Møre og Romsdal ferry routes & schedules

Getting anywhere along this coast means crossing water. Between Ålesund, Molde and Kristiansund, the fjords cut so deep that the road network relies on a dense mesh of frequent car ferries — short, turn-up-and-go crossings that function as ordinary road links. It's the kind of place where a day's drive can include three or four ferries without a second thought, so it pays to know how car ferries work before you set off.

The famous Atlantic Road and the fjord-side scenery mean many of these everyday crossings double as some of the most photogenic stretches of highway in Norway.

The one crossing here that travellers seek out for its own sake is the roughly hour-long sailing the length of the Geirangerfjord between Geiranger and Hellesylt, past the Seven Sisters waterfall in a UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Unlike the region's turn-up-and-go car ferries, this is a paid scenic crossing — you buy a ticket on the quay or online rather than being billed by AutoPASS — and it runs seasonally, broadly from spring into early winter, pausing in the depths of winter. Treat it as the highlight of the day rather than a quick hop, and book ahead in peak summer. Our guide to Norway's fjord ferry crossings puts it in context with the other great sailings.

Møre og Romsdal is also a calling point on Norway's Hurtigruten and Havila coastal voyage, with Ålesund among its most photogened stops. For everyday travel, the region's ferries run under the FRAM public-transport network — turn-up-and-go, paid by AutoPASS or card.