Oslo, Stockholm or Copenhagen?

zweton

Hello,

Looking to travel this way during the summer and cant decide which city would be best, any one been?:) Mainly wondering which one has the most to offer.

Thanks

whiskeyman

How long you going for?
I really loved Stockholm.
You've got the city to explore, but try and take in some of the archipelago if possible.
Ferries travel around the islands, and they are breathtaking!

I didn't think much of Oslo. It was probably the most expensive of the 3 by a long shot too.

ScottSF

Stockholm would be my first choice. Beautiful and stylish city with a fun old town. You can take ferry out to the surrounding islands as well as a possible day trip to Uppsala or Sigtuna. You can visit the ice bar or the Nobel prize museum depending on your mood.

My second choice would be Oslo. It is a very expensive city and the food is not my favourite, but the viking history is fascinating. If you are pressed for time I highly recommend the "Norway in a Nutshell" tour which takes you to Bergen via multiple forms of transport and back in 24 hours (independent). Just search for it online.

Copenhagen is nice enough with famous museums and nearby castles, but the city itself is a little lackluster IMHO. Definitely worth seeing but ranks third in this list.

zweton

2 weeks, i had stockholm in mind first also:)
i think ryanair fly there from dublin will have to double check.

ScottSF

If you choose to visit Sweden, you may consider flying TO or FROM Gothenburg to add on another big destination. SAS is supposed to be offering direct flights to that airport starting this year.

zweton

any idea when SAS are supposed to be doing the direct flight?

charlie_says

Oslo is crazy expensive. Offensively so.

Didn't explore it much as it was a very quick trip. Also the airport I went to was about an hour by bus from Oslo (it was Ryanair in 2012 I think).

zweton

At the moment with SAS its, Dublin-Copenhagen-Stockholm, same coming back. 300 euro, not bad.

athtrasna

Definitely Stockholm. Oslo and Copenhagen will break the bank, crazy expensive and not as much fun

zweton

stockholm it is. :-)

AngryLips

if you go for either of the other two options then Norwegian also fly Oslo and Copenhagen

Jamie2k9

zweton wrote: »

any idea when SAS are supposed to be doing the direct flight?

April-October, I believe its a Sunday and Wednesday service but only one of the days outside July/August.