Norway to Netherland-Help

udaydesai · 5th June 2010, 17:13

I am travelling to norway for official work, i have one free day which I can used for sighseeing. Can anyone been to norway who can guide me.

Then from Norway I shall be travelling to Netherland, can this travel be done by eurorail?
then again I have one day free which I can use for sighseeing. Can one go to zurich from netherland, if yes, then how much time does it takes to reach zurich?

sureshaddagalla · 7th June 2010, 11:17

If you are going during mid summer (mid June roughly), going to Nordkapp and witnessing the midnight sun is a very memorable experience. It's a long drive if you are south (around Oslo). The cruise that runs from south all the way towards the north pole is considered one of the world's most beautiful cruises. The scenic beauty is nothing short of breath taking! Have fun!

hvkumar · 7th June 2010, 15:24

Uday, I have done Eurail from Brussels to Norway.

How did I do it?
Brussels-Koln
Koln-Hamburg
Hamburg-Copenhagen
Copenhagen-Malmo
Malmo-Goteberg
Goteberg-Oslo

I switched trains within 5-10 minutes of each other at the stations mentioned.
Having left Brussels at 10 am, I was in Copenhagen at 9 pm.
The train takes a ferry of 1.30 hours between Hamburg and Copenhagen, great experience.
I did the Copenhagen-Oslo sector the next day, leaving Copenhagen by 9 am and reaching Oslo by 3 pm.
From Oslo, I went on to Bergen.

Amsterdam is just 2 hours from Koln, you will reach faster than from Brussels.
Koln, Hamburg and Malmo are major rail junctions.

From Amsterdam, getting to Zurich is also easy. May be best done via Frankfurt Main (big rail junction)(4 hours). I have travelled Amsterdam-Frankfurt-Basel-Zurich in three-quarters of a day.

5th June 2010, 17:13	#1
udaydesai BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 296 Thanked: 26 Times	Norway to Netherland-Help I am travelling to norway for official work, i have one free day which I can used for sighseeing. Can anyone been to norway who can guide me. Then from Norway I shall be travelling to Netherland, can this travel be done by eurorail? then again I have one day free which I can use for sighseeing. Can one go to zurich from netherland, if yes, then how much time does it takes to reach zurich?
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7th June 2010, 11:17	#2
sureshaddagalla BHPian Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 57 Thanked: 5 Times	If you are going during mid summer (mid June roughly), going to Nordkapp and witnessing the midnight sun is a very memorable experience. It's a long drive if you are south (around Oslo). The cruise that runs from south all the way towards the north pole is considered one of the world's most beautiful cruises. The scenic beauty is nothing short of breath taking! Have fun!
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7th June 2010, 15:24	#3
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Uday, I have done Eurail from Brussels to Norway. How did I do it? Brussels-Koln Koln-Hamburg Hamburg-Copenhagen Copenhagen-Malmo Malmo-Goteberg Goteberg-Oslo I switched trains within 5-10 minutes of each other at the stations mentioned. Having left Brussels at 10 am, I was in Copenhagen at 9 pm. The train takes a ferry of 1.30 hours between Hamburg and Copenhagen, great experience. I did the Copenhagen-Oslo sector the next day, leaving Copenhagen by 9 am and reaching Oslo by 3 pm. From Oslo, I went on to Bergen. Amsterdam is just 2 hours from Koln, you will reach faster than from Brussels. Koln, Hamburg and Malmo are major rail junctions. From Amsterdam, getting to Zurich is also easy. May be best done via Frankfurt Main (big rail junction)(4 hours). I have travelled Amsterdam-Frankfurt-Basel-Zurich in three-quarters of a day.
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