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If the link below is to be believed, the old newcastle to Bergen ferry route will be restarting in April next year, and it looks like it will be running through winter as well.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%...

In reply to kos_os: Hell yeah!

In reply to kos_os:

Yes the Norwegians here are very excited by this news.

S in Stavanger

In reply to kos_os: About time! Great news!

In reply to kos_os: Brilliant! So who's up for a trip there next year?

In reply to kos_os: Fantastic news!

In reply to kos_os:

Great news and about time too - five years since they stopped it.

Time to load up the wagon!


Chris

In reply to kos_os:

I don't think it's as confirmed as you think: http://driveeuropenews.com/2013/11/09/norwegian-seaways-is-serious-about-it...

In reply to kos_os: Get in, BASE Jumping, climbing, paragliding summer road trip here we come. Best bit is you can stock up on food and booze in the UK to save paying stupid money in Norway.. plus Stavanger is a great night out. GREAT NEWS

In reply to kos_os: how much did the ferry used to cost? for a car + 4 passengers? how about a campervan?

In reply to kos_os:

How long to drive from Bergen to Romsdal anyone?

In reply to kos_os: We did this a few years ago and went all round the Jotunhiem, anyone else done this and driven through the worlds longest road tunnel?? 25km of dull with some cool blue lights in the middle and stopping area to stop you going insane.

Cheers

Toby

In reply to Tom Last:

A few hours. Well under a day. If you take the coast road then you have to account for ferry times, but it's not a big deal.

In reply to Cookie (North East Wales MC):




It used to be around £500 one way, with a car and two passengers plus a cabin,


Chris

In reply to davidbeynon:

More like a full day (10 hrs), either via the coast or inland, if I remember rightly,


Chris

In reply to Chris Craggs:

I didn't find it that bad on the coast road. Maybe I was lucky.

In reply to davidbeynon:

450km, and 9hrs according to Via Michelin,


Chris

In reply to Chris Craggs: Thats really expsensive. Did you have to book a cabin?

In reply to Red Rover:

I don't think you had to book a cabin, but that was the old system. £500 is pretty pricey, but it a 24hr crossing, with your car and it gets you straight into Fjordland with all your gear!


Chris

In reply to davidbeynon:

Thanks David and Chris.

In reply to Chris Craggs:

I can't imagine it will be much cheaper than that, the ferry to Denmark is about that much and it's a much shorter crossing.

In reply to Chris Craggs:

OK. I'm planning a climbing trip to Norway this summer, just wondering whether to book cheap flights now and hire a car over there (how much does that cost) or wait and see if the ferry opens and is cheaper.

In reply to kos_os: finally i can get the motor over and fixed.

In reply to Red Rover:

Flights can be cheap, car hire can be expensive. You need to put your dates in and decide,

Chris

About 9 hours to Oppdal from Bergen, so probably the same to Romsdal. Possibly a ferry crossing or two. Proper nice drive

In reply to Red Rover:
Taking the ferry & a vehicle has the advantage of taking your own food (&beer) plus all your climbing gear & saving money on supplies whilst your over there.

I think there has been lots of talk over the last few years about re opening a ferry link to Norway, really hope it happens this time as Norway is a fantastic destination for a climbing road trip!

In reply to Jesamine:

Something that should be mentioned is that the driving time can't be varied very much at all, because there is a very strictly enforced speed limit of 80kmh.

In reply to Mike-Lea:

Norway is not in the EU, sadly the tax free limit is 5 litres of beer, assuming you leave the single malt behind! You can, of course, take a chance on not getting stopped.

In reply to Chris Craggs:

If it's £1000 return plus another 2000 mile round trip to Narvik, I think I might just stick with driving via Calais and Denmark again!

In reply to Robert Durran: How long does that take?

In reply to Robert Durran:

I got a "4 in a car" deal one time with the old ferry. I can't remember the exact cost, but I'm sure it was significantly less per head than Chris paid for 2. Couldn't have afforded 500 at the time.

In reply to dunnyg:

Four and a half days from Edinburgh . About 2500 miles (on my own so doing all the driving). Actually very enjoyable once in Denmark.

In reply to davidbeynon:

In 2004 I think it was about £500 return with four in the car, but you didn't have to take a cabin - most of these ferries seem to insist you take one now at vast cost.

In reply to Robert Durran: Is that 500 for all of you or each? I'm suprised its so expensive. Is it a cruis liner type thing rather than a ferry? I'm tempted just to fly and do romsday by public transport.