No, you don't pay for a vehicle, and as a walk-on passenger you don't need to book ahead.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called From Moskenes or Svolvaer to Bodo by boat in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called From Moskenes or Svolvaer to Bodo by boat in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
The "ferry" from Svolvær is actually Hurtigruten. The speedboat at 06:30 is the only departure, on weekdays. There is a ferry (summer...
10 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bus from Andalsnes to Geiranger in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
The train to Åndalsnes will wait if the train from Oslo is delayed, but 6 minutes is usually enough since you just need to cross the...
20 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called What to do in Å Lofoten on 17th May?? in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
These happen all over Norway, I don't know anything in particular about the one starting in Reine.
30 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called What to do in Å Lofoten on 17th May?? in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Nothing is operating as normal on May 17, including public transport. People will gather to watch the children's parades and I expect...
30 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Getting to Nordkapp in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Nordkapp isn't a city or even a town, it's a tourist trap. Just getting there will take you a whole day. Trondheim doesn't see the midnight...
30 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hurtigruten without booking in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Well, Hurtigruten isn't a cruise ship, it's public transport with some additional facilities. :-)
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hurtigruten without booking in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Maybe he's not very good in English, thinking "outside cabin" means "outside of any cabin" as in "not in a cabin"....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Budget flight(s) / routes from Australia to Oslo in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Ah, typical journalist simplification....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hurtigruten without booking in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
There's even a phone number and an email address for the ship at the bottom of this page:...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Budget flight(s) / routes from Australia to Oslo in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Speaking of which: I just read somewhere else about airlines blacklisted in the EU, and Air Asia was among them.
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Rainfall in Scandanavia in July in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Definitely bring shorts and T-shirts, it could also get warm enough for that!
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Getting to Nordkapp in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
You don't have to go to Nordkapp to see the midnight sun! For example, Tromsø has is from around May 18.
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hiking with night-time sun? in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
Of course, as long as the sun is up, there is daylight.... And it doesn't really get dark in the night either.
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Questions about transportation in the fjords in the Europe - Scandinavia & the Nordics Branch
I very much doubt there is any ferry used by locals from Ålesund to Geiranger. Who would use that when driving is so much faster? There...
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