Scandanavia

[DessyParkerWigWam]

Just at the start of planning an early summer trip to Scandinavia in the van - sailing Hull - Rotterdam, a night or two in Amsterdam then Breman (or somewhere round that part of Germany) before driving up through Denmark and back down through Sweden. Anyone got any great tips on places to stay / things to do / thongs to avoid / places to visit / wild camping / tips and tricks?

We love the outdoors, walking, canoeing, the coast, mountains and lakes - so the focus will be on this - but will add in a couple of must see towns and cities along the way.

 

[kurienp]

Just at the start of planning an early summer trip to Scandinavia in the van - sailing Hull - Rotterdam, a night or two in Amsterdam then Breman (or somewhere round that part of Germany) before driving up through Denmark and back down through Sweden. Anyone got any great tips on places to stay / things to do / thongs to avoid / places to visit / wild camping / tips and tricks?

We love the outdoors, walking, canoeing, the coast, mountains and lakes - so the focus will be on this - but will add in a couple of must see towns and cities along the way.

A great trip to plan. Search for specific countries in the search bar - Norway, Finland, Sweden etc and you will see many posts. Read up and take in the best.

Here's the log our our trip to Finland and Norway - https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/2021-–-finland-and-norway-sept-oct-2021.47109/

Very nice camping and wild camping sites all over.

How many days/weeks are you planning?

 

[Alied]

I recently did a five week trip to Norway in August/September 2024. As I was intending to travel to get there via Denmark and Sweden via the Storebelt and Oresund bridges and to make things easier for crossing these bridges I ordered a tag which the Danes call a bizz from https://oresundpay.com/en/order which was free to order and also free postage. The cost to cross the Oresund bridge one way is 455 DKK,910 DKK return which in English pounds is roughly £101 (November 2024). In order to save money on the crossing I signed up for the OresundGO contract which you can do in your Oresundpay account which costs 359 DKK per year and a one-way trip costs 175 DKK so the total price for a return using the OresundGO contract works out at 709 DKK which is roughly £79 (November 2024). Now here is the interesting part,you can cancel the contract at any time but there is a termination fee as stated in the terms and conditions.

6.3 Payment of the annual fee is made in advance when a new contract year is started. The first contract year runs from the date of the Customer’s registration of its agreement. The annual fee is only notified by the monthly specification. Upon termination, the remaining part of the most recently paid annual fee is refunded, calculated from the last date of the termination period, with deductions of the fee mentioned in section 6.4. Repayment is made via the Customer’s Issuer. A terminated agreement can be reopened later with a payment of a new annual fee. Customer history is stored in “My Account” in accordance with Øresundsbro Konsortiet’s Privacy Policy.

6.4 Upon termination within the first 6 months from the establishment of the agreement, the Øresundsbro Konsortiet charges a fee of DKK 145/ SEK 175. The fee can be changed in accordance with section 1.6.

For me I cancelled the contract after four weeks for which I was refunded 204 DKK which is roughly £23 so in total a return crossing via the Oresund bridge was roughly £57 which is quite a saving.

In the OresundPay account there is a also a contract for the Storebelt bridge in which you can use the bizz (tag) to pay for the crossing but unfortunately there is no discount for UK customers.

Please note that it takes 48 hours before your Storebælt discount agreement comes into effect. Only license plates from the following countries are supported: Sweden (SE), Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), Germany (D), Poland (PL), Bulgaria (BG), Romania (RO), Lithuania (LT), Latvia (LV)

 

[Alied]

I forgot to mention that you can use OresundPay to use the toll roads and ferries in Norway.

 

[WelshGas]

I recently did a five week trip to Norway in August/September 2024. As I was intending to travel to get there via Denmark and Sweden via the Storebelt and Oresund bridges and to make things easier for crossing these bridges I ordered a tag which the Danes call a bizz from https://oresundpay.com/en/order which was free to order and also free postage. The cost to cross the Oresund bridge one way is 455 DKK,910 DKK return which in English pounds is roughly £101 (November 2024). In order to save money on the crossing I signed up for the OresundGO contract which you can do in your Oresundpay account which costs 359 DKK per year and a one-way trip costs 175 DKK so the total price for a return using the OresundGO contract works out at 709 DKK which is roughly £79 (November 2024). Now here is the interesting part,you can cancel the contract at any time but there is a termination fee as stated in the terms and conditions.

6.3 Payment of the annual fee is made in advance when a new contract year is started. The first contract year runs from the date of the Customer’s registration of its agreement. The annual fee is only notified by the monthly specification. Upon termination, the remaining part of the most recently paid annual fee is refunded, calculated from the last date of the termination period, with deductions of the fee mentioned in section 6.4. Repayment is made via the Customer’s Issuer. A terminated agreement can be reopened later with a payment of a new annual fee. Customer history is stored in “My Account” in accordance with Øresundsbro Konsortiet’s Privacy Policy.

6.4 Upon termination within the first 6 months from the establishment of the agreement, the Øresundsbro Konsortiet charges a fee of DKK 145/ SEK 175. The fee can be changed in accordance with section 1.6.

For me I cancelled the contract after four weeks for which I was refunded 204 DKK which is roughly £23 so in total a return crossing via the Oresund bridge was roughly £57 which is quite a saving.

In the OresundPay account there is a also a contract for the Storebelt bridge in which you can use the bizz (tag) to pay for the crossing but unfortunately there is no discount for UK customers.

Please note that it takes 48 hours before your Storebælt discount agreement comes into effect. Only license plates from the following countries are supported: Sweden (SE), Denmark (DK), Norway (NO), Germany (D), Poland (PL), Bulgaria (BG), Romania (RO), Lithuania (LT), Latvia (LV)

So if you have a UK number plate you can't use this?

 

[Alied]

@WelshGas sorry for the confusion. Yes you can use the OresundPay/Bizz agreement to pay for the Storebelt Bridge for UK registered vehicles but you must activate the contract in your account. I paid 275 DKK one way but the countries listed in my post pay a discounted rate.

 

[WelshGas]

@WelshGas sorry for the confusion. Yes you can use the OresundPay/Bizz agreement to pay for the Storebelt Bridge for UK registered vehicles but you must activate the contract in your account. I paid 275 DKK one way but the countries listed in my post pay a discounted rate.

OK.
I paid for a 30 day return on the Oresund Bridge on the Internet and its 10% cheaper and use EPASS24 for Norwegian tolls etc.