Hurtigruten Polarlys , credit Baard Loeken , www . nordnorge . com
Bergen waterfront
Open roads of Norway , Gaustatoppen , credit iamnordic , visit Telemark morning . There are daily departures . There is a variety on accommodation on board but we recommend taking the sole occupancy of a 3-berth compartment .
BY BOAT AND FERRY
There are ferry services between Denmark and Norway , for example , from Copenhagen to Oslo ( 17 hours 15 minutes , operated by DFDS , daily departures ) and from Frederikshavn to Oslo ( 9 hours 15 minutes , operated by DFDS , seven departures a week ). There is also a service from Kiel in northern Germany to Oslo ( 20 hours , operated by Color Line , daily departures ). Within Norway the most famous ferry service is the Hurtigruten line . This service covers the coastal distance from Bergen to Kirkenes ( over 2,500 kms ) with 34 stops . Bergen to Kirkenes takes seven days and you can choose from a variety of cabins on board . We recommend that you do part of the journey by boat , perhaps Bergen to Trondheim , which takes 3 days , or Bodø to Svolvaer in the Lofoten Islands which can be done within one day . You can time your voyage to do parts of it by day and parts overnight . There are also numerous ferries along the fjords , for example from Bergen to Flåm along the Sognefjord , which takes about five hours . Roll-on , roll-off car ferries operate across the fjords , too , and are indispensable as a means of travelling by car .
BY HIRE-CAR
To explore within an area or to cover parts of the country , it ’ s recommended to have the use of a hire-car . Roads in Norway are good , and you will need to board ferries for many routes . In fact , over 100 public roadways require cars to board a ferry . You don ’ t book ahead for these but you do need to allow for extra time . This is part of the charm of driving yourself around Norway . The one drawback is that one-way car drop-off charges are high due to the complexity and time of returning the car to its original destination . We will work with you to ensure the most practical solution to the use of a hire-car in Norway .
DENMARK TRAVEL INFORMATION Copenhagen will be the main point of arrival if flying from the UK . Travelling by train is possible from London , usually necessitating an overnight stop in Hamburg .
BY RAIL
From London it is possible to travel to Denmark by train with a stopover in either Cologne or Hamburg . Eurostar takes you to Brussels , where you catch a high-speed service to one of these cities , continuing the journey to Denmark the next day . You can reach the major cities in Denmark by train very easily with journey times being , for example , 4.5 hrs from Copenhagen to Aalborg , 3 hours from Copenhagen to Odense and 1.5 hrs from Copenhagen to Aarhus . From Copenhagen you can take the train to Stockholm with a journey time of about 8 hours via the Öresund Link . There is also a sleeper train from Malmö to Stockholm . You can travel from Copenhagen to Oslo also via the Öresund Link with a change in Gothenburg , with a journey time of about 8.5 hrs , or break with journey with an overnight in the attractive city of Gothenburg .
BY HIRE-CAR
Hire car is a cost-effective , flexible way of travelling around Denmark which will allow to explore some of the more remote areas of the country . Should you choose to fly into Denmark , a car can be collected from the airport , or , if you have arrived by train , a car can be collected from one of the companies in the larger cities . Driving in Denmark is pleasant with comfortable distances , quite light traffic , and well-maintained roads .
BY FERRY
There are car ferries in Denmark that cross from Germany , Sweden and Norway and also smaller boats for local crossings between the islands . From Hirtshals you can cross by catamaran from mid-May to mid-September to Kristiansand and Bergen , via Stavanger . You can also take the ferry from Helsingør to Helsingborg in Sweden . There is also an overnight ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo with DFDS , leaving at 16.30 and arriving at 09.45 the next morning .
BY AIR
British Airways , Norwegian Airways and SAS Airlines fly direct to Copenhagen from London . The flight takes around 1 hour 50 minutes . There are flights between Stockholm , Oslo and Copenhagen too .
SWEDEN TRAVEL INFORMATION Sweden can be reached from the UK by air and rail . We can arrange for you to travel by train with overnight stops .
BY RAIL
It is possible to travel to Sweden by train with a stopover in Germany and Denmark . The Eurostar will take you to Brussels , where you can catch a high-speed service to Hamburg , continuing to Copenhagen the next day . You can take a service from Copenhagen to Malmö in the south of Sweden in a few hours . For the full range of combinations and possibilities that best suit your preferences , contact one of our sales team , who will be able to advise you further .
BY HIRE-CAR
Hire car is a cost-effective , flexible way of travelling around Sweden . Should you choose to fly into Sweden , a car can be collected from the airport , or , if you have arrived by train , a car can be collected from one of the companies in the larger cities . Use of a hire car will allow you to reach more of the remote areas , in particular in the north of Sweden , although this is recommended only during the summer months when the weather conditions are reliable enough .
BY FERRY
There are car ferries from Sweden to Norway , Germany and Finland .
BY AIR
British Airways and SAS Airlines fly direct to Stockholm from London . The flight takes about 2 hours 30 minutes . There are flights between Stockholm , Oslo and Copenhagen too .
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