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South Ireland to Norway route - sound good or another idea?
Rather than shipping my bike stored just north of Cork I'm going to ride/ferry to Oslo. Here's what I have
Rosslare to Pembroke ferry Ride to Harwich Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry Ride to Kiel Kiel to Oslo ferry Do you all think this is the fastest route? Thanks in advance |
I went from the SW of the UK to Oslo (and beyond) this summer. It depends upon the timings of the ferries (and prices which varied greatly).
Going out we crossed the eurotunnel late and stayed in Dunkirk, then took 2 days to ride to Frederikshavn. Stopped there overnight and took a day ferry to Oslo early the next morning. Ideally we would have taken the overnight ferry from Kiel to Oslo on that second night but there was not too much in it. Coming back we rode down to Gothenburg, got an overnight to Kiel, rode the next day to Hook of Holland and got an overnight to Harwich. This worked really well. Enjoy! |
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The Gothenberg ferry looks like a good way to get back too, thanks! |
Hey,
Going from Dublin I took a morning ferry to Holyhead, crossed the UK and took overnight ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland. The ferry is excellent, they also allow you to board really early, so you can go to sleep and rest fairly early too. HofH arrival is quite an early one. Get a cabin, they even have single ones. I'm not sure if it's even possible to book this one overnight without the cabin, but even if it is, please book cabin. :-) I then spent a long and boring day riding Dutch and German motorways and stayed overnight in a camping just after crossing Danish border. I was there around 7-8pm that day. Next day I started very early, around 6am, to catch 9 or 10 am ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand. That meant I was in an enjoyable part of Norway already by noon on 3rd day after leaving Dublin. I would recommend this route. Second day is boring but oh well. |
I got the Harwich ferry to Hook of holland then rode up to Hirtshals last year. I stopped in Denmark and camped before getting the early ferry to Kristiansand. I then rode to Stavanger in 3 hours.
You could get the longer ferry to stavanger, but i wanted to see the sights. I'm in Stavanger at the moment. If you need anything give me a shout. Meddy. |
DFDS runs a freight ferry from Ghent to Gothenburg with 8 places for passengers with their own vehicles. When I booked it cost less than the Kiel to Oslo boat.
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give me a pm when you are near stavanger/bergen, i live right between the 2 and can give you some pointers on good routs and stuff to see.
where abouts in norway are you heading nordkapp? |
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