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27 Jul 2008
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Norway...and how to get there from UK...
...that is the question, as DFDS have ceased there ferry service (1/9/08), soo I was wondering how to get a bike there??? Are any other services available? Any info would be great thanks.
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28 Jul 2008
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Seems like your only option is to cross the Channel with your bike, then decide if you want to take a ferry from Denmark, Germany, Sweden or just ride up. Or you could fly the bike and yourself over. Don't know if it's worth the hassle & cost, though.
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DFDS for the Harwich to Esbjerg route. Possibly SMYRIL Scrabster to Bergen. Otherwise across the channel and up through France, Belguim, Holland and Germany to Denmark. Just done that route and it was a bit of a drag and wasted too much time of a two week holiday.
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I have also done the Harwich-Esbjerg route in the past. A much nicer way to arrive in Denmark and for some one heading to Norway reasonably close to the ferries that leave the ferry ports in Northern Denmark bound for Norway.
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thanks evryone
thanks for the info, gonna give norway a miss for now though, i here fags are pretty steep, that and fuel.
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Don't be cheap! :P It's not worth missing the roads are to die for and the scenery is unlike anything else. Besides, I lost 4kg in 2 weeks, sod all those fancy diets... just go to Norway and starve.
You wont regret it!
Harwick to Esbjerg, share a cabin with someone it'll knock the price down substantially if you split the costs. Riding in Norway might on the surface seem expensive because the fuel is in excess of £1.60/litre but when you consider the fact you're probably getting an extra 10-20 miles to the gallon due to the riding conditions/speeds it's not so expensive. My Tiger did 120miles on 7 litres of fuel.... just over 70mpg when I normally get about 45mpg in England. Food is bloody expensive, stock up in LIDL before you leave and you'll be fine.
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