Stavanger to Bergen by Panoramic Bus - in Real Time

You can't beat the panoramic seats on Nor-Way's Kystbussen. It transforms the trip and doesn't cost much extra. See what we see in REAL TIME. We drive the entire 211km (131mile) trip through tunnels, over bridges and onto ferries. It's a fantastic way to see Norway.

A tip. When you buy tickets online, purchase one-way tickets, not returns (in this case there was no price difference). This is because Nor-Way's return policy is that once you have used any part of your ticket, you cannot get a refund for the rest. I made a mistake when booking and needed a different route back a week later, but because we'd already done our outgoing journey, we couldn't get a refund on the return. With single tickets, you can refund up to 24 hours before the trip.
I appealed to Nor-way about this and they admit it's not an ideal situation, they say
"It is a priority for us to fix this as both we and our customers are unhappy with the situations it creates. However, system development takes time so there is no overnight solution to it unfortunately."
I did ask for sponsorship for this video and Nor-Way kindly refunded one of our tickets, which has made me happy, thanks.

The mistake I made was getting tickets for a single decker instead of a double decker. This took a route via Haugesund which was interesting (with an undersea roundabout), but didn't have the upper deck panoramic seats. Luckily for us the driver let us have front seats so we still got a good view, and I could set up my GoPro's in the front window.
This is the real time version of my hyperlapse video of the same trip - filmed with a dedicated normal speed camera, no music, just the sound as it was recorded.

Filmed 23rd June 2023

Equipment used: GoPro Hero 8 (x2), Insta360 X3
Editing software: Videoproc Vlogger, Gimp


00:00 Route Map
00:05 Stavanger bus station
04:02 Eiganes Tunnel
15:08 Byfjord Tunnel
24:26 Mastrafjord Tunnel
35:50 1st ferry Mortavika to Arsvågen
01:03:55 Mjåsund Terminal
01:07:11 Karmøy Tunnel
01:09:52 Underground Roundabout
01:23:45 Karsmund Bridge
01:34:44 Haugesund Terminal
01:58:53 Sveio
02:06:40 Re-join E39
02:21:22 Bømlafjord Tunnel
02:33:20 Triangle Link bridge
02:39:52 Liervik
03:08:54 2nd ferry - Sandvik to Halhjem
03:26:42 Skogafjells Tunnel
03:28:16 Lyshorn Tunnel
03:35:43 Lagunen Terminal
03:49:40 Bergen Bus Station