Published: Wed 15 May 2024 at 12:00
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have announced a significantly expanded programme of flights and city breaks to Norway and its famous Fjords for 2025, including the addition of departures to the stunning region from three new UK bases.
The exciting programme of flights and city breaks to Bergen has gone on sale today, with capacity more than doubling in response to demand from customers and independent travel agents.
This expanded Norway programme means that Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks are on sale to Bergen from seven UK airports in 2025. Brand-new routes have gone on sale from Bristol, Edinburgh and London Stansted Airports, alongside expanded programmes from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle (the full programme is detailed below).
The news comes after the companies’ 2024 programme of flights and city breaks to Norway commenced last month (25th April 2024), marking the first time in over 15 years that Jet2 has operated to Bergen.
As well as offering more choice for 2025, the leading leisure airline and operator of city breaks has also brought forward its Bergen programme to earlier in the year, 10th April 2025, well ahead of the popular Easter holiday season. With 31 departures to Bergen on sale in total for 2025, this means that seat capacity has more than doubled.
As well as giving customers access to stunning Fjords such as Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord, the city of Bergen itself boasts a backdrop of spectacular mountains which are wrapped around a picturesque harbour lined with a variety of fashionable restaurants and bars. This historic harbour district, Bryggen, is part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List and provides visitors with one of the world's most significant examples of the history and culture of a particular medieval settlement.
The Bergen programme is expanding in response to demand from customers and independent travel agents who are booking discovery-based experience holidays. Jet2holidays’ ‘Discover More’ product range caters for this audience, which includes non-family bookings, couples and solo travellers, and includes destinations such as Iceland, Treasures of Turkey, Porto and the Douro Valley and Croatian cruises in addition to a number of famous city break and Christmas market destinations.
Discover More packages to Bergen include flights with Jet2.com, including 22kg hold luggage, as well as 3, 4 and 4+-star accommodation and ATOL protection all for a low £60 per person deposit. Packages also include a full-day tour that features a boat trip along the Aurlandsfjord and Nærøyfjord from Flam to Gudvangem, as well as a spectacular mountain railway journey to Myrdal.
Steve Heapy, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “We are just a few weeks on from launching flights and city breaks to Bergen and the Fjords for the first time in over 15 years, and the response from customers and independent travel agents has been incredible. That response means we are more than doubling the size of our Bergen programme for 2025, including the introduction of new routes from Bristol, Edinburgh and London Stansted for the first time, meaning we will operate to Norway from seven of our UK bases next year.”
“As well as giving customers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the spectacular Fjords and breathtaking scenery of Norway, Bergen is a truly stunning and vibrant city. With so much to experience, this makes Bergen a hugely popular destination and our Discover More range is proving to be the perfect product for customers and independent travel agents who want to enjoy an experience-based holiday with all the award-winning benefits of Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks.”
Espen Willassen Hoel, Director Route Development at Avinor Airports of Norway said: “We are very excited to see Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks expand their presence in Bergen for the spring of 2025. This will allow even more visitors to experience and explore the beautiful landscapes and historic cities in the western part of Norway, including our world-famous fjords. Visiting Bergen and the Fjords in the spring is a majestic bucket-list experience and we look forward to welcoming Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks’ visitors to our home.”
The full 2025 programme to Bergen is as follows:
