Best way to go to Norway

Both the Ferry route from Hirtshals and the overland route via Gothenburg are good.
The ferry gives you a break but the Gothenbourg route is less restrained for time.
 
There is no direct route from the UK, but there are variations in routes by combining various ferries and bridges and countries and then what do you want to see whilst driving. Going up through Sweden involves lots of forests lakes and rivers and can be a bit boring however if you land in southern Norway the scenery will nearly always be spectacular with fjords , mountains , coastal scenery etc.
 
The wild camping group I took last year did Calais to hirtshals in three days!
Using the ferry over the Elbe to avoid Hamburg,
Hard driving but worth it to get to Norway
Just to add !! The ferry from hirtshals is now just over 2 hrs where in 2018 it was 3.5 hrs
 
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We have been several times and dislike long ferry journeys

So we Chunnel to Calais, through Belgium, Netherlands, Germany (Hamburg is a pain) , Denmark (we have explored all the islands and they’re splendid, worth a journey for themselves) across the 2 spectacular bridges into Sweden. Then head up bypassing Gothenburg to get to Oslo. Turn left and explore. We then found our way to Nordkapp, across to the Russian border at Kirkenes. Down through Finland and its 100,000+ lakes. Ferry across to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania skirting past Kaliningrad (Russian) into Poland, down through East Germany and popped into Czechia, and back out again, then France and back to Calais. Love it.
 
Then hope it's not a rough crossing! :sick:
 
SimonM said:
We have been several times and dislike long ferry journeys

So we Chunnel to Calais, through Belgium, Netherlands, Germany (Hamburg is a pain) , Denmark (we have explored all the islands and they’re splendid, worth a journey for themselves) across the 2 spectacular bridges into Sweden. Then head up bypassing Gothenburg to get to Oslo. Turn left and explore. We then found our way to Nordkapp, across to the Russian border at Kirkenes. Down through Finland and its 100,000+ lakes. Ferry across to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania skirting past Kaliningrad (Russian) into Poland, down through East Germany and popped into Czechia, and back out again, then France and back to Calais. Love it.
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Can I ask how long that whole trip took Simon?
 
If it's less than two months you haven't seen everything. After three months you will want to stay longer. The real question is "how many years does it take to get bored with Norway?" I've no idea.
I will say that driving there is far far far superior to going on cruises there, having done three cruises. All you see are the fjords and fjord towns. On a cruise you won't drive through a 17.5km long tunnel with coloured LED lighting all over the canopy, with laybys you can stop and get out. Driving there, you will of course have mini cruises across and up and down fjords on the surprisingly cheap ferries. Some are free . . . . :oops:
 
gasgas said:
If it's less than two months you haven't seen everything. After three months you will want to stay longer. The real question is "how many years does it take to get bored with Norway?" I've no idea.
I will say that driving there is far far far superior to going on cruises there, having done three cruises. All you see are the fjords and fjord towns. On a cruise you won't drive through a 17.5km long tunnel with coloured LED lighting all over the canopy, with laybys you can stop and get out. Driving there, you will of course have mini cruises across and up and down fjords on the surprisingly cheap ferries. Some are free . . . . :oops:
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We lived there (Bergen) for 5 years and never got bored with it! Didn’t want to leave but Paris called.
 
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