There closest airport is either [wiki=139fa5599625a6d67be991fcb528a8cb]Sogndal[/wiki] or [wiki=6b1a490322b5a6281e6317e3e80de2f9]Førde[/wiki] . The closest international airport is [wiki=d36096a10b82aadd44de1efb13058c0b]Bergen[/wiki] .
There are express buses three times a day from [wiki=f4830432874f86d2e2a1a5f2dbebbc80]Oslo[/wiki]. There are local buses five times a day from[wiki=6b1a490322b5a6281e6317e3e80de2f9]Førde[/wiki], and five times a day from [wiki=139fa5599625a6d67be991fcb528a8cb]Sogndal[/wiki].
Express boat two times a day from [wiki=d36096a10b82aadd44de1efb13058c0b]Bergen[/wiki], in the summer. Only once daily during winter, 1 Sep-30Apr. Once daily from [wiki=68f459f5c2f224f1a244e8d96326271f]Flåm[/wiki], 1May-30Sep. Twice daily from [wiki=68f459f5c2f224f1a244e8d96326271f]Flåm[/wiki], 21Jun-17Aug. These routes are operated by [url=http://www.fjord1.no/en/]Fjord1[/url]The ferry terminus is in located in the centre of Balestrand, less than ten minutes from any of the hotels.
The major road into Balestrand is the Route 55 across the Sognefjell mountain area between Luster and Lom. It is the highest mountain pass in Northern Europe (highest point 1430 meters), and it has been awarded the status of National Tourist Route because of the spectacular and wild mountain scenery it passes through