Scandinavia's Best Three-Week Trip
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Rick's Favorite Itinerary by Car
Day 1: Arrive in Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 2: Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 3: Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 4: North Zealand into Sweden, sleep in Växjö
Day 5: Växjö, Kalmar, Glass Country, sleep in Kalmar
Day 6: Kalmar to Stokholm, sleep in Stockholm
Day 7: Stockholm, sleep in Stockholm
Day 8: Stockholm, overnight boat to Helsinki
Day 9: Helsinki, overnight boat to Stockholm
Day 10: Uppsala to Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 11: Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 12: Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 13: Lillehammer, Gudbrandsdal Valley, sleep in Jotunheimen or Sogndal
Day 14: Jotunheimen Country, sleep in Sogndal or Aurland
Day 15: Sognefjord, Norway in a Nutshell, sleep in Bergen
Day 16: Bergen, sleep in Bergen
Day 17: Long drive south, Setesdal Valley, sleep in Kristiansand
Day 18: Jutland, Århus, Legoland, sleep in Århus/Billund
Day 19: Jutland to Ærø, sleep in Ærøskøbing
Day 20: Ærø, sleep in Ærøskøbing
Day 21: Odense, Roskilde, sleep in Copenhagen
Flying "open jaw" into Copenhagen and home from Bergen (with a likely transfer in Copenhagen) can be wonderfully efficient; if you opt for this, you can see Jutland and Ærø sights near Copenhagen at the beginning of your trip. Otherwise, it's about 20 hours by train from Bergen to Copenhagen (transfer in Oslo).
Rick's Favorite Itinerary by Train
Day 1: Arrive in Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 2: Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 3: Copenhagen, sleep in Copenhagen
Day 4: Roskilde, Odense, Ærø, sleep in Ærøskøbing
Day 5: Ærø, sleep in Ærøskøbing
Day 6: Ærø to Kalmar, sleep in Kalmar
Day 7: Kalmar, sleep in Kalmar
Day 8: Kalmar, early train to Stockholm, sleep in Stockholm
Day 9: Stockholm, sleep in Stockholm
Day 10: Stockholm, night boat to Helsinki, sleep on boat
Day 11: Helsinki, sleep in Helsinki
Day 12 Helsinki, jet boat to Tallinn, sleep in Tallinn
Day 13 Tallinn, night boat to Stockholm, sleep on boat
Day 14: Stockholm, afternoon train to Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 15: Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 16: Oslo, sleep in Oslo
Day 17: Train to Aurland, sleep in Aurland
Day 18: Aurland to Bergen via fjord cruise, sleep in Bergen
Day 19: Bergen, sleep in Bergen
Day 20: Free day: more fjords, Århus, resting, or whatever
Day 21: Trip over
If you want to see Legoland (near Billund) and the "bog man" (in Århus), visit these from Odense (closer) or Copenhagen.
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