The Fjoneferja is a cable ferry that crosses the 500-metre wide Fjonesundet strait on lake Nisser, connecting Fjone on the west bank with Sundsodden on the east. It is Norway's smallest car ferry, with room for three cars or one bus, and it is the last operating cable ferry in the country. Together with the Randsfjordferja in Hadeland, it is one of only two regular inland car ferry routes in Norway.
The crossing has been running since 1947. Until the road from Treungen was opened in 1967, the ferry was the only way to reach Fjone by car. The current vessel, MF Nissen, was built by Elvestad Verksted in Skien and delivered in 1976 for the modest sum of 150,000 kroner. It still hauls itself across on the steel cable, carrying roughly 5,000 to 6,000 cars a year. There is no booking, no app, and no rush: you drive on, the ferryman pulls the lever, and Nisser drifts past on both sides.
The crossing has been running since 1947. Until the road from Treungen was opened in 1967, the ferry was the only way to reach Fjone by car. The current vessel, MF Nissen, was built by Elvestad Verksted in Skien and delivered in 1976 for the modest sum of 150,000 kroner. It still hauls itself across on the steel cable, carrying roughly 5,000 to 6,000 cars a year. There is no booking, no app, and no rush: you drive on, the ferryman pulls the lever, and Nisser drifts past on both sides.