About us
Fløibanen AS is a company with long traditions in Bergen and the most visited attraction in the city.
Fløibanen is a Bergen icon that has transported locals and visitors into Norwegian nature for over a hundred years. With the forest as our closest neighbor, we offers nature experiences as one of the most important things to our guests. With this in mind, it is only natural that we take our environmental responsibility seriously, and in 2019 we became environmentally certified according to the ISO 14001 standard. We are conscious of our social responsibility and our core values: respect, engagement, inclusivity, and being innovative.
We are very happy to be able to keep Fløibanen open every day all year round, and we warmly welcome you to Fløyen!
Facts about the funicular
- The Fløibanen funicular opened for passengers on 15th of January 1918.
- The two carriages have been red and blue since the early 1950s. The carriages are thus named Blåmann (Blueman) and Rødhette (Little Red Ridinghood).
- Today’s carriages are fifth generation and went into service in 2022.
- Today’s carriages were built in Switzerland at the Gangloff factory, and it is designed specially for Fløibanen by the industrial designer Espen Thorup.
- Fløibanen is a corporation with many private shareholders. The biggest shareholder is the Municipality of Bergen.
- Fløibanen can operate at different velocities. Normally we dive at 4m/sec, but the speed can be increased to 6m/sec.
- Fløibanen runs on electricity. It has machinery consisting of an AC motor with about 400 hp.
- The carriages are 16,49 metres long and weigh 21 tons each without any passengers aboard. The cable is 45 mm thick and weighs a total of 8,880 kg.
Fløibanen and Mount Fløyen also include
- Activity section that will facilitate activities for children and adults alike, both outside and inside all year round.
- Fløistuen shop and cafè where you can buy gift and useful artifacts, as well as baked goods, icecream, coffe, tea, hot cocoa and sodas.
- Skomakerstuen café next to Lake Skomakerdiket, where you can taste our norwegian “svele”.
- Bergen’s largest and most established playground.
- Fløirestauranten where you can enjoy a lunch, a drink or a better dinner – or celebrate life’s small and big occasions.
- Varying terrain for hiking during the summer, and fantastic opportunities to ski and go sledding during the winter.
- Free public restrooms.