If it were me, and it's clearly not, and your main reason to do this trip is primarily to see the northern lights, as opposed to doing a "road trip with a purpose", I'd fly to Iceland, hire a car and do it from there.
As with all natural phenomena, you have to get lucky with timings. I've been to Iceland with work half a dozen times in the past 2 years and saw them once. I've lost count of the amount of times I heard disappointed tourists say that a northern lights tour had to be cancelled due to bad weather but they do put you on another tour FOC should that happen.

Good luck whatever you decide, I'm sure ti'll be the adventure of a lifetime  Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Just a thought Pete, but worth you thinking in advance about....
What will be your maximum fuel tank range between top ups ??
I remember sweating a couple of times in my P38 diesel with 22-24 mpg.

One funny thing I remember about driving around Hardanger.
You would go for miles and not see another car, then suddenly you would go round a bend and be in a line of standing traffic.
The cause... the main road would suddenly lead you to a floating ferry road, very similar to crossing Windermere from the Hawkshead side. Very rarely shown on the map I had., and only taking 8 or ten cars at a time.

Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56162...tty+affair

Just in case you have not already done so, you might enjoy the Youtube films of Harry Metcalfe of "Harry's Garage" taking a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow he had bought for £4,100 on Ebay to the Arctic Circle and then to see the northern lights. I'd like to take my motorcycle to Norway, but not at a time when one can see the northern lights... Only Range Rovers since 1988

Haylands wrote:

Mike, thanks for that..

Eirik34, great info, thanks.

If the E6 is not recommended at that time of year is the E4 or E45 the best/prettiest route..?

Cheers

If it's of interest, Harry Metcalfe (Harry's Garage on YouTube) did a pretty good 2 part video about driving an old Rolls Royce he'd bought on Ebay to Norway and the Arctic Circle:



&t=333s .

Alan, If we don't see them we have an excuse to go back...

CS and Paul, thanks I'll have a look...

Mike, yeah, mines the petrol so we will have to tow a petrol tanker...!!! (about 350 a tankful)

Eirik34, thanks, dare say I will have some more questions for you if that's OK... Pete
__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Ah, sorry CS - I missed that you'd posted the same - I was looking at multiple screens whilst working, and clearly not paying enough attention to FFRR!

And most importantly, Harry Metcalfe is an L322 owner. A 3.6 TDV8 iirc 2004 L322 4.4 V8 Vogue Bonatti Grey
(205,500 miles and counting.......)

You will need one of these.

https://www.rpm-fuels.co.uk/towable-bowser...gJDq_D_BwE

Don’t think they do a petrol one tho....... There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

If Harry can do it in a Roller that does 15 mpg, I'm sure I can do it in a S/C that does maybe 1 mpg more..  Pete
__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Sneak over to the Disco3 forum and search for posts from DSL - their road trip champion. He has a number of posts detailing road trips under taken all over Europe and a lot of ones to Scandinavia including one where the engine of his disco3 went wrong in a terminal way (not tempting any fate). I am sure he did one to Tromso or if it wasn’t Tromso it was definately very north.

Found the post I was thinking about - https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/off-road-tr...ght=Tromso

Make a brew before reading as it is about 28 pages long and very pic heavy. 2008 TDV8

Thanks for that, I'll have a look...  Pete
__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Jambo beat me too it.

DSL on disco3.co.uk is the man to speak to. Remember:- amateurs built the ark
Proffesionals built the titanic

I have driven to Stockholm a few times, via channel tunnel, ferry to hook of Holland and Ferry to Hamberg. I live on the south coast so these options made more sense to me.

I would check the price of possible sea crossings against time and fuel costs as when I did it (a few years back now) the cost of the ferry to Denmark far out weighed what id spend on fuel going a longer route and was only a few hours difference, plus the timing were better.

The roads in Sweden are generally wider / faster than in Norway but as has been said above, depends what sort of journey you want.

Also dont forget the tolls on bridges between the Danish Islands (great belt bridge) and the one to Malmo, alternatively check the ferry between Helsingor and Helsingborg. Its only a 30 min crossing and used to cost about the same as the bridge and makes for a good break in the journey.

If you do take this route, stock up on beer and wine in Denmark - lots cheaper than Denmark and Norway but be very carful as their drink drive limits are lower than ours.

Thanks for that, all good info..  Pete
__________________________________________________
2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-