from øye at the head of hjørundfjorden, a road strikes south to the nordfjorden, and from maråk on geirangerfjorden another strikes inland to otta. the rauma line starts at åndalsnes, east of ålesund, going to dombås, then southwards on the dovre line to lillehammer and oslo. ålesund is a port of call for passenger and freight vessels travelling between bergen, kingston upon hull, newcastle, hamburg, and trondheim, including the hurtigruta (norwegian coastal express) cruise ships, which arrive in ålesund twice a day.