The summer holidays are underway for many. Four out of ten have planned to go abroad, according to a report from Virke. Most people are going to Europe, Audun Pettersen, industry director for tourism in Virke, can tell. The largest destinations are Denmark, Sweden and Spain. Then comes Greece, Italy and France. But trouble in the aviation industry worries people that the holiday may end up in the sink. The good news is that the distances to other countries in Europe are manageable with other means of transport. Here you can find out how far you can go without flying. Ferries This option is probably more cumbersome the further north in the country you live, but combined with a car or train it is at least possible. If you want to leave the country, Denmark is probably the most accessible. In 2015, news made this video about the Danish boat in just over a minute. In addition to all smaller ferry routes, it is possible to take the ferry from Bergen to Stavanger, for you who will travel within Norway. The ferry company Color Line has noticed an increase in interest in ferry trips to Europe in recent weeks and days. Erik Brynholdsbakken, Executive Vice President for Communications and Society at the company, explains this. – We already have a record progress, and what we now see happening at airports all over Europe can have a strengthening effect. In addition, they see increasing traffic the other way, with more and more Europeans coming to Norway. Especially Germans and Dutch. Color Line Superspeed runs between Larvik and Hirtsals and Kristiansand and Hirtsals. Photo: Hanne Rebecca Nilsen / news To Denmark Ferries to Hirtshals from: Bergen Kristiansand Langesund Larvik Oslo Stavanger Ferries from Oslo to: Copenhagen Frederikshavn. To Sweden Ferry from Sandefjord to Strømstad. To Germany From Oslo to Kiel. Trains The same applies to train journeys as for ferry journeys. The further north in the country you live, the more difficult it is to complete the entire journey by train. If, for example, the flight from Tromsø to Oslo is delayed by more than 24 hours, you may arrive in Oslo before the flight if you hop on a bus as quickly as possible. Most people traveling to Europe go via Oslo. To Europe With an interrail ticket you can travel around by train in Europe, from 4 days in one month to every day for 3 months. You can not use the ticket for train journeys internally in Norway, only for outbound and inbound travel. Trains from the country depart from: Trondheim Oslo via Kongsvinger Oslo via Halden Prices vary depending on what type of ticket you choose, and how old you are. You can also buy family packages, where you get two children under the age of twelve for free. Interrail travel has been a popular mode of travel for young people ever since the scheme was introduced in 1972. Now it is also becoming more popular among seniors and families. The picture is from Oslo Østbanestasjon in June 1981. Photo: Henrik Laurvik / NTB – Traveling along the railway, either in Norway or Europe, gives you the opportunity to see the cities and cities, and feel moods and smells in a different way than if you fly. This is the opinion of Entur’s head of communications, Ragnhild Skaara Imset, who said that they have noticed an increase in the number of interrail tickets. Imset says that part of the ticket office is to blame for the trouble in the aviation industry. – At Entur’s inflamed stations, we now experience that more people get in touch to buy interrail tickets to be sure of getting out of Norway, now that there are major challenges in the aviation industry, says Imset. Other reasons for the increase may be an offer Entur had for such trips, as well as regular holiday planning and a desire to travel abroad again. To the Nordic region The transport group Vy also has train departures from Oslo to Gothenburg. Here you can take the train on to both Stockholm and Copenhagen. From Narvik you can take the train to Kiruna in Sweden and on to the capital. Vy has departures from Oslo to Gothenburg in Sweden. The trip takes about three and a half hours. Photo: Bård Nafstad / news In Norway The railway network in Norway is densest in Austland, so you often have to stop in Oslo to take the train further north or west. Here is an overview of the railway lines over 100 kilometers in Norway. Western Norway and Southern Norway: Sørlandsbanen: Between Oslo, Kristiansand and Stavanger. The Bergen line: Between Oslo and Bergen over the Hardangervidda. The Arendal line: Between Nelaug and Arendal Central Norway and Austland: The Rauma lines: Between Dombås to Åndalsnes. Dovrebanen: Between Oslo to Trondheim Rørosbanen: Between Hamar and Røros, with connections north to Trondheim and south to Oslo. Dovrebanen: Between Eidsvoll and Trondheim. Østlandsbanen: Between Oslo to Kornsjø. The Gjøvik line: Between Oslo and Gjøvik. Vestfold line: Drammen to Porsgrunn. Kongsvingerbanen: Lillestrøm to Riksgrensen. Northern Norway: Nordlandsbanen: Between Trondheim to Bodø. The Sørlandsbanen runs from Oslo via Kristiansand to Stavanger. and travel across the Hardangervidda to Flåm or Bergen. North from Oslo you can take the train to Røros, Trondheim and Bodø. If you are going to the northwest country, you can take the train from Oslo via Lillehammer or Dombås to Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal. Vy himself has noticed an increase in the number of orders here in Norway, more specifically on the Bergen line in recent weeks and days. – But we can not say that this is due to strikes and uncertainty in the aviation industry. This may just as well be that the summer holidays now have the start for many. This is what communications manager Åge-Christoffer Lundeby told Vy to news. He advises people who are going to take the train this summer to book a seat and pack smartly. You are not guaranteed a seat if you do not book it, and normally there are two packages per person on the train. Bus If you are traveling within Norway this summer, there are routes in large parts of the country. This normally takes a little longer than flying, but can be an alternative if the flight does not go as planned. In addition, you can take a bus to different parts of the Nordic region, and change buses to other parts of Europe. The Nor-Way bus express has routes in large parts of southern Norway. Photo: ØYVIND BERG / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In Norway In Norway you can get to most places by bus. Both the bus company Nor-Way, Vy Buss and the local bus companies have bus routes over longer and shorter distances. For example, there are routes between Bergen and Stavanger, Stavanger via Kristiansand to Oslo, Oslo to Trondheim, Bergen to Stryn via Førde and Oslo to Beitostølen or Årdalstangen in Sogndal. If you want to travel to Tromsø, there is a bus from Bodø and Fauske to Narvik, where you can take the bus on to Tromsø. Alternatively, you can take the train to Narvik and bus on to Tromsø. To the Nordics If you want to travel to Finland, you can take a bus from Tromsø to Helsinki, Rovaniemi or Kilpisjärvi. From Oslo you can take buses to Stockholm, Gothenburg and Copenhagen. In addition, you can travel along the southeast coast of Sweden, to Karlstad, Uddevalla, Helsingborg or Malmö. Lundeby, Head of Communications at Vy, says that there have been a number of bookings for their trips to Gothenburg, Stockholm and Copenhagen in recent weeks, but no more than in the summer of 2019. With Flixbus you can take the bus to Berlin, where this bus is parked. Photo: STEFANIE LOOS / Reuters To Europe Most bus routes from Norway go to other countries in the Nordic region, but from there it is possible to change buses further south or east. The bus company Flixbus also offers longer journeys from Oslo, to, among others, Berlin in Germany and Prague in the Czech Republic. Car For those who are going on a summer holiday in Norway, the car is a common choice when it comes to travel. In the summer of 2020, when more people had to holiday in Norway, news made a case with tips for those who were going on a car holiday. As many as 64 percent of electric car owners in Norway plan a car holiday. This could lead to a number of charging queues for this group this summer, according to the Norwegian Electric Car Association. Planning the trip also applies to the electric car holiday in Europe, according to communications consultant at NAF, Nils Sødal. – The main rule is that electric car holidays go well in northwestern Europe, but pre-charge, he says. According to NAF, there may be longer between charging possibilities outside the country’s borders. – Already in Sweden you notice a difference, and the further south and east in Europe you go, the more challenging it becomes to get a fast-charging electric car, says Sødal. Fast chargers are harder to find the further south and east in Europe you come, according to NAF. Photo: Ørn E. Borgen / NTB NAF recommends checking which charging operators have offers along your route, download their apps and put your payment card in the apps. In addition, the apps are Plugsurfing and Shell Recharge apps that you can use across various charging operators throughout Europe, says Sødal. A final reminder from NAF is that the higher the speed you drive at, the more the consumption increases and the range will be reduced. In Europe, the speed limits are significantly higher on the motorway than in Norway. – Feel free to lay the route along detours, and not just drive transport stages on the motorway. There is often more to experience along the small roads, says Sødal. Speed limits are generally higher in Europe than in Norway. Here is a speed limit sign at 120 kilometers per hour on a motorway towards the city of Bremen, Germany. Photo: Morris MacMatzen / Reuters NAF’s five tips for electric car holidays abroad Update yourself on charging in the country or countries you are traveling to. Download the app Plugsurfing or similar apps that go across national borders. Charge when you stop, do not stop to charge. Then you do not have to feel the range anxiety that destroys the holiday trip, is the advice from NAF. Bring a charging cable with mode 3 cable on the trip. There is a common charging standard for normal charging throughout Europe. Overnight at places that offer charging. Then you can start the day with a full battery. Calm down, take breaks and enjoy the ride. Hugs, you’re on vacation.
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