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Lærdalsøyri

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About Lærdalsøyri

Lærdalsøyri works well as a base: 20 minutes from Årdalstangen, 16km from Aurlandsfjellet Snow Road.

Lærdalsøyri is a town located in Norway. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Lærdalsøyri sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Lærdalsøyri to your route.

About Lærdalsøyri

Lærdalsøyri is the administrative centre of Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Lærdalselvi river where it empties into the Lærdalsfjorden, a branch off of the main Sognefjorden. The village is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village of Tønjum at the east

Read more end of the Lærdal Tunnel which is part of the European route E16 highway. It sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the village of Borgund and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) across the fjord from the village of Kaupanger in Sogndal Municipality. Hauge Church is located in the village, and serves as the main church for the parish. The 1.01-square-kilometre (250-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,218 and a population density of 1,206 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,120/sq mi).

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Where is Lærdalsøyri located?

Lærdalsøyri is located in Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.1000 latitude, 7.4737 longitude.

What is the population of Lærdalsøyri?

Lærdalsøyri has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Norway.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Europe
Country
Norway
Timezone
Coordinates
61.1000, 7.4737

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Norway

Police
112
Ambulance
113
Fire
110
Driving side
right

Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.

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Worth the detour from Lærdalsøyri

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

tunnel

Lærdal Tunnel

World's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design

6 km · about 10 min drive

famous road

Aurlandsfjellet Snow Road

A high tundra 'Snow Road' between Aurland and Laerdal with lunar plateaus and the Stegastein detour.

16 km · about 30 min drive

cathedral

Borgund Stave Church

The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.

19 km · about 20 min drive

historic highway

Vindhellavegen

Beautifully engineered stretch of the 1790s King's Road over Filefjell, its stone-built hairpins stacked up the hillside near Borgund Stave Church: now a walkable monument to early road building.

19 km · about 20 min drive

cathedral

Urnes Stave Church

The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.

23 km · about 25 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Stegastein Viewpoint

A cantilevered glass and steel platform projecting 30 metres over the Aurlandsfjord, 650 metres above the water.

26 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Undredal

Village of about 100 people on the Aurlandsfjord with Norway's smallest stave church in use (c. 1147) and a centuries-old brown goat-cheese tradition. Reachable by road only since 1988.

26 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana)

One of the steepest standard-gauge railway lines in the world, descending 863 metres through tunnels and past waterfalls to the Aurlandsfjord.

33 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Lærdalsøyri

  • Right hereLærdal TunnelWorld's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design
  • 16 kmAurlandsfjellet Snow RoadA high tundra 'Snow Road' between Aurland and Laerdal with lunar plateaus and the Stegastein detour.
  • 19 kmVindhellavegenBeautifully engineered stretch of the 1790s King's Road over Filefjell, its stone-built hairpins stacked up the hillside near Borgund Stave Church: now a walkable monument to early road building.
  • 26 kmStegastein ViewpointA cantilevered glass and steel platform projecting 30 metres over the Aurlandsfjord, 650 metres above the water.
  • 33 kmFlåm Railway (Flåmsbana)One of the steepest standard-gauge railway lines in the world, descending 863 metres through tunnels and past waterfalls to the Aurlandsfjord.
  • 51 kmStalheimskleivaA breathtakingly steep old hairpin road between two waterfalls in the Naeroy valley near Voss.

When to drive here

May to September

Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.

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