 664 at night.

Buy online before you board: the driver charges more, and the operator does not say how much more.

The ticket is good for any departure on the day you chose, on the same stretch — a late flight does not waste it — but it cannot be changed or refunded.

Its 00:45 is the last thing leaving the airport on Sunday to Friday nights, twenty minutes after the 00:25 from Copenhagen lands; it does not run on Saturday night.

Flybussen coach, line FB50: price for every party size →

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