Train destinations from Leirsund in 8h
Stockholm
SwedenWander Gamla Stan’s cobbled lanes before stepping into the Vasa Museum to see its preserved 17th-century ship.
5 hr 32
Copenhagen
DenmarkIn Nyhavn, colourful townhouses line the old canal and the quay invites a stroll.
7 hr 32
Bergen
NorwayBryggen’s colourful wooden houses line the harbour, a reminder of Bergen’s Hanseatic past.
6 hr 56
Gothenburg
SwedenWander among the ships at Maritiman, then browse the stalls at Feskekörka.
4 hr 06
Fredrikstad
NorwayWalk Gamlebyen’s star-shaped ramparts and take in the 17th-century fort town beside the broad Glomma estuary.
1 hr 36
Oslo
NorwayWalk up the sloping roof of the Oslo Opera House for a broad view across the fjord.
20 min
Skien
NorwayThe Telemark Canal starts at the waterfront, while Venstøp preserves Henrik Ibsen’s childhood home.
2 hr 44
Lillehammer
NorwayAt Maihaugen, timber farmsteads, town houses and a stave church trace five centuries of Norwegian life.
2 hr 05
