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Two-month Scandinavia, Netherlands, Belgium and the UK Trip

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Hello all, I am a female solo traveler. I have planned out for a 2-month Europe trip, mainly to Scandinavia, Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Below is a rough itinerary:

1-Jun Norway Bergen

2-Jun Bergen

3-Jun Bergen

4-Jun Sirdalen

5-Jun Tjeragbolten

6-Jun Tjeragbolten

7-Jun Rjukan

8-Jun Fjaerland

9-Jun Geiranger Fjorden

10-Jun Geiranger Fjorden

11-Jun Bergen

12-Jun Bergen

13-Jun Bergen - Oslo

14-Jun Oslo

15-Jun Oslo

16-Jun Oslo

17-Jun Sweden Oslo - Stockholm

18-Jun Stockholm

19-Jun Stockholm

20-Jun Finland Stockholm – Turku, Finland

21-Jun Turku

22-Jun Turku - Helsinki

23-Jun Helsinki – St Petersburg

24-Jun Russia St Petersburg

25-Jun St Petersburg

26-Jun St Petersburg - Helsinki

27-Jun Denmark Copenhagen

28-Jun Copenhagen

29-Jun Copenhagen

30-Jun Copenhagen

1-Jul Germany Hamburg

2-Jul Hamburg

3-Jul Osnabrück

4-Jul Netherlands Amsterdam

5-Jul Amsterdam

6-Jul Amsterdam

7-Jul Alkmaar

8-Jul Amsterdam

9-Jul Delft/Rotterdam

10-Jul Kinderdjik/Rotterdam

11-Jul Belgium Antwerp

12-Jul Bruges

13-Jul Ghent

14-Jul Brussels

15-Jul United Kingdom Porto/London

16-Jul London

17-Jul London/Stonehenge

18-Jul London

19-Jul Cotswolds

20-Jul Liverpool

21-Jul Liverpool

22-Jul Lake District

23-Jul Lake District

24-Jul Glasgow

25-Jul Edinburgh

26-Jul Edinburgh

27-Jul Ireland Dublin

28-Jul Dublin

29-Jul Dublin

  1. Is the itinerary doable? The itinerary covers mostly cities. I would love to travel to outskirt of Ireland and Scotland by a road trip. However as I do not prefer driving alone, I could only visit the places reachable by train/bus. Do you have any recommendations?
  2. I have researched that in order to enter St Petersburg without a visa, one needs to board the St Peter line. Is it worth the time and money to travel from Helsinki-St Petersburg-Helsinki ?
  3. Shall I travel by train or flight to Netherlands? I surveyed that one can reach by Copenhagen-Hamburg-Osnabrück-Amsterdam train. Or do you suggest a direct flight and skip Germany?
  4. Do you recommend to get a Eurail Scandinavia pass? Could the pass be used when traveling on Norwegian trains between Oslo and Bergen, Myrdal, or Voss (Norway in a nutshell) ?
  5. I could not find a single Eurail pass that covers Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Ireland. Shall I use local & regional train instead? I would like to have some flexibility.

Thank you for your opinion/ suggestions in advanced.

Cheers,
Natasya

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  • It looks like you have 4 full days in Bergen...way too much. The town itself is worth maybe a full day but there isn't that much to see and do. Are you also venturing out of town to some of the fjords or historic houses?
  • July 15 - 29 seems really rushed with too little time in each place. I think you're moving around too much to see anything well. Maybe focusing this portion of your tip on fewer destinations would be prudent. I would cut out the Cotswolds and Glasgow and add a day to London and also to either the Lake District or Edinburgh.
  • Train passes are usually not the cheapest option...usually point-to-point tickets are better if purchased well in advance. To know for sure you should price it out to see which is the best.
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Yes, with 16 days for Norway (as beautiful as it may be), and only 15 days for England.Scotland and Ireland, your schedule does seem a little lopsided. Have you considered the necessities of a Russian Visa for St Petersburg?

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  • Eurail passes don't cover the UK, which has its own selection of separate BritRail passes. The Eurostar train to/from London doesn't accept any rail pass.
  • A Eurail Global pass does cover trains in Ireland and the rest, but I wouldn't consider it for this trip.
  • The Eurail Scandinavia pass is much cheaper, especially since it allows travelers of any age to choose 2nd class. It covers the Bergen-Myrdal-Oslo line, and gives you a small discount between Myrdal and Flam, but doesn't cover bus or ferry in that area.
  • Yes, I would fly from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, if the German stops are not key to the trip, and add that time elsewhere. Try www.skyscanner.com for flights within Europe.
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It is interesting to note the 72 hour visa free entry to St Petersburg on the St Peter Line.
Obviously you need to purchase return ferry, hotel and tour package.
http://anastasia.stpeterline.com/en/Goodtoknow/Visafreerule.aspx

I would start in Copenhagen, fly to Helsinki (for St Petersburg), then work my way back through Finland and Sweden to Norway, before flying from Bergen to Amsterdam.

1-Jun Copenhagen
4-Jun (Fly to) Helsinki
7-Jun (Ferry to) St Petersburg
11-Jun (Ferry to) Helsinki
12-Jun Turku
13-Jun Stockholm
16-Jun Oslo
19-Jun Fjords (Sirdalen, Tjeragbolten, Rjukan, Fjaerland, Geiranger)
26-Jun Bergen
29-Jun (Fly to) Amsterdam
04-Jul Rotterdam
06-Jul Ghent (Bruges, Brussels, Antwerp)
10-Jul London
14-Jul Cotswolds
17-Jul Liverpool
19-Jul Lake District
22-Jul Edinburgh
26-Jul (Fly to) Dublin

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Yes it is worth the time and money to take the St Peter line ferry to St Petersburg. It's a beautiful city and the opportunity to visit it without the bureaucratic red tape and cost (about $250 I believe) of obtaining a Russian visa is well worth it.

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