mefhisto1
Traveller
9 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hey guys!
this january i wish to travel around north a bit (yeah i know its crazy but still now is the chance :) )
Ok here's the deal: I'm a serbian citizen (and thus qualified for IR) but i'm currently studying in Vilnius, Lithuania. Can the pass be delivered to my LT address (i know lithuania isn't in IR, which is weird) ?
My itinerary so far:
From Vilnius to Talinn - St. Petersbourg - Helsinki - Turku - Rovaniemi - Oslo - Copenhagen - Vilnius
Ok, How should i do this? IR is not valid for the first 2 cities, so its valid once i enter Finland from Russia?
And from helsinki onwards... i'm open for suggestions, which other towns in Finland should i visit? What's the easiest way to get to Oslo from Finland? Thank you very much in advance for the answers! Regards!
Peter
Traveller
9337 comments
Hi.
Nice trip you are planning.
First thing: delivery is possible to Lithuania. Shipping time is a maximm of 7 business days, usually faster:
[ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux]
Important: the next days, the prices will grow for Interrail (~5%), so I recommend to order your pass soon to the cheaper price of 2011. It is no problem to travel then in 2012! :)
To your route.
Vilnius to Tallinn by bus. should be around EUR 20.
Tallinn to St. Petersburg also by bus. It's simply the most common way to travel there.
It's also possible to go Tallinn-Helsinki directly by ferry:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/tallinn-to-helsinki[/u]
St. Petersburg - Helsinki:
you will have to pay until the border of Finland. From there you travel for free.
But I recommend to check for a special price and save the travel day you will have to use for the part in Finland.
Then let's start your Interrail Pass in Helsinki on your way to Rovaniemi:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/helsinki-to-rovaniemi[/u]
Rovaniemi to Sweden:
you can use a free bus, connection both countries:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/train/kemi-to-lulea[/u]
Now there are different options. Depends on how much time you have.
Lulea - Narvik - Lofoten - Bodoe - Trondheim - Oslao
or Lulea - Stockholm - Oslo
From Oslo via Göteborg to Copenhagen.
Copenhagen to Vilnius either via Berlin, Warsaw by train.
Or via Stockholm to the Baltics by ferry and bus down to Vilnius.
All connections, reservation fees for night trains, etc are here:
[u]https://rail.cc/en/search-interrail-route[/u]
Peter :)