Drive to Arctic circle

[matt3001]

Anyone ever done this? Tromso or Alta in Norway?

A good way to see the Fjords and you get to say that you have driven to the arctic. Guess you would have to do it in summer! Maybe September and then you still get a chance to see the Northern lights.

[GentlePersuasion]

Nearly done it.

Should take about 50hrs from London with the odd break for sleep.

[matt3001]

Which route did you take?

[GentlePersuasion]

London to Copenhagen, via the Chunnel, then onto Malmo, up through Sweden and into Oslo. It took me 46 hours to drive from London to Stavanger, so I reckon 50 would see you well into the arctic circle, if heading north from Oslo.

[Hackney]

I've been to Tromso and it's an amazing place. Hired a car from there and drove to North Cape - even more amazing.

If you choose to drive all the way - especially if you're taking coast roads - allow a lot of time. Some fjords may be narrow but you have to drive miles and miles to get to a place that's only a stone's throw away.

On the plus side if you drive up you could do Trollstigen and The Atlantic Highway in a the same day.

It's a long country - even as the crow flies Bergen to Tromso is as far as London to the heal of Italy. However you do it, it'll be worth it.

Oh, one more thing....many roads won't even open until May. As in, they don't even bother until May. Those pictures of buses driving through a cutting of snow higher than the coach itself are not faked!

[Hackney]

GentlePersuasion said:

London to Copenhagen, via the Chunnel, then onto Malmo, up through Sweden and into Oslo. It took me 46 hours to drive from London to Stavanger, so I reckon 50 would see you well into the arctic circle, if heading north from Oslo.

4 hours from Stavanger / Oslo to the Arctic circle?
In an aeroplane perhaps. In a car it could be 3 or 4 times that.

[GentlePersuasion]

Hackney said:

GentlePersuasion said:

London to Copenhagen, via the Chunnel, then onto Malmo, up through Sweden and into Oslo. It took me 46 hours to drive from London to Stavanger, so I reckon 50 would see you well into the arctic circle, if heading north from Oslo.

4 hours from Stavanger / Oslo to the Arctic circle?
In an aeroplane perhaps. In a car it could be 3 or 4 times that.

Well, if you read what I said, it took me 46 hrs to get to Stavanger. To Oslo, it took me approximately 40 hours. Therefore within 50 hours, I think you'd certainly be within sight of the Arctic Circle.

[Hackney]

GentlePersuasion said:

Hackney said:

GentlePersuasion said:

London to Copenhagen, via the Chunnel, then onto Malmo, up through Sweden and into Oslo. It took me 46 hours to drive from London to Stavanger, so I reckon 50 would see you well into the arctic circle, if heading north from Oslo.

4 hours from Stavanger / Oslo to the Arctic circle?
In an aeroplane perhaps. In a car it could be 3 or 4 times that.

Well, if you read what I said, it took me 46 hrs to get to Stavanger. To Oslo, it took me approximately 40 hours. Therefore within 50 hours, I think you'd certainly be within sight of the Arctic Circle.

Apologies I read but misunderstood.
So you're saying Oslo to the Arctic circle in 10?

Still think you're a bit light - google says 12 - and that's on "main" rather than coast roads. Plus, you could add another 10 to Tromso which is where the OP was thinking of heading.