Hi /trv/,
I'm thinking in going to 2018 WC, but I thought I could arrive then by land via Scandinavia. So my intinerary would be pic related. Details
Oslo - 3 days (being one for resting after plane travel)
Way
Bergen - 2 days
Stavanger - 2 days
Stavanger/Stockholm - 1 day
Stockholm - 2 days
Stockholm/Helsinki - 1 day
Helsinki - 1 day
Helsinki/Moscow - 1 day
Returning
Moscow/Helsinki - 1 day
Helsinki - 2 days
Turku - 1 day
Stockholm - 1 day
Copenhagen/Malmo - 4 days
Gotemburg - 2 days
I still have 4 days free in the returning branch of my trip. In a previous thread anons suggested me to see Norwegian seacoast. My original planning was to go also to Trondheim, but it was logistically unfeasible.
Also, as it will be in the high season, how much months in advance do you recommend me for buying the tickets - include mainly Helsinki/Moscow one - reserve hostels?
>>1158572
Sorry, wrong map
That Stavanger to Stockholm leg is gonna be really exhausting. Consider flying to Bergen instead and stopping in Oslo on the way from Stavanger to Stockholm.
Or even going to Trondheim instead of Stavanger, because the nature between Bergen and Trondheim is more interesting than between Bergen and Stavanger. Between the latter you've basically got "Prekestolen" and that's it.
>>1158611
Another option would be Oslo to Bergen to Trondheim to Stockholm. If you do that you get the chance to visit northern Sweden as well.
If you wanna see what's between Bergen and Trondheim, look up "Geirangerfjord", "Næroyfjord", "Flåm"/"Sognefjord", etc. See the following Wikivoyage articles:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sogn_og_Fjordane
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal
If it is not strictly Scandinavian tour you could add one or two days at Tallinn, Estonia. There is frequent boat travel between Helsinki - Tallinn, and it is not too expensive. I'd take the Linda Line speedboat, there's several departures daily and you won't waste the whole day on boat. Tallinn has beautiful old town area and if you avoid tourist traps it is in general cheaper than Helsinki (food,beer,hotels at least).
>>1160376
Seconding this. If you have a few spare days, it will be well worth considering at least a day trip from Helsinki to Tallinn (70km by ferry, which adds up to between 2-3 hours depending on service. Also, the world's first commercial ekranoplan route is set to debut between the cities some time within the next few years.
>>1158572
You need a visa for Russia with the exception of St Petersburg. And it's not worth getting one for only two days.