Norway, Sweden & more... ❄️ in £60s-£80s rtn

Premium Deal Alert: 3 December 2024

Helping to make Norway just a teeeny bit more a-fjord-able.

If you’ve been following along with our weekly Detour newsletter, you already know that Norway has been pulling at our wanderlust heartstrings for a while now.

And by the looks of our inbox, you folks love it too. So, let's throw it over to JFC-er Alistair to share his ideal itinerary….

"My father and I went on a Norwegian adventure in August this year. I recommend flying to Bergen, 2 nights.

Take one of the most beautiful train rides IN THE WORLD from Bergen to Oslo.

1–2 nights in Oslo, then we took a 7hr train from Oslo to Trondheim. We got a connecting overnight train from Trondheim to Bodø (pronounced beur deur) which was an adventure in itself in a sleeper compartment for 9–10hrs.

The train was early arriving into Bodø. 1 rainy day in Bodø sitting in coffee shops, cafés and malls before taking a 7hr bus-boat-bus trip (boat was an unexpected included mode of transport due to road/island access to get to Narvik.

Stayed in Narvik overnight (not much there) then collected a hire car from RentAWreck (name is genuine, otherwise usual hire companies are extortionately overpriced/expensive).

We drove to the Lofoten Islands for 4 days. Highly recommended. See as much as you can. Go off the main roads too to see where nobody else is. Some spectacular walks in the hills behind Sørvågen.

Then back to Narvik in the rental car and caught a bus to Tromsø (4hrs). Flew back to UK the next day.

All public transport was on time or early, considering the large distances. Used vy.no for public transport, booking trains 2–3 months in advance. English option on the website is possible. But make sure to create an account, otherwise your bookings won't work. Train costs varied between £60-150 per person in a single direction, dependent on train times, sleeper compartments options.

We didn't see all of the Lofoten Islands either in the 4 days. Public transport is scarce in Lofoten, with very few irregular buses.

Hope this helps.”

P.S. we've only highlighted the best non-stop routes, but you can find more options on the Norwegian sale page here :-)

Taking off

Routes

Returns from London Gatwick (LGW):

Bergen (BGO) - £70

Copenhagen (CPH) - £79

Gothenburg (GOT) - £75

Helsinki (HEL) - £80

Stavanger (SVG) - £66

Trondheim (TRD) - £77

Returns from Manchester (MAN):

Bergen (BGO) - £80

Stavanger (SVG) - £80

Details

Travel Dates

January-June (varies by route, most are in January-March).

Airline

Norwegian

Standard Fare

£100-£150 (non-stop)

Bags & Fees

Full-size cabin bag starts at £36 rtn. Checked bag starts at £50 rtn.

Book by

Until the sale ends on the 2nd December.

Independent and unbiased: Our goal is supercharging your travel experiences, that's why you won't find ads or sponsored content in our flight updates.

The price for each route may vary by around £15 rtn.

Finding trips

Step

1. We recommend Google Flights to find these trips because it has an easy-to-use calendar tool to browse dates and fares. See an example itinerary by pressing the blue button below.

Select one of the date boxes to expand the calendar view and see fares for each departure date. The fares shown will update if you pick a longer or shorter trip - trying different lengths can reveal more options.

Once you find dates at the price we listed, get a link to book directly with the airline by selecting the outbound and return flights.

Note: The price shown on the Google Flights calendar may slightly differ to the price we have listed. This is due to the calendar not yet updating to reflect a price change. Click here to learn more.

However, once you have selected your dates, clicked through to book with the airline, and entered the discount code 'BLACKWEEK24' (you'll find the 'Campaign Code' box at the very bottom of the page), the price should adjust to match what we listed.

Alternatively, you can use the low fare calendar on Norwegian's sale page.

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