Towing to and in Norway

We have indeed had a caravan to Norway several times…… 6 trips If I am remembering correctly…..1977 and 1980 in our first caravan……1999 and 2007 in our previous van……. and 2010 and 2014 in our current van, a twin axle Sterling. So as Peedee said, it is a while, but we were there this year for a month, but flying this time. I much preferred it when we took the caravan, but my home place is quite far north and it would have taken too long now we have grandparent duties.

Like most other countries, things have moved on, roads are better, campsites are better, but far more road tolls than 10 years back.

Would be good if the previous discussion(s) could be found.

I would say your route will depend on how long you have available for the trip. There are no direct ferries so first you have to get to mainland Europe then decide whether to go …….

Denmark and ferry to Norway.

Denmark and bridge to Sweden

Germany and ferry to the Danish islands and mainland then as above

Germany and ferry to southern Sweden

Good plan is to go one way and return a different way, we have used all but the first one above.

Which way you go will probably depend on where in Norway you want to go. If no further north than Trondheim then the ferry to Denmark will then give easy access to driving up the coast to Stavanger, Bergen and the most well known fjords. As we were going much further north we usually went via Sweden as the roads are better, hardly any road tolls, and campsites, fuel and food less expensive.

In 2007, when I retired we went all the way to Nordkapp via Sweden and Finland, then all the way south down the Norwegian coastal routes, visiting all the relatives en route. Distances are long, progress can be slow if using local ferries, so allow plenty of time to get between sites.

All the main roads and secondary roads are paved these days, so towing a caravan is much like towing here in Scotland, some roads are steep, some twisty, some narrow, but nothing our outfit at the time could not handle. Our tow car on the last 3 trips was a Volvo XC90, caravan in 2007 was a single axle about the same size as your Lunar.

@Graham1981 If you don't take the caravan have you considered a cruise to the Norwegian Fjords. We did this about 8 years ago and it was wonderful. All the Ports we stopped at had easy access, mainly walking, direct from the quayside. If you wanted to be a bit more adventurous than standard UK cruises you could fly to Bergen and take one of the Hurtigruten ships all up the coast of Norway. Just a thought.

David