From Gothenburg to North Cape in three days. Seriously?

Come on guys, this web page is about travelling, not racing. While I understand that some people have not weeks of vacation for a Scandinavia trip, if the aim is just to get to North Cape in the shortest possible time, without looking at what's left and right of the road and choosing really the best route, why not simply take a flight to Hammerfest, get a rental car and drive to North Cape in three hours.

Scandinavia has so much to offer and the north cape is just a theoretical point on the map - yes it is the northernmost point in Europe that can be reached by public road, but if you want to get to the northernmost land point you need to walk anyway (something I am planning maybe for the coming summer).

Norway has spectacular landscapes both in the south (the fjord country) and in the north (Lofoten). Sweden at the other hand offers endless gravel riding, camping at lonely quiet lakes and is is the perfect place if you want to find relaxing camping spots with a campfire, fishing you own dinner. Same basically with Finland.

Remember that traveling is not about rushing from one place to the other as quickly as possible. It is about exploring and experiencing, about looking, hearing, tasting and smelling, about time to inhale atmospheres, about meeting people, something that I can't do if I need to cover 1.000km a day just to get to a certain point on the map!

Come on mate, nobody in this thread has suggested or advised that to ride from Gothenborg to Nordkapp in 2-3 days is good or enjoyable - just mentioned that its possible. I rode from Vardø to Oslo, a stretch of 2400 kms through Finland and Sweden in two days - but that was for a reason. Most probably I will never do that or a similar stretch again in so little time. I have also ridden from Oslo to Lofoten or opposite which is 1200 kms + 3-4 hours on a ferry tens of times in one long jump - also for a reason.

How each and everybody organises their trips must be up to everybody to decide. There are many who like to sit on the bike and swallow miles every day of the trip (not me though) Travelling can mean so much different to different persons. Not everyone like or prefer to stop and do all kinds of sidetrips and sightseing along the way. There is no such thing as a correct way of travelling For some travelling IS about rushing from one place to the other as quick as possible. Look to for example Nick Sanders who have ridden around the world many times and other long distance rides as well. He once rode from Alaska to Ushuaia and back in 46 days. He has organised many trips RTW for other bike travellers and those trips are almost only about riding. And his trips are very popular. Why is that? Because some people like travelling that way. Again - not me!
I started a Ushuaia to Alaska trip from Valparaiso in Chile in Nov -16 together with a german rider. After two days we split up as we found out we had totally different pace and goal with our travels. In June 2017 he had already reached Alaska and now in Des -18 I have only reached Guatemala... So there are definetively huge differences in how different kind of people like to travel. And let it be that way in the future as well...

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Sure, the way people are travelling is as variable as the countries we travel in. However if we don`t give our fellow travellers inspiration to rethink their own way and give advice, we can as well shut down this forum! I don`t claim that my way is the only correct way, but there are both practical reasons (like not risking your safety by falling asleep after 10 hours of riding, or saving the money for speeding tickets...), as there are personal reasons for limiting your daily mileage.

Thank you Snakeboy for saying that. It saved me from writing it. I've ridden 6-8 1000 mile days in the past. Not for the 1000/mile day. Just to get somewhere or because I couldn't find a place I was comfortable camping. I rode a 990 mile day too. Inmates said I should slow down and smell the roses. I wasn't riding to smell roses. If I ride 800 miles in one day or two, it's still the same total number of miles and hours. Either way you see the same things. And I still stop and take pictures if I want. I'm a grown up and don't need someone to tell me when I'm tired and that I should stop.

The OP asked how long it would take. I think he was given a good answer. It's like buying a car. You now have your base price. You can add on the options after that.

I am also gathering information about Nordkapp. I may do the ride this summer or next. The few people I know that have been to Norway loved it. I'm lucky to be able to take as much time as I want. Diego will probably be doing this in 2-3 trips. After the first trip, he will know how to handle the rest of the ride.