Has anyone ever ridden from London to Gothenburg, Sweden?

[308mate]

I have work offsite meeting in June near Gothenburg. I could fly at the company's expense but I fancied riding, as I have an excuse to. My gut tells me it will be 18 hours straight of flat landscapes and boring motorway. Has anyone done it who can say for or against?

1000 miles each way. Google maps says 18 hours, can probably shave that to 15 but the XR only gets 155 miles to a tank so it would be a fking marathon.

[citizensm1th]

your post reminded me of this from my youth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3qGjo8gL50

bike action from 10.30

[PIGINAWIG]

It’s june. I’d ride it

[tjlazer]

If you do this I really will have no excuse for riding to Luxembourg next time I go. Looks like you need at least 2 ferries so I’d be impressed if you did this in a day. Presumably that’s 18 hours with no breaks!!

[Bikesalot]

Get it done!

It'll be an adventure.

[Dibble]

I've done Rotterdam to Copenhagen in a day. Rolled off the ferry about 9am, at the hotel in the centre of Copenhagen just after 6pm. All motorways, ferry from Fehman to Rodby about 45 minutes. Around 550 miles.

From Copenhagen to Gothenburg (via the Oresund bridge/Malmo) is another couple of hundred miles. The bridge is very cool.

Your other option from Copenhagen would be up to Helsingor then another ferry to Helsingfors, then on to Gothenburg.

[308mate]

tjlazer said:

Looks like you need at least 2 ferries so I’d be impressed if you did this in a day.