Train destinations from Vakaas in 8h
Stockholm
SwedenWander Gamla Stan’s cobbled lanes before stepping into the Vasa Museum to see its preserved 17th-century ship.
6 hr 12
Copenhagen
DenmarkIn Nyhavn, colourful townhouses line the old canal and the quay invites a stroll.
7 hr 43
Gothenburg
SwedenWander among the ships at Maritiman, then browse the stalls at Feskekörka.
4 hr 17
Fredrikstad
NorwayWalk Gamlebyen’s star-shaped ramparts and take in the 17th-century fort town beside the broad Glomma estuary.
1 hr 47
Oslo
NorwayWalk up the sloping roof of the Oslo Opera House for a broad view across the fjord.
27 min
Varberg
Sweden5 hr 09
Skien
NorwayThe Telemark Canal starts at the waterfront, while Venstøp preserves Henrik Ibsen’s childhood home.
2 hr 07
Lillehammer
NorwayAt Maihaugen, timber farmsteads, town houses and a stave church trace five centuries of Norwegian life.
2 hr 39
