The Anda-Lote ferry is the only gap in E39 on this stretch. The crossing itself takes about 10 minutes across Nordfjord. In daytime there is typically a departure every half hour, more often in summer. Check the timetable if you are travelling early morning or late at night, when sailings thin out.
The service started on 1 June 1968 with the ferry Davik. On the first long weekend of operation she carried 1,200 cars and 4,900 passengers, which tells you something about how badly the crossing was needed. Fjord1 runs the route today, mostly with electric ferries as part of Norway's push to decarbonise coastal transport.
A fixed bridge or a tunnel under the fjord has been on the drawing board since the 1990s. Cost estimates have crept past 2.2 billion kroner. Nothing has been built. The ferry remains the only way across, and probably will for years yet.
If you arrive between sailings there is not much to do on either side. The south shore at Anda has a small regional airport with flights to Oslo and Bergen. The north shore at Lote has a cafeteria and toilets. On a clear day the views along the fjord in both directions are worth the wait.
The service started on 1 June 1968 with the ferry Davik. On the first long weekend of operation she carried 1,200 cars and 4,900 passengers, which tells you something about how badly the crossing was needed. Fjord1 runs the route today, mostly with electric ferries as part of Norway's push to decarbonise coastal transport.
A fixed bridge or a tunnel under the fjord has been on the drawing board since the 1990s. Cost estimates have crept past 2.2 billion kroner. Nothing has been built. The ferry remains the only way across, and probably will for years yet.
If you arrive between sailings there is not much to do on either side. The south shore at Anda has a small regional airport with flights to Oslo and Bergen. The north shore at Lote has a cafeteria and toilets. On a clear day the views along the fjord in both directions are worth the wait.