10-Day Scandinavia Itinerary
Four Nordic cities in ten days, tied together by train and one overnight ferry. Budget pulls no punches here — Scandinavia is expensive.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 10 days
- Cities
- 4
- Flight legs
- 1
- Budget/day
- $320
Cities
- Copenhagen
- Stockholm
- Oslo
- Bergen
The plan
Fly CPH Copenhagen. 3 days: Nyhavn, Tivoli Gardens, Rosenborg Castle, Christiania, a Noma-copycat lunch. Day 4 train Copenhagen-Stockholm 5h. 3 days Stockholm: Gamla Stan, Vasa Museum, ABBA Museum for a laugh, Fotografiska. Overnight ferry Stockholm-Helsinki or fly Stockholm-Oslo. 2 days Oslo: Vigeland Park, Viking Ship Museum, Opera House roof, National Gallery. Day 9 Bergen Railway Oslo-Bergen 7h (one of the world's great train journeys). 1 day Bergen: Bryggen waterfront, fjord day trip if time allows. Fly home from BGO. Norway in a Nutshell if you have an extra day.
When to go
May-August; summer gets nearly-24h daylight above Arctic Circle.