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James Baxter is a businessman from Edinburgh, Scotland, who decided that the easiest way to raise money for his favourite charity was to travel 4,000 miles around Norway.  Using only a pair of skis, a bike and a kayak!

Read more: Brave Scotsman Returns from Norwegian Odyssey

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Why Travel 12,000 Miles to New Zealand, when you can do the same things In Norway...?

The usual pile of post lay on the doormat. A couple of bills, a bank statement and a trite message on a postcard from a colleague:

"Wish you were here. Gorgeous mountain scenery. Went canyoning yesterday - what an experience! Just the sound of rushing waterfalls, the howl of a wolf, the cry of a hawk. Seems like we're the only guys on the planet. Fabulous log cabin, and not as expensive here as we thought. Kayaking tomorrow, and maybe jet boating before we leave. See you Friday."

I flicked the postcard over. Where was he visiting this holiday? New Zealand? Canada? It can't be right. It says Norway!

Read more: New Zealand or Norway

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It is not often that you see the country of Norway mentioned in the same sentence as Dubai. Probably that would be the equivalent of a triple word score in Scrabble, or a Googlewhack on a search engine. However, the two countries do have quite a lot in common. Both are incredibly oil-rich and are keen to promote tourism. Both countries also see temperatures of around 24C, albeit for Norway it is in the heights of summer, and in Dubai it is in the depths of winter. Of course that's because Dubai sits on the Tropic of Cancer while Norway creeps into the Arctic Circle. Perhaps I have already exhausted the similarities.

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Although the last ferry between the UK & Norway (DFDS Newcastle to Bergen) was sadly withdrawn in September 2008, there's still no need to fly to Norway. It's easy to travel from London to Norway by train, using a lunchtime Eurostar to Brussels, a connecting high-speed train to Cologne, the excellent City Night Line sleeper overnight to Copenhagen and connecting trains to Oslo arriving in the evening the day after leaving London. Departures are daily.

 

On this page...

You'll find a step-by-step guide to planning, booking & making a journey from the UK to Norway by train, with train times, approximate fares, and the best way to buy tickets.

London to Oslo by train

Alternative route via the Harwich-Esbjerg ferry

Onward trains within Norway - How to buy Norwegian train tickets

This is the fastest way to travel from London to Oslo without flying. It's also comfortable and affordable. Departures are daily.

Train times London ► Oslo
Travel from London to Brussels by Eurostar, leaving London St Pancras at 14:34, arriving in Brussels at 17:33.