My INCREDIBLE trip on the Arctic Circle Sleeper Train (2019)

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@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын

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@EinkOLED 5 жыл бұрын

Make sure to get a flight up to svalbard from Oslo with norwegian, one of the most northern airports in the world. I flew there in August 2013 and we landed in complete daylight at 2 AM.

@SS-bk2zb 5 жыл бұрын

@@EinkOLED Also flights to Tromso in Northern Norway look pretty spectacular, especially during wintertime although probably best before the sun sets very early. SAS has some connections with the CRJ's.

@TonyCarrollPassion4Motorsport 5 жыл бұрын

Ohhh Paul Me like You Ive always wanted To Do this Trip Although Been&lived In Sweden Never Done"" Cheeers And thanks For at least Completing part Of my dream// Archair for now Brilliant Tc Uk

@emilescurel 5 жыл бұрын

Paul What day did you go up to narvik.By the way these carages are fro the 80s and 90s some of the carages with wifi are from the 2000s

@julzb7165 5 жыл бұрын

This looks like an amazing journey Paul. Sweden has such beautiful scenery. Love watching the videos, so immersive. The second car looks very 90's.☺️

@EinkOLED 5 жыл бұрын

Around 8 years ago I left my passport, laptop and money in one of the lockers at Stockholm station. A few hours later I tried to retrieve my stuff but my digital key wouldn't work due to leaving it as unoccupied (it's a complicated). Anyway the security opened the locker and all my stuff was missing, so I was without a passport, or laptop and a wallet and I reported it to the police and embassy. A few hours later whilst walking through the station, the security guards recognised me and told me that someone who had opened the supposedly locked locker and had handed in all my stuff to the railway office. I shall never forget that day and truly appreciate the honesty and trust of that unknown swedish man. It's people like that which shines a good light on your country.

@moritzl7065 5 жыл бұрын

@Blue collar Gold pockets KZfaq faith in humanity is like a roller coaster. You gain it by reading the original comment, only to click on "read replies" to lose it instantly again by yours.

@thefareplayer2254 5 жыл бұрын

Blue collar Gold pockets Way to absolutely shatter the wholesomeness of this post with your pathetic racism. Shame on you!

@WJLee-zi8fq 5 жыл бұрын

I guess blue collar gold pockets deleted his reply. What a coward.

@the.abhiram.r 5 жыл бұрын

Same sort of thing happened to me. About 3 years ago, I left my phone in Basel, Switzerland. It was in the middle of a public area and I couldn't use find my iPhone as my phone didn't have an international data plan. I put my phone on lost mode and texted it instructions to return the phone in both English and German. I then filed a lost items report to the metro police. The next day, I got a mail saying that they had my phone. I went to the police precinct and was able to safely retrieve my phone. I'm eternally grateful for the the hospitality of European cities.

@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын

I deleted his comment. I don’t tolerate that kind of thing here.

@Dr.Pepper001 5 жыл бұрын

If I were younger, I would love to make that same trip. I am 72 and my health is failing; but it's amazing that I can vicariously live through your journey with you.

@peterfergusson4252 5 жыл бұрын

@@pmcvantage - agreed Dwight = I'm nearly 71 !!

@jg2060 4 жыл бұрын

Do it Dwight!

@baseballcentral5355 4 жыл бұрын

Do it, Dwight! It’ll be fun, I bet!

@godwillodindo6826 4 жыл бұрын

its never too late.go for it

@OceanSwimmer 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 67 and enjoy these travel videos for the same reason. Visiting (by proxy) all these places reawakens my sense of pure wonder and delight. We are --- at our center --- Observers on an endless journey!

@NerdX151 5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: This train used to have an onboard cinema. There was a combined Cinema/Bistro car for this purpose.

@tijmen131 3 жыл бұрын

@@burgerboy5088 I care, so you're wrong

@gabri_maybe 3 жыл бұрын

@@burgerboy5088 you cared enough to reply

@jasper4549 3 жыл бұрын

BURGER BOY hey I hate to brake it to you but I thought It was interesting.

@gabri_maybe 3 жыл бұрын

@@burgerboy5088 he didn't mean your comment

@Musique61414 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the swinging days of Abba.

@RobinPalmerTV 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a nicer shower than my flat! The scenery looks stunning.

@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a nicer shower than mine at home too!

@SummerADDE_Elevators 5 жыл бұрын

Riksgränsen is actually the swedish word for "the land border". so there it is, a station named after the fact it is located next to the swedish-norwegian land border.

@rasmuslindholm5719 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, i just commented the same thing lol

@Luredreier 5 жыл бұрын

Likewise for Norway. Except "Riksgrensen" "The Realms Border"

@Luredreier 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderh6074 "reich" is German. "Realm" is the English equivalent, and "Rike" is the Norwegian and Swedish equivalent. "Riks" is just a variation of the word "Rike" indicating that something *belongs* to the realm rather then *is* the realm, if you get my meaning.

@matsv201 5 жыл бұрын

National border is proboly the most accurate translation

@Luredreier 5 жыл бұрын

@@matsv201 Not really. "Nations" didn't really exist back when the word was created, "realms" did.

@geoffreygoldberg7326 4 жыл бұрын

I took this trip in the late 80’s from Stockholm and it was fantastic. I encourage everyone to do the same like you and me. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦, the Great White North

@megaloblabber2948 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from the minor black south 🇦🇺

@antonyjohnputhur8862 4 жыл бұрын

straight to the point, adequate information, no showing off , professionally well done video.. excellent

@joannegray5138 5 жыл бұрын

I'd call that very good value for money. UK rail companies, please take note.

@bdsisti 5 жыл бұрын

Joanne Gray and Amtrak lol

@underwaterdick 5 жыл бұрын

And UK residents take note, the toilets were left clean and tidy for the duration of the journey...

@mellowfellow4755 5 жыл бұрын

@@underwaterdick Because there is an attendant in every carriage

@underwaterdick 5 жыл бұрын

@@mellowfellow4755 or because people treat the toilets with greater respect? I don't understand HOW you can get poo covered toilet roll on the floor. It's isn't hard to put it in the toilet.

@mellowfellow4755 5 жыл бұрын

@@underwaterdick Its a lot easier not to have to see that if there is a little man that makes it go away

@drdewott9154 5 жыл бұрын

So to answer you on the restaurant coach on the second day, it's an R4 dining coach. There's a total of 15 built and they were all built in 1987-88. The other restaurant car is a much older R12 coach built in 1968-69 and then rebuilt in 2000-01. The Coach you slept in is a WL6 from 1993-94. On a side note Many of the older swedish sleeper coaches have an interior more akin to a hunting lodge on wheels with wooden wall coverings and everything, since that was the norm all the way until the mid 90's.

@AlxRose 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, the R12 were rebuilt 2000-2001 from R2 when they were given an interior inspired by the Orient Express (the catering was actually carried out by a private company called Svenska Orientexpressen (Swedish Orient Express) and were used for InterCity services Stockholm-Västerås-Gothenburg), although the current condition is from another rebuild done in 2015. There are only four R4 cars left now - four were rebuilt to combined restaurant and cinema cars S12 (Yes, a cinema on rails! Although the cinema are is no longer used) and five cars were rebuilt to combined restaurant and seating cars RB11. For more info about Swedish trains, I can recommend www.jarnvag.net/ (in Swedish only).

@olamarvin 5 жыл бұрын

I paused when he asked, scrolled down expecting to find the exact models listed in the comments. I wasn't disappointed!

@SkippersOfSWE 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, this guy beat me to it! Var det jarnvag.net som hjälpte till här också? :P

@sindresvindal2290 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlxRose Where do you find all this info?

@BerraLJ 5 жыл бұрын

I have loaded food and drinks on many a R4, RB4 and some other have now forgotten the name of, i still think removing the chefs from the R4 was a bad move, imagine the scenery with a nice freshly cooked steak and some wine :)

@tomascarlsson961 5 жыл бұрын

Most interesting! I’m Swedish and have been contemplating this trip for several years. I had no idea the tickets can be had at such a low cost. The ideal continuation of the trip (for me) would be to go by boat from Narvik to Bergen. Thanks for yet another great travel video!

@silleto2185 5 жыл бұрын

The resturantcart that took you from Boden to Narvik is called "R4", it was built in 1987-1988. Six och the fifteen built carts were refurbished as "S12" (bistrocart with a cinema). If you want to check out a charming traincart you should look inside one of those.

@lohphat 5 жыл бұрын

I took the train in the reverse direction in June 2000. I started in Copenhagen, then train to Bodø via Oslo, then Hurtingruten ship to Tromsø, then bus to Narvik, train to Stockholm.

@MR-bn7hf 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a lovely trip. Would love to do something similar next time I visit my family in Norway.

@iuciubbb 3 жыл бұрын

I'm planning more or less the same trip for next spring, hoping for less restrictions due to pandemic. Bodø to Tromsø by bus might be faster (12 hrs instead of 23, with a two-hour stop at Narvik) and more eco-friendly, the E6 is very scenic, but it'd be also quite uncomfortable and tiring. Once in a life you surely can afford that short ship trip, definitely not that mortal sin for the environment like cruises are. If you think that Hurtigruten has started renovating fleet by using hybrid tech…

@Mwc07 3 жыл бұрын

@@iuciubbb ummmmmmmmmmm

@FahadullahMuhammad 5 жыл бұрын

I live in Stockholm and I have been planning to do this journey for many years. This clip gave me a good idea about how it is actually. Thanks for your efforts. Hope you enjoyed the trip.

@yasunari65 5 жыл бұрын

Awww, this has been on my wish list for some years. From Narvik, there are buses that take you to Bodo, where you can get on trains all the way to Oslo (with a change), then a high speed train to Stockholm, doing a big circle. Some day.....

@refhat1 5 жыл бұрын

Great train report as usual. One of the best thing about your videos that you always include meal service in every report. Lots of blogger forget food is one of the most important part of traveling.

@k.r.baylor8825 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate his accommodations tour. Especially the conditions of the lavatory and showers. The Swedish train system is as clean as the Swiss railcars, if not more so. That's impressive.

@Corqable 5 жыл бұрын

That's typical 80s decor, that is! The nostalgia!

@flygtur7784 5 жыл бұрын

All SJs wagons with pneumatic doors are from the 80's, the older ones are from the 60s.

@BigPotatoChill 4 жыл бұрын

Actually 90's

@martineavila5708 3 жыл бұрын

I took the train from Stockholm to Kiruna in the 1990s. The train used to have a movie theatre car.

@hanseriksson8509 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing report as ever! Since I’m from Sweden this was especially interesting for me! As for temperatures I can inform you that when I did my military service in 1983, one day we had 48 degrees under the freezing point! Again, thanks for the report and carry up the excellent work! Cheers from Hans, Sweden 🇸🇪!

@bancrows165 5 жыл бұрын

Centigrade?

@DOUBLEDTRAVEL 4 жыл бұрын

@Ban Crows Sweden only uses centigrade or celcius.

@thomasraden 5 жыл бұрын

Trivia warning. This arctic train trip is a legend even for us swedes. Its sometimes pack full with people from asia. They want to see the northern light, as in their culture they need to see it once in their lifetime. They go to the station Abisko, where there is a top mountain restaurant with glass in the roof to see the northern light. A nice meal sometimes served on this arctic train is the "suovas". Its smoked reindeer slices in a thick brown sauce, mash potato with lingonberry to it. You might want to take this train in july to experience the midnight sun. In july its possible to travel all the way from Gothenburg/Stockholm to Narvik in a first class sleeper. The best hotel to see the midnight sun is at the highest rise building in northern Norway, Scandic Narvik. If you want to do more hardcore, take a rental car and drive to Svolvær in Lofoten. Take in at Scandic Svolvær, drive north to Straumvær and see the midnight sun at all its glory.

@thomasraden 5 жыл бұрын

@EkonomenAsking the asian travellers why they go to see the aurora lights gives you the answer....:-)

@Anto0044 4 жыл бұрын

The first dining car (SJ R12) at 6:40 was built in 1968 but the interior is from 2000. The second dining car (SJ R4) was built in 1988 and hasn't changed since. :)

@davidawalkerjr2905 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, Love your reviews of Planes, Trains, & etc… If I might add a bit of subtle railroad vocabulary (by conventional tradition): -A Dining or Restaurant Car is full "At Table" service of food either cooked fresh or reheated. -A Grill Car is one where customers sit at a Counter, rather than Table, and Short Order/Fast Food style cooked to order. -A Buffet or Café Car is where the customer buys pre-packaged food from an Attendant, who may also reheat packaged items meant to be eaten warm. -A Mini-Buffet or Store Car (think Virgin Pendolino) is a Car where items are purchased from a case or shelf with the Attendant only taking payment. Happy Flights!

@evs251 5 жыл бұрын

That's 80's decor. Those chairs are Ventsia chairs made by a Finnish company called asko in the 80's They break quite easily but I think they're pretty cool and comfortable

@Geotpf 4 жыл бұрын

I was going to put the time frame somewhere between 1987 and 1997.

@rictrues 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yezzz, soooo 80-ies

@robertp.wainman4094 3 жыл бұрын

I've always loved those chairs but never knew the name - thank you!

@loridoolaghty3453 5 жыл бұрын

Paul, im hooked on your videos. I wish my dad was still around to enjoy them with me. He loved the trains and we rode Amtrak many times in our lives. Im sure he is riding the rails in the great beyond. RIP dad. I took him and all my grandkids on a day trip from Deland Florida to Kissimmee and back. He loved it. I cherish the pic i took of him that day. He rarely smiled but his smile that day was awesome.

@jordanbanko5347 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that story! It's amazing what an impact trains can have on our lives. I just wish the trains in the States matched that of Europe or Japan.

@custardo 5 жыл бұрын

Electrification of railways in Europe started a lot earlier than a lot of people think. In Sweden it was 1915, in the Netherlands, 1908 and in the UK it was as early as 1883. It's only in the UK the rollout seems to have stalled.

@mariosphere 4 жыл бұрын

In Switzerland it was 1899

@nathanwulf 5 жыл бұрын

The decor for the carriage where you had breakfast looks very early 90s - almost like the motel that Alan Partridge used to live in before he got the caravan.

@AlxRose 5 жыл бұрын

A little correction: There is not one attendant per sleeper car. The entire train is usually staffed with 3-4 people (excluding the driver), where at least one is managing the restaurant car. Thanks for an awesome trip report with one of my favourite train trips! Almost as good as the trip Chur - St Moritz - Tirano in Switzerland/Italy.

@dmitze01 5 жыл бұрын

As a railfan and advocate of night sleeper trains I need to add this line to my bucket list.

@christinae30 4 жыл бұрын

"the countryside is fantastic as long as you like trees" 😅🤣🤣 When going by train in Sweden you will see some of our trees. If you look out on the other side you'll see some other trees. If there are fewer trees you will come to the border of Sweden within 2 hours. 😃

@lydiaveldhuizen3157 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you showing us this, but I also like to See than a Bit of your destination. In this case Narvik.

@Lfclfclfclfcpnepnepne5 5 жыл бұрын

I am so jealous on what you done , you made me seriously consider doing train trips like this which I have never thought they existed lol

@comments6482 5 жыл бұрын

And it's also so cheap! My guesses where at least five times higher price than that!

@AdurianJ 5 жыл бұрын

@@comments6482 In Sweden remember to book well in advance as the prices increase the closer you get to the departure date. Also if you only travel to Luleå there are first class sleeper cabins where you have a shower and toilet in every cabin and there's only two beds. There's also a much cheaper resting car which has 6 "beds" of a lower quality that's more like couches with sheets and you don't have access to a shower.

@demonhalo67 5 жыл бұрын

Do it!. Too many tourists avoid Scandinavia becouse it is seen as super expensive and not tourist friendly. That is simply not true. The train is great value, wonderful scenery and the Swedish and Norwegian people down to earth!.

@tianyi05 5 жыл бұрын

Did that trip in 1974, mid-summer so light pretty much the whole trip. Seemed like 12 hours of birch trees, lake, red house, repeat over and over again plus 6 hours of mountains. Still was a hck of a trip. Took the Hurtigruten to Bergen. Heck of a trip.

@peterfergusson4252 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video : informative without excessive / excess information. A very professional job - well done Paul. Enjoyed every minute, and Paul's modest enjoyment of the trip is infectious in a nice way.

@AlexKall 5 жыл бұрын

Oh this bring back memories! In the late 80ies, I as a young kid of around 4 me and my family was going up north to my moms birthplace (Korpilombolo) and we went by an SJ trained pulled by an RC locomotive. We're 6 in the family so my mom and my slightly older sister (2,5 years) was in one 4 bed cabin and my dad and my big brother and oldest sister was in another 4 bed cabin. There was also a somewhat creepy man in our cabin, the décor in our train back then was similar I think, memory is lacking after 30 yeas but it was darkish blue beds and tan wood paneled walls or perhaps tan metal I think, had the same type of safety netting. We had our own food on the train so we pretty much never left the train cabin. We stopped in Luleå and then we were picked up by my uncle and went by car the rest of the way up north, I think, don't remember much of that, remember the train ride though and I loved it (besides in my eyes the somewhat creepy man)! My mom on the other hand didn't like it as she was suffering from motion sickness the whole trip up north. Funny enough she was also sea sick, yet she started working on a cargo ship that operated between Israel and Sweden, she suffered through storms and got an offered a job on a cargo ship in Brasil and was thinking of doing it even though she still suffered from sea sickness. But she changed her mind when she met my dad, he worked on a ship between Gothenburg and UK :) Thanks for the memory trip!

@herman.rodstrom 5 жыл бұрын

You actually did have access to the SJ Lounge in Stockholm if you were travelling on the same day as you went from Gothenburg, since you had first class tickets on that journey. You have access to the lounges in both cities all day, before and after your journey.

@christerjonsson7849 4 жыл бұрын

He did not have a first class ticket. First class suites have their own bathroom with shower in it on the sleeper train.

@IScreamer 4 жыл бұрын

Christer Jonsson Herman’s referring to the trip he made, that same day, before connecting to the sleeper train. He says that trip was first class and allows him access to lounges both at the departure and arrival stations.

@vietnowsoldo 3 жыл бұрын

good thing to know ,thanks!

@2012edunne 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for an enjoyable video from Stockholm to Narvik by train, brings back memories of my interrail trips from Ireland to Sweden via the UK, Netherlands/Germany/Denmark. The trusted bible for rail travel was the Thomas Cook Rail timetable, trains going on ships between Germany/Denmark and Sweden. This was before the Øresund Bridge. Thanks for the memories.

@GintaPPE1000 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic review as always Paul, always loved your train stuff! Also, congrats on the sponsor, and well done on the plug; that was one of the smoothest I've ever seen.

@grantpegram4234 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love these videos. Keep up the awesome work! Fun and helpful info and while staying personal and interesting.

@MrPhantom1961 5 жыл бұрын

Paul great video. It's nice to see a journey like this that most people probably wouldn't think of taking, or for that matter, know about. Your narration has become a lot more professional and relaxed in feel over the past 12 months. This video, aside from a few wobbly shots, could easily pass for a report from the BBC Holiday Programme or ITV's Wish You Were Here, for those old enough to remember these travel shows. Keep up the high standard and variety of travel experiences that you cover.

@joansmith3296 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it tremendously! Beautiful scenery. Thank you for showing me places I'll never get a chance to see on my own.

@icefahrer 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I did this Tour in 2017 and it was awesome! Thanks for this Video:)

@Newtube_Channel 5 жыл бұрын

Congrats man, gives a whole new meaning to the north-south divide from back home

@alexandergrube6437 5 жыл бұрын

fun fact: the RC class is what Amtrak based their AEM7 locomotive off of

@williamalford4248 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. The editing and narration are outstanding. I now have a new item on my bucket list. Thanks for posting this.

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello William Alford, How are you doing?

@arokh72 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could afford to do this trip, but Sweden is pretty much literally the other side of the world (I'm in Australia). At least with channels like this, I can experience the trip from the comfort of my recliner at home.

@Nils-ue5uy 2 жыл бұрын

I am from sweden, we can switch countries for like 5 mounths at the winter!

@margaretwitmitz5694 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to tell you how much I enjoy your reviews Paul. I have recently retired and have had the most amazing time wingin' it around the world.

@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Margaret!

@kathlynpykett5966 3 жыл бұрын

I did this exact trip Oct 2019. Possibly the coolest thing I ever did.

@bacigc 3 жыл бұрын

What did you do in arctic circle?

@kathlynpykett5966 3 жыл бұрын

@@bacigcI travelled to see the Northern Lights.

@AntonFetzer 5 жыл бұрын

Nice, I am moving to Kiruna in September and this seems like a fantastic way to get all my luggage with me

@ala0284 5 жыл бұрын

There’s been a definite increase in quality in your videos since you went full time, love them and I hope you keep doing interesting trips like this

@AdurianJ 5 жыл бұрын

That restaurant car looks like an "R4" it was the last real restaurant car to enter service with inter city trains in the 1980's. This means it has a fully operational kitchen for cooking food and not just the heating faculties of the Bistro cars that are the norm. The Kitchen isn't really used and hasn't been for a long time. I worked furnishing these trains with food in 1999/2000 and even back then the kitchen wasn't really used, but i used to love these carriages because they felt like a real dining car. Nasty rumors said proper restaurant servicing was discontinued to not compete with the more spartan X2000 high speed trains entering service in the early 90's But i would say the R4 is a pretty good representation of what dining cars historically looked in Sweden.

@websiteowns 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe you are traveling with them but in case you didn't know, the people at 6:39 are high profiles on SJ including the Senior Vice President

@excitableboy7031 4 жыл бұрын

That's a nice catch, FreakshowFapper!

@GC-ps9mn 4 жыл бұрын

What is SJ?

@wilfbm9067 4 жыл бұрын

@@GC-ps9mn swedish rail

@tttt6522 4 жыл бұрын

@@GC-ps9mn Swedish Railwyas " Rj"

@tttt6522 4 жыл бұрын

*Sj

@derekbrune8545 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul. I have come to enjoy watching your work, it is always informative, interesting and apt. Compliments to you!!

@GaryMarriott 4 жыл бұрын

Great video with an OMG moment when I realise that the breakfast dining car chairs are exactly the ones we have around our breakfast table nook at home

@SuperIsabell2000 5 жыл бұрын

Really fun to see you travel in "my country", hope you enjoyed it :D

@scottyhotty111 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always, would be amazing to see you in Australia riding some of the trains over here 🙌

@kingnfs1 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! I waiting for Paul do The Ghan and Indian Pacific!

@Crosshead1 5 жыл бұрын

Cirno bring your money with you. They’re both tourist trains and very expensive, but very nice.

@kingnfs1 5 жыл бұрын

I know thats why I am hoping Paul able to do it someday, because its impossible for me.

@deanl4575 5 жыл бұрын

Flying High Charlton The Overland is one of Great Southern Rail's underrated services, especially in Red Premium. They spoil you with food, lots of legroom, lots of seat room and drinks. Of course, The Ghan and Indian Pacific are not overrated in any way and they are great too.

@MrGreatplum 5 жыл бұрын

What an incredible trip - thank you for sharing!

@rogerwilliamcoates5724 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate, and while Im not a great fan of train travel, your adventures put them in a more attractive light...keep them coming, I really look forward to them..cheers from NZ.

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Roger William, How are you doing?

@bobby-vi5io 5 жыл бұрын

Me and my friends actually took the same train during the 2017/2018 New Year, from Umeå to Kiruna and Abisko. Probably the most impulsive trip I've ever had since we book it a day before the trip and got a pretty good student discount. Even though it was between -20 and -30C when we were there, Abisko is amazing and the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi is really cool as well! We were in 2nd class and the seat was surprisingly very comfortable for an 8 hour trip!

@volderah 4 жыл бұрын

Loved watching that. Brought back some happy memories. I didn't discover the joy of night trains till I was 50 and have done several around Finland/Sweden/Norway but I always feel you're missing so much shut away in a cabin, so I spend the night in the seats where you have bigger windows and better conversations. Your 8 hour slumber meant you didn't notice that that train takes long stops at the rural stations so people can take their dogs off the train to relieve themselves! Worth saying that though Narvik is the end of the line, if you're OK with buses you can get to Tromso, Hammerfest and even Kirkenes from there.

@MrLordtiranus 4 жыл бұрын

I went to Narvik far in 2008, have a good memories... after that we reached the station of Lulea, Haparanda/Tornio, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and finally Helsinki. When I think of that journey I become nostalgic... nice video mate BTW.

@MidnightVisions 5 жыл бұрын

@9:20 That's a solid 1980's style carriage.

@goneoutside1011 4 жыл бұрын

I’m taking my first train ride in February. It’s short only 4 hours, Houston to San Antonio

@awaywithpaul3423 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I did this trip when I went interrailing around Europe in 1991! Was an amazing experience and so good to see this report. Pity it wasn’t a bit longer but thanks for sharing 👍👍

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Paul, How are you doing?

@Bovey100 4 жыл бұрын

I honestly rate this as one of your best ever reports Paul. Amazing scenery and brilliantly presented as ever!

@arnsteinskovereng3697 5 жыл бұрын

Great report 👏👏. I live in Norway, but have never been on this train. You should also try Bergensbanen, Flåmsbanen, Dovrebanen, Raumabanen and Nordlandsbanen 😁 . A lot of beautiful Norwegian scenery 👍😀 I love your videos, already looking forward to the next one 🙂

@Skogsmullen02 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really proud of my country Sweden

@olliefelton1102 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning video, Paul! Thank you for sharing this incredible trip with us

@robertcooper3985 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. That is one helluva train ride - beautiful scenery! Must try it sometime. Thanks for posting, Paul, enjoyed it immensely.

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Robert Cooper, How are you doing?

@elliottp3751 5 жыл бұрын

9:57 That carriage you sat on is a type R4 build in the 80's :)

@KenMyrheim 5 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed your stay in Norway, Paul. If you return, I highly recommend taking the Nordlandsbanen train between Trondheim and Bodø. Very nice scenery, especially during the summer.

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Ken Myrheim, How are you doing?

@antonhei2443 5 жыл бұрын

While sitting in my office, it looks like the promissed land! Thanks for the fantastic video!

@dawnbriscoe5563 4 жыл бұрын

I love watching Winging with Paul . He does great job .Whether you are traveling by air plane and/or trains. 😊

@angharadhafod 5 жыл бұрын

In the days when there were ferries from Newcastle to Bergen and Göteborg, I and my partner drove to Narvik a couple of times. The extra driving required to go via the channel is just too much. But you've given me an idea now. A cheap flight to Stockholm, then the Arctic Circle sleeper. Taking our camping equipment (as we did when we went by car) might be a bit more of a challenge though.

@runarandersen878 5 жыл бұрын

It is probably cheaper to buy a plane ticket directly to Narvik (via Oslo). I live just 2-3 hours from the airport and have many times travelled to London and back that way. I have paid between about 60 and 100 £ each way with Norwegian. But then again, sometimes the ride is the fun. Check out Lofoten while you are there.

@schmatzi54 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this amazing video. This is one of the most beautiful journeys so far. And I must confess that I'm darkgreen with envy (In the good, not the bad way!). Carry on and enjoy all your trips!

@SangteaHmar 5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate all the small details you used to mention in your video. 👍

@balijepallikish4252 5 жыл бұрын

Its good that you are European, have the luxury of not having visa and can enjoy everywhere but what about others . We can see your vid videos . I lived in sweden for 5 years so i know and used to x 2000. But its good to live in sweden only in summer and big no no in winter . Good Work .

@informitas0117 5 жыл бұрын

If you grow up here the winters are not that big a deal. Sure it's dark, cold and makes you want to kill yourself but it makes saunas amazing.

@Vinterfrid 4 жыл бұрын

@@informitas0117 No, growing up (or living) in Northern Sweden certainly does not want you to kill yourself! Who gave you that idea?

@nlr70 5 жыл бұрын

Great, cheap as chips too 10/10

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Nicholas, How are you doing?

@algotbachmeier9181 5 жыл бұрын

This video absolutely deserves a thumbs up!

@geecee3478 5 жыл бұрын

fascinating how the scenery changes so dramatically- great vid thank you...

@lydiaanderson2870 3 жыл бұрын

@Hello Gee Cee, How are you doing?

@robertwheeldon6526 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video paul....currently I am in the very top of Norway working. Last month very cold and wall to wall snow, this month light from 4am to 9.30pm and melting fast...next month start of no dark at all. The Arctic is an odd place for sure... I recommend trying the hurtigtuten from Bergen to kirkenes in Norway. That's a great trip in mid summer.

@Paul_Lucas 5 жыл бұрын

Hope the far north is treating you well - wonderful country up there 😊

@MohdArif-pl3sy 5 жыл бұрын

Yay train! this is 2nd best train trip report. Just short of Amtrak Empire builder video.

@jamescasey2347 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that Paul, cheers! One of my favourite trips to do is from Helsinki to Oulu with my missus, we usually go at Christmas. It's something to see the train barrelling through the snowy countryside when its -20 outside!

@PorkChopJones 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding photography! What a nice trip, the air even looks fresh. A blooming picture post card! Yessssssss

@artokiiskinen1058 5 жыл бұрын

enjoyed it. Please you could also show us your destination, Narvik and come to finland please. If you thought Sweden is remote and full of trees, we are remoter and fuller of trees

@Tickettoriderailway 5 жыл бұрын

Also mosquitoes and lakes! But lovely!

@isaks7042 5 жыл бұрын

Well Finlands landscape isn't really that different from Sweden's. Except that Sweden has more lakes, More mountains, more farmlands at some places and is also full of forest in other places. The North of Sweden is actually even more rural than Finland, 12% of the Swedish population lives in Norrland which takes up 60% of the total land area. Sweden is more varied, it's much warmer than Finland in the south but a bit colder in the north western part than in Finland cause of the mountain range. Finland is only forest.

@petejohnsson760 5 жыл бұрын

Isak Samuelsson you’ve never been to Finland, have you xD

@isaks7042 5 жыл бұрын

@@petejohnsson760 Am I wrong?

@gort7361 5 жыл бұрын

@@isaks7042 it has a nickname of "The country of a thousand lakes" something like that.

@AnTyx 5 жыл бұрын

I really like these non-standard trip reports! May I suggest the business-class coaches in the Baltics? Lux Express in particular runs coaches between Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and St Petersburg, as well as domestic destinations in Estonia, with coaches that have a Lounge cabin in the back half. I use this product whenever I travel around the region myself, I know it's very popular (often the Lounge seats will sell out before the regular cabin), and it could be interesting to your viewers. Even the regular cabin in these buses is very nice, actually.

@angelgames9351 5 жыл бұрын

AnTyx EE and they have free coffee and chocolate

@KnightOnBaldMountain 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. Thank you for this well-produced, interesting video.

@mlsyogi4821 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Paul, I LOVE train travel so much. One of these days I'm going to take this one. thanks for posting such great videos!!

@paulmadeja8550 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing trip! 7th comment, 6th not including Paul... I love this channel! -Sam

@MrPetter1000 5 жыл бұрын

At 07:20 he's passing by Hudiksvall. I work in the office with the blue sign that says "Monitor".

@MrPetter1000 5 жыл бұрын

@Fonterrorism NZ yes, about 15 thousand people live here.

@whereuwannabe5136 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul for your vlogs, you go places I will (probably) never have a chance to be. From Alabama, USA to wherever you are now, you are shrinking the World! Rock on!

@larryloveless2967 4 жыл бұрын

i HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS LONG DISTANCE TRAIN TRIPS IN THE U.S., Canada, and Europe. This looks like so much fun and can relate to your travel. Thanks for your good video. Rail fan from St. Louis

@LincolnintheAdirondacks 5 жыл бұрын

My jealousy level is through the roof lol

@theolerou7490 4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed Lincoln, mine too and those ultra modern trains look fantastic and the Scandinavian countries beautiful with such modern cities and would have loved to be there but not possible for me. I need to go of these channels, if not, I may derail myself. I love those trains so much.

@thebigchip 5 жыл бұрын

You didn’t mention in your report that Kiruna is also the location of the famous Ice Hotel. Sleep 365 days a year in sub zero temperatures. Awesome place to get married too

@georgina1317 5 жыл бұрын

WOW, a shower on a train, that’s awesome. Looks like an epic trip, definitely going on the list. Thanks for the video!

@DerQn66 5 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine and me took that train three years ago in the arctic summer (with a stop-over-day at Abisko) and enjoying midnight hiking in the Fjäll and the white nights without sunset.That was amazing.