Touring Norway in a Motorhome

LordandLadyCJ
LordandLadyCJ Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited January 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

We are planning a long trip to Scandinavia aiming to reach the arctic circle in a hope to catch the northern lights. Has anyone taken the Bognes - Skarberget ferry? We are struggling to find out much about this on the internet and need to know if you can definitely take a motorhome upto 8m long on this.

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  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited January 2018 #2

    You'd better crack on with your planning otherwise all you'll see is the midnight sun.

  • peedee
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    edited January 2018 #3

    To see the northern lights you have to go in the winter so hope your van is winterised, well insulated and you have a refillable gas system to supply your heating. As I recall most ferries take trucks so I don't see why you would have a problem with an 8m motorhome. However, anything over 6m is heavily penalised and you will find it very expensive.

  • paul chrisp
    paul chrisp Forum Participant Posts: 5
    edited January 2018 #4

    Torghatten Nord AS
    Postboks 2380
    9271 Tromsø
    906 20 700
    firmapost@torghatten-nord.no

     

    try mailing these guys.  the speak great english and should help.

     

    P

  • KjellNN
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    edited January 2018 #5

    That is near where my sister lives.  All the ferries take buses and huge lorries, so an 8m MH will not be a problem.

  • middletonnomads
    middletonnomads Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited January 2018 #6

    We have taken many ferries with our 8.73 m MH towing a car, total about 13.5m, and don't feel we were heavily penalised?  You pay per the space occupied, just like when we paid more to purchase a longer van!

    While on the subject of towing on an A Frame we have travelled through notorious Germany and Spain without issue.  At Barcelona we towed off the ferry and took a wrong turn into a police security area, the police woman was most appogetic at asking us to u-turn the rig!  Not saying we have got away with it, but we have so far.

    John

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