The pass comes even cheaper for under25s (?115, ?155 first class), making it a fairly serious rival to InterRail, kids between four and eleven pay even less. It's available in London from the Norwegian State Railways (NSR) office (address in "Getting There From the UK and Ireland above) and other travel agencies.? Americans can buy the Nordturist pass, too as well as the Scandrail pas, which gives four rail inLimevs within a fifteenday period. Both passes an te purchased from French Rail, at 610 Fifth Ze Room 516, New York, NY 10020 («212582 2ii0ore18008487245). FLIGHTS GETTING AROUND AND ACCOMMODATION]! Internal Scandinavian flights, surprisingly, can also work out to be a good bargain. During the summer usually July and the early part of August SAS generally have cheap setprice tickets (oneway and return) to anywhere in mainland Scandinavia except Rnland; plus other discounts for families and young people. These flights can also save a great deal of time, particularly if you're heading for the far northern reaches. Contact SAS offices in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish cities for the latest deals they're detailed under "Listings" in the accounts of the capital cities. CAR RENTAL . Car rental is pricey, although some tourist offices do arrange summer deals which can bring the cost down a little. On the whole, expect to pay around ?200300$350500 a week for a small car plus petrol; see each country's "Getting Around" section for specific prices and details of rules of the road and documentation and note that a stern attitude to drinking and driving is held everywhere. ACCOMMODATION Accommodation is going to be the major daily expense in Scandinavia. H you plan ahead, however, there are a number of ways you can avoid paying over the (already high) Odds. Using youth hostels, camping cabins and campsites are the obvious options, and not 11Ш for tourists they're popular with Scandinavians, too. There's also a series of nrtel cheques and discount passes availa we for use in hotel chains all over mainland Jjandinavian hotels aren't as expensive as you <=4uivaient accommodation in London, say, or New York. Lots of Scandinavian hotels, usually dependent on business travellers, drop their prices drastically during the summer holiday period and at weekends yearround, so it's always worth enquiring in the tourist office about the availability of special local deals. Also, the capitals and other major cities feature cheap packages, usually involving a night's hotel acconnmodation and a free city discount card. More details, and a guide to prices, are given under each country's "Accommodation" section, as well as under the specific town and city accounts. In addition, some Scandinaviawide hotel chains operate a discount or hotel cheque system which you can organise before you leave. Either you purchase cheques in advance, redeemable against a night's accommodation in any hotel belonging to the particular chain: or you buy a hotel pass which entitles you to a hefty discount on normal room rates.