«ra, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SWI W71730 3402). There's also a kiosk in Victoria nation, London, and Бжогтэл tickets can be ked at branches of Thomas Cook, Hogg Ытш, Pickfords TravBlani ATMa tions are obligatory; the others via either Amsterdam and Hamburg, or Ostend and Hamburg are around four hours shorter. Whichever way you go, the ordinary fare from London to Copenhagen or Arhus is around ?90 oneway (?174 return); the cheapest under26 fare is currently ?60 oneway. Wasteels sell Mini Tours: one from London, through Denmark to Copenhagen, and returning through Hamburg and Amsterdam, costs around ?155. TO NORWAY There's one daily departure from London to Oslo, going via the Hook of Holland, Hamburg and Copenhagen and arriving 34 hours later; the ordinary fare is ?327 return; ?248 return if you're under 26. Under26s can make even bigger savings by using an alternative routing, via Harwich and Esbjerg: this only costs ?187 return but it takes a massive sixty hours each way. TO SWEDEN All trains to Sweden from London go via Copenhagen, using either the DoverOstend or HarwichHook of Holland crossing; the journey takes 32 hours to Stockholm, 28 to Gothenburg, and ordinary return fares are ?271 to Gothenburg (under26s ?187), ?308 to Stockholm (under26s ?232). Under26s could also make savings by using the HarwichEsbjerg crossing and taking a connecting train via Copenhagen to Stockholm, which brings the price down to ?189 return. GETTING THERE FROM THE UK AND IRELANDIb TO FINLAND To Finland, all trains go to Turku and Helsinki, using the Silja line ferry link from Stockholm. From London an ordinary oneway ticket costs around ?160, a shade over ?100 if you're under 26 (around ?200 return). BY COACH Coach services to Scandinavia can be an endurance test, but are the best option for anyone on a tight budget and over 26. To Denmark, BB Travel UK operates from London to Arhus (?75 return) with three to four services per week during summer. There's also a summer service every Saturday from London to Copenhagen, via Fredericia and Odense, operated by JCP Sally Express?S0 return. Journey times to Arhus and Copenhagen are around 24 and 26 hours respectively. National Express Eurolines also operate two competitive routes to Denmark (?58 one? COACH COMPANIES BB Travel UK, 12 St George's Drive, London SW1 (e071834 7999). JCP Sally Express, 23 Bourne End Road, Northwood, Middlesex (Morbfri 911am only; «0923835696). National Express Eurolines, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 (w071730 0202); Birmingham («021622 4373); Manchester («061228 3881); Liverpool («0517096841). way, ?103 return to Copenhagen), and give small discounts (around ?1015 off) to under25s, senior citizens and students. Eurolines are also the best bet for coaches to the other Scandinavian countries: again there are small discounts for under25s. To Norway, there are twiceweekly departures to Oslo, via Gothenburg, which take 45 hours and cost around ?180 return.