Ålesund Airport Vigra is a 20-minute drive from Ålesund town centre and has good connections to and from Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, London, Copenhagen and Riga. There are also good connections from Ørsta/Volda Airport Hovden to and from most Norwegian towns and cities.
The railway station in the region is at Åndalsnes, about 120 kilometres from Ålesund, with a bus connection to and from Ålesund five times per day. Travelling time between Oslo and Åndalsnes is five hours and 30 minutes. The bus between Åndalsnes and Ålesund takes two hours and 30 minutes. For timetables and booking, please contact the Norwegian State Railways (NSB) and Nettbuss.
Nor-Way Bus Express runs throughout the region, with good connections to and from Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim. Travelling time between Oslo and Ålesund is approximately 10 hours, and between Trondheim and Ålesund approximately seven hours and 30 minutes.
Many people describe Hurtigruten as 'the world's most beautiful voyage'. It calls daily at Ålesund and Torvik on both its northbound and southbound voyages. The northbound service also makes the Ålesund - Geiranger - Ålesund round trip daily from April to September.