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Generally, when choosing which train to take, opt for express trains - those with fewest stops, as you are unlikely to get far with regional ones - and you may get stuck in a station where almost no trains stop. It's very useful to memorize (or write down) the timetable, so that you instantly know which is the best train to take after you get kicked out of the previous one.
In central Europe (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania...) - you can use dance style tat is called short distant ticket trick. Conductor usually check only new passengers and he do not remember their final destination. So you buy ticket only for short distance and you show it to conductor. But after final destination on the ticket you continue journey, sit and sleep. This is not complete free, but cheap. More difficult dance style is similar. Blue dancer come and he check new passengers. You are new but you do not respond }sleep, look out of window, read a book).
 
 
== Searching for train connection and stops during journey ==
 
PeterOB tried to write some schedules for trains in Nordic countries, where trains does not go so often. But the schedule can change and some countries (Sweden) has difficult schedule. '''Important is to find stops during journey, where you can be kicked out'''
 
'''Every country has their own web for searching connection''' (Buses, Trains, City public transport), or more web pages. The web pages for searching train connection are '''vr.fi''' in Finland, '''sj.se''' in Sweden '''nsb.no''' in Norway '''dsb.dk''' in Denmark, '''jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/''' and '''cd.cz''' in Czech-Slovakia (you are welcome to add more pages). But these web pages can be with lot of JavaScript and difficult can be even switching to English. It is possible to find stops during journey there usually, but it can be quite difficult find, how to do. PeterOB tried to find stops at ''sj.se'' without success, but there is way, how wind stops during journey.
 
'''There are some web pages for whole Europe, where you can find train connection''' for example '''eurail.com''' But there are not regional or commuter trains so good (if any in some regions). And you can not find stops during journey.
 
'''There is another page, where you can find all train connections include stops during journey for all Europe'''. It is Czech web for searching connections is Czech-Slovakia (all city transport, buses, trains, planes). But there is trains connection for whole Europe on this web. The link for searching train connections is here '''jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/''' But there is no English. '''It is possible to find stops during journey on this web''' But it is not possible to find, if station has waiting room, or when waiting room will be closed. Buses are there for Czech and Slovakia only, except few buses in Europe (these buses are usually connected with train company). There are distances in km for every stops Czech and Slovakian buses and trains that go through Czech-Slovakia.
 
'''Translation for searching connection''' (''Vlaky'' = Trains ''Autobusy'' = Buses, ''MHD Vsechna'' = all city public transport, ''MHD'' = city public transport, ''Odkud'' = from, ''Kam'' = to, ''Datum a cas'' = date and time - two edit fields, ''Pouze přímá spojení'' = without train (or bus) change during journey, ''Pouze vlaky bez povinné rezervace'' = only trains without seat reservation obligatory, but it usually does not show many trains, especially long-journey ones).
 
'''Errors during request for searching'''
''Zadání není jednoznačné, upřesněte prosím zadání'' - the station or city - town - village is not specified exactly (more stations with this name), write it more exactly.
''Objekt nebyl nalezen'' = this station or town or city or village is not in database
 
'''If you click for complete train, you get list of stops and schedule''' Translating: ''Stanice'' = station ''Příj'' = arrival ''Odj'' = departure ''Pozn'' = notes for this stop Km = distance in kilometers from begin of train journey to this station (Distances in km are aviable only for trains that goes through Czech Republic and Slovakia). (''zastavuje jen pro nastup'' = only for boarding, ''zastavuje jen pro vystup'' only for getting off, but it is only for ticket-reservation possibility, you can get in-off or be kicked out anywhere).
 
'''Buttons under connections''' ''Zmenit zadani'' = Changing searching request ''Nove zadani'' = new searching request ''Trvaly odkaz'' =permanent link to connection, ''Hledat spatecni spojeni'' = searching for connection back, in another direction (from destination to start station). And '''buttons down-left''' ''Predchozi'' = three connections before, ''nasledujici'' = (three) connections after. At first request idos.cz will find three earliest connections after selected date and time.
 
'''Translation for connections that has been found''' And then you find connection, some notes are - ''Příští stanice'' = Next Station, ''Vlak se prave nachazi ve stanici'' = Train is now in this station, ''povinná rezervace'' = seat reservation obligatory, ''moznost rezervace'' = seat reservation is possible, ''jede'' = train goes at this dates, ''jede do'' = train goes until this date, ''jede od'' train goes since this date, ''od'' = since ''do'' = until, ''globální cena'' = global ticket price, not interesting for us, ''vozy 1. a 2. třídy'' = wagons with first and second class, ''pouze vozy 2. třídy'' = wagons only with second class.
 
And there are '''some symbols''', what is in train - like ''beds, restaurant, bar or bistro, car transporting, etc''
 
'''Error 1'''
''Spojení nebylo nalezeno'' = Connection was not found
''Možné příčiny'' = It can be caused by
 
''spojení v příslušném časovém období neexistuje'' = no connection exist in this time
'' mezi výchozím a cílovým objektem neexistuje přímé spojení'' = there can be not direct connection (without changes), (if you have selected direct connections only for searching).
'' spojení nelze realizovat povolenými dopravními prostředky'' = connection is not possible with selected type of vehicles due to our database status (if you have selected only trains, buses etc.)
 
 
This application usually marks most of regional-commuter trains like '''blue R''' some commuter trains are missing (commuter trains by Stockholm, P train in Helsinki), and it marks '''green''' all '''IC''', '''EC''' or '''high-speed trains''' with seat reservation obligatory. it shows seat reservation obligatory in all IC-EC trains. Only few international dance floors are '''red''' like '''EN''' and '''INT'''
 
The '''semi-regional trains''' for longer journey are usually marked like blue too, but the letters are various, some are still like '''blue R''' (for example in Sweden '''OTU''' - Oresundstaag, in Norway '''REG''' trains are regional, not local trains). The '''long journey trains''' are usually green with letters EC, IC or specific letters ('''TGV''' in France, '''X2''' is ''SJ Snabbstaag'' in Sweden, '''S2''' is ''Pendolino'' in Finland, Green '''AE''' or Red '''INT''' is ''Allegro train'' between Helsinki and St. Pettersburk, '''FR''' or '''FA''' is high-speed train in Italy - Treno Alta Velocita, '''FB''' is something like IC train in Italy - FB FRECCIABIANCA). Some Night trains are marked '''ICN''' (green) and some night Trains like green '''NZ''' (Moscow-Helsinki), some night trains are red '''EN''' - Euronight. Many night trains (in Finland, in Sweden are marked like green IC or even blue REG in Norway)
 
But '''some Long Journey IC trains are still blue like regional''' (ICs in Norway are marked like blue REG, long journey dance floors from Stockholm to Narvik or (Goteborg) Stockholm-Lulea or Lulea-Narvik are marked sometimes like blue R Arcitic circle train)
 
Sometimes - '''one trains is marked like two another trains''' (R train Helsinki-Tampere, trains between Oslo and Goteborg), and some trains has two symbols (for example train between Helsinki and St. Peterburg is red INT or Green AE ). Even some high speed trains can be missing there (probably purple Treno Italio - AV dance floor in Italy).
 
The most important for this Czech database is '''that you can find stops during journey''' Unfortunately - you can not find in this Czech application, which stations has waiting room, or when waiting room is closed.
 
'''jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/''' is only for trains, it is part of '''idos.cz''' , where you can find all buses and trains and city public transport in Czech Republic and Slovakia (not in Europe, you can find only trains and few buses in whole Europe). You can find all stops, time table (arrival and departure) and for Czech republic and Slovakia only - you can find length of journey between stations in km. Unfortunately - this page is not in English.
 
This application is created by '''CHAPS''' (software for transport schedules) and there is possible to download database of schedules and trips from '''chaps.cz''' like complete database, only trains (in Europe) or only buses (Czech and Slovakia) or city public transport for selected city in Czech-Slovakia. And there should be database of planes too. Unfortunately, English is missing.
== [[Austria]] ==
At first – '''How to get to Finland'''. There are three ways, how to get there. Unfortunately, most of Finland border are with Russia and with Baltic sea. The traveling through Russia is not free or easily possible. You need visa. Visa to Russia cost around Eur 50-100 and it can be difficult with office. So there is no way (hitchhiking, bus, train) through Tallin-Saint Petersburg – Helsinki. There is ferry between Tallinn and Helsinki, it is not so long journey and the price begins from Eur 12 for walkers and they write down ID. You can try to sneek on ferry between people (a lot of people are there in Friday and Sunday) or you can be hidden in someone's car. Getting from Poland to Tallin is relative long journey, but a lot of truck goes there. No train is on this way and hitchhiking between Poland and Estonia is sometimes good, but sometimes bad. Hitchhiking in Poland is easy and there are not so many trains in Poland.
'''Second journey''' is from Stockholm to Finland by ferry. There are two ferry companies – ''Silja Line'' and ''Viking Line''. Journey from Stockholm to Turku takes 11 hours and there is plenty small islands around. The daily ferry (Silja line) stops in Aaland isnand. The night line from Stockholm to Turku goes at 7pm and arrives at 7am (Finland has 1 hour more than Sweden). But the night line cost around Eur 60-75. The ferry to Helsinki leaves around 4pm, but it cost around Eur 80 and sneeking is difficult. Day line (Silja Line) leaves Stockholm at 7am and arrives to Turku at 7pm. Day line cost around Eur 12-17, usually Eur 15. You can try to buy ticket only to '''Aaland- Mariehamn''' island, but it is only few Euros difference. Nobody checkinkg tickets on the ship or during getting of in Turku-Stockholm, they check it only during boarding. Sneeking on ferry is quite difficult. You can ty try to go through exit way, but it is difficult, or you can try to sneek inside gate behind somebody, but it is really not easy. The most easy way is to be hidden in someone's car. There are travelling traveling some Hippie people with car too. Inside ship – you can put luggages into locked cage at begin of journey. There is Cafe In 6th floor. Some guests leaves leftovers, but not so many. Only something during afternoon and nothing at Morning. There is buffet one floor more for breakfast and lunch. You can try to sneek there, when the workers does not watch.
If you go by '''ferry at morning''', there is no good place, where to be until Morning in Stockholm. Ferry leaves around 7am, so it is not possible to sleep out of the Stockholm, because you have not enough time to arrive to Terminal. Ferry terminal close around 8pm and you can wait in Stockholm central station, but it close around 0:30. There is McDonald shitty restaurant, but they do not like waiting people during night and they sometimes kicks them out. Anyway, McDonald shitty restaurant closes at 2am. You have to wait outside until 3:15am, when bus terminal open (it is close to central station, upstairs). Then subway in Stockholm (you need to sneek through grates) is open from 5am and close around 1 am. Terminal for ferry opens at 5am too. There is park with bench and noisy road close to ferry terminal and you can sleep there. But there are drunken and strange people during night – you can hide more between bushes.
When the ferry comes to Turku (Abo) Hamm, there are two IC trains close to Ferry. One to Tampere and One to Helsinki. Second floor is pretty empty and you can hide there in toilet (PeterOB was sitting like during shitting without locked door). Conductor probably check tickets just one time after Turku and there is almost nobody going to train. These trains are last, if you will be kicked out,next train goes tomorrow. But if you already get to Karjaa (Karis), there is commuter train to Helsinki without checking.
Another ferry is '''between Umea (SE) and Vaasa (FI)''. ' and another ferry with longer journy is '''between Sundsvall (SE) and Vaasa (FI)''' There are lot of trains ''from Stockholm to Gavle, Hudiksvall, Sundsvall ('''SJ Snabbstaab''' and long journey '''SJ IC''', '''Nattaget''' to north)''. Some '''SJ Snabbstaag''' trains ''continue to Umea too''. Local trains ('''Norrtaag, X-Taget''') has more stops. PetterOB does not know info about ferry between Vassa and Umea (pricing, sneeking, leftovers in restaurants and departure times).
'''Third journey to Finland''' is around Baltic see, in the north. Nordic Journey''' There are plenty trains from Stockholm to Gavle, Hudiksvall, Sundsvall, a lot of high-speed dance floors ('''SJ Snabbstaag) ''' and long journey trains ('''SJ IC''', '''SJ Nattaget''', '''Arctic circle train'''). Some SJ Snabbstaag goes more north to Umea and there are '''SJ IC, SJ Orviga , SJ Nattaget (night train) ''' and local '''Norrtaag ''' from Umea to Boden and Lulea. The trains from Sundsvall to Umea are not so often (local trains have more stops). From Umea to Boden goes Norrtaag local train and SJ IC (Arctic circle train) and night train SJ Nattaget. From Boden to Lulea it is only one or two stops (some trains with three stops ?)
There is '''road around Baltic sea''' from ''Lulea (SE) to Tornio (FI), Kemi (FI), Oulu (FI)''. But Petter does not know difficult is hitchiking hitchhiking there and how many cars are there. '''There is no train from Lulea (SE) to Finland''', but only bus (you can try cash trick). Tornio (do not exchange Tornio and Tervolta station, it is not the same town) is close to SE-FI border. First train station is Kemi (trains in Tornio are pretty rare). It is one stop and 58 min from Kemi to Ouluby all IC or Ex trains. There is once a 3-4 hours dance floor from Kemi to north-east with only 3 stops, stops are ''(Oulu (Uleaborg) – Kemi – Tervola - Muurola – Rovaniemi)''. Night dance floor IC 265 is with fewest stops and it goes even further (Oulu (Uleaborg) 4:50-4:57, Kemi 6:03-6:07, Rovaniemi 7:28-7:40, Misi 8:16-8:17, Kemijärvi 8:45), by idos.cz - only one train per day – IC265 goes from Rovaniemi to Misi and Kemijärvi. There is most north dancing line in Finland by border with Sweden to Kolari. But trains there are quite rare, if any. Another dancing line, which cross Arctic Circle, is from Kemi to Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi. Arctic circle is in north part of Rovaniemi. Once a 1-2 hours runs quite fast IC or Pendolino dance floor between Helsinki – Tampere – Oulu. Some IC has two floors (easy to hide is second floor toilet) and some faster IC and Pendolinos has only one floor. Pendolinos are marked like green S2 at idos.cz
'''The north journey by train and hitchhiking''' is nice in Summer with never-ending daylight. But there are a lot of Mosquitoes. The situation in winter is terrible. The Swedish dancing line Stockholm-Lulea is better, most of stations has waiting room, but waiting room is closed during night (no waiting room in some small stations with local trains). Many of stations in Finland are without waiting room. You can wait few hours for next train or longer during night (and next train can get echo from previous one). On the road from Sweden to Finland can be with almost no cars and a lot of snow. The winter temperature can be here -30 or even -40. Here – the death during exam in case that you fail is real treat in winter time.
'''Blue-Black dancing (taking trains for free) is relative easy in Finland, it is super easy in region around Helsinki.''' There are a lot of commuter city trains around Helsinki. These trains goes every 10-30 minutes usually. Commuter city trains around Helsinki are marked as blue R-trains at wwwidos.cz resp. jizdnirady.idosidnes.cz /vlaky/spojeni/, and they are marked many letters (K,P,R,D and many others) by wr.fi or in Helsinki map, departure table. Commuter trains are little faster and it does not stops in all stops (K train, R train and D or Z train is with fewest stop).  You can find '''some info about train connections and pricing''' at '''vr.fi''' The '''map of dancing lines in Finland an information about trains, locomotives, stops''' are at English Wikipedia. '''en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Group''' it is quite big portal at Wikipedia. And you can find '''train connections with all stops''' in Finland and whole Europe at '''jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlaky/spojeni/'''
'''Commuter dance floors around Helsinki are pretty easy.''' There are conductors usually around middle of train, in ticket selling zone. They just sell the tickets if somebody wants, and they does not check it. Sometimes – they walk through whole train, if somebody want to buy ticket (they does not check). The area, where tickets selling is not common (and conductors are not so often there) is market by red line through tickets, there are conductors less often.
'''Sometimes, the ticket inspectors go into commuter trains'''. They have uniform and they are in group on platform, but PetterOB haven't seen them yet. They starts usually from end (or begin) of the wagon. There are usually quite lot of people in train and next stops is only few minutes away (usually 2-6minutes, in some faster commuter trains up to 10-20 minutes). So you can get off in next station usually (or you can try to tell that you are waiting for conductor to buy ticket). The penalty is Eur 80 plus ticket price, but they can more probably just let be non-Finish residents.
The Helsinki central station can be more difficult after 10pm. There is only one entrance and they check tickets on this entrance in night, before getting to train. But the near station (it is possible to get there by tram) is Pasila-Bole. All trains goes through Pasila-Bole and stops there. There are two entrances (on every side) in Passila Pasila Bole, or it is possible to cross fence and tracks, but it is dangerous. The second entrance on the another end of platforms, than waiting room, and it is always free.
Trams are easy in Helsinki, just get in like into commuter train. There are sometimes ticket inspectors too, with uniforms. The penalty is the same Eur 80. Buses in Helsinki are more difficult, you have to show thicket during boarding. But two buses are with lot of people and without checking during boarding – there can be sometimes inspectors too. In another cities, like Tampere, Turku, are buses too. But there is ticket checking during boarding. The city commuter trains are probably only around Helsinki and between Helsinki-Tampere. Another commuter train around Tampere is planned. Commuter trains around Helsinki go 90-120kph, distance between stops is not so long.
There are a lot of good dancing network of commuter city trains on dancing line ('''Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Leppävaara – Kirkkonummi'''), it is relative far to Kirkkonummi for city commuter dance floors. IC dance floors or Pendolinos (with three numbers) from-to Turku has not so many stops - ''(Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Leppävaara - (Kirkkonummi) – Karjaa Karis – Salo - Kupittaa – Turku Abo)'' and some IC trains begins-ends one more stop in Turku Abo Hamm, harbour for ferry (from Turku Abo Hamn 8:10 and 20:20). If you travel from Turku to Helsinki, you need to survive in IC train until Kirkkonummi or Leppävaara, ICs almost do not stop in Kirkkonummi, only IC from Turku 20:20 and 17:17, IC from Helsinki 5:17 and 6:27 stops there.
There are lot of commuter dance floors in direction '''(Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Tikkurila – Kerava (Kervo) – Jokela - Riihimäki)''' It is direction to ''Tampere'' – second largest city in Finland. A lot of commuter dance floors goes to this direction, but the stops are various. Some commuter trains stops in all stops, come commuter trains stops ''Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Tikkurila – Kerava (Kervo)'', and every stop between ''Kerava and Riihimäki''. Z and D train is with fewest stops. The '''region Helsinki - Kerava (Kervo)''' is more like violet city region on map with really plenty of trains, and '''Kerava (Kervo) - Riihimäki''' is green region close to city on the map. Pretty many people travel between Helsinki and Kerava (Kervo) and not so many people between Kerava (Kervo) and Riihimäki (it is green region in map). It is more far zone and probability of ticket inspection is bigger here. Still quite a lot commuter trains goes between between Kerava (Kervo) and Riihimäki. There are no waiting rooms in most of the stations. Commuter trains around Helsinki can go up to 120kph.
There are commuter dance floors on journey '''Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Tikkurila - Kerava (Kervo) - Lahti (Lahtis)''' once a 60 min between and Kerava (Kervo) - Lahti (Lahtis) and every 10 min between Helsinki and Kerava (Kervo). Commuter Dance floor to Lahti does not stop so much, stops are ''(Helsinki - Pasila (Böle) - Tikkurila - Kerava (Kervo) - Haarajoki - Mäntsälä - Lahti (Lahtis))'' It is 61 minutes from Helsinki to Lahti with commuter train. IC trains and Pendolinos does not stop between Tikkurila and Lahti.
The '''R train''' in platform departure table (all commuter trains are R at idos.cz) consist of three trains together for lot of people and it goes to Riihimäki and R-train stops in all stations after Kerava (Kervo). But the first part of this R-train continue like city train '''from Riihimäki to Tampere''' after 5 min waiting in Riihimäki. This commuter dance floor stops at all stops between Riihimäki and Tampere and interval to next R commuter train train is 2 hours. This commuter R train is like two R trains with different numbers at idos.cz (from Helsinki to Riihimäki and from Riihimäki to Tampere). The ticket selling area is in the middle of train and sometimes conductor walk through whole train. And there was in monitor one time that ticket for area range will be checked and conductor just came and he checked only people with zone ticket – only few people in the wagon. Peter just sat calmly, like he ticket has, it works usually here. Conductor checks and sells tickets just for people that want check or buy one, it look. But the inspetion can be here too. PeterOB was searching for toilet in this train, but he did not find WC in this train (no possible to hide there ?).
'''The two-number IC dance floors''' (green IC with two numbers at idos.cz and IC with two numbers at wr.fi) runs long journeys with not so many stops (less stops than three-number IC, especially between Helsinki and Tampere). The journey is often from Helsinki to north or back from north to Helsinki. These dance floors have sometimes two floors with restaurant and conductors in the middle (lower wagon). The situation is the same, like in three-number IC dance floors. Most of passengers are at first floor and second floor is quite empty, and second floor toilet is calm. Conductor goes usually after bigger city, usually after last station, that is close to bigger city. Two-numbers IC have much less stops – few stops in Helsinki region ''(Helsinki - Pasila (Böle) - Tikkurila - Tampere (Tammerfors) - ….. far north)''. As you can see – there are three stops in Helsinki region with plenty of city trains and there is no stop between ''Tikkurila – Tampere''. But conductors have a lot of time and they check tickets after bigger city.
Two-floors IC dance floors (two or three numbers) has maximum speed 200 kmh. There are IC dance floors with two numbers and one floor only. These But IC dance floors with one floor only can probably not run more than 200 kmh kph, but only 140-160 kph. Pendolinos can run 220 kph with tilting. and they go for long journey. This type of train is at idos.cz or vr.fi marked the same like two-floors IC and you probably can not recognize it. One floor IC dance floors goes even far north behind Oulu, like IC27 to Rovaniemi.
'''Some dance floors are Pendolinos.''' Pendolino is high-speed train from Italy and it has difficulties sometimes during Finish winter. Pendolinos are marked like green S2 at idos.cz and like Pendolino at wr.if. Pendolino looks the same like one-floor IC. Pendolinos are with three numbers and they stops in the same stops, like three number IC and tey are usually with the same speed, like three-number IC. Two-number Pendolinos stops in the same stops, like two-number IC. But the Pendolinos are more quick. Maximum speed for two-floor IC is 200 kph, but Pendolino with tilting can go faster, up to 220 kph. Commuter trains around Helsinki can go up to 120kph.
The price is usually the same for IC or Pendolino, but of course, it is much easier to hide in second floor. Quite a lot of passengers goes to toilet at first floor. And Pendolino has only one floor, not empty toilets in second floor. More passengers are going to toilet. And you can run so easily around conductor in another floor and go to area, where tickets was already checked.
'''Turku-Helsinki''' Turku is city on Baltic coast, the ferry arrives there. There are IC trains with three numbers and two floors. Conductor goes often just one time, after Turku or Helsinki aglomeration. More far from the start of journey- the train is relative empty. IC trains between Turku and Helsinki goes every 1-2 hours. Stops are : ''(Helsinki - Pasila Böle – Leppävaara [Kirkkonummi] – Karjaa (Karis) – Salo - Kupittaa – Turku Abo - [Turku satama (Abo hamn)]'').
 
'''From Turku to Helsinki trains goes:'''
I''C 942 5:32-7:25, IC 944 6:22-8:15, S2 976 Pendolino 7:08-8:46'' (stops only Turku Abo - Kupittaa - Pasila Böle – Helsinki), ''IC 946 7:30-9:23, IC 948 8:30-10:23'', starts 8:10 in harbour Turku satama (Abo hamn) after ferry arrival, ''IC 950 9:30-11:23, IC 954 11:30-13:23, S2 958 Pendolino 13:30-15:23'', same stops like ICs, ''IC 960 14:30-16:23, IC 982 15:21-17:23, IC 984 16:21-18:23, IC 986 17:17-19:26, stops in Kirkkonummi, IC 968 18:30-20:23, IC 972 20:30-22:26'', stops in Kirkkonummi, starts 20:20 in harbour Turku satama (Abo hamn) after ferry arrival, the last one.
'''Helsinki – St. Petersburg – (Moscow)'''
There is international train (with reservation obligatory) between Helsinki (Finland) and St. Petersburg (Russia). It is '''Allegro''' fast train with only floor, it looks like Pendolino (green '''AE''' or red '''INT''' at idos.cz). This train even does not stop at Pasila (Böle). This train belongs to Finish Company vr.fi too. There are 4 trains per day in both directions St. Petersburk – Helsinki. Journey takes 3:27 hours. From Helsinki to St. Petersburg all stations in Finland are for boarding only and all stations in Russia are only for getting off. From St. Petersburg to Helsinki all stations in Russia are for boarding only and all stations in Russia are only for getting off. Trains are at idos.cz like green AE and at least first train from Helsinki AE 782 is marked too like red INT 782 with all stations for boarding and getting off. Vainikkala is the small village on border, there is border crossing FI-RU.
And of course, there is quite hart checking by border or it can be any time during journey. Not ticket checking, but passports and Visa checking, or if you smuggle something. And ticket checking can be hard too. You need visa to Russia and you have to know, where you go before. Visa can cost Eur 50-100 and it tan be difficult with offices to get visa.
These trains are by Russian train company.  Stops are always the same: ''(Helsinki FI, Tikkurila FI, Lahti (Lahtis) FI, Kouvola FI, Vainikkala FI-RU border crossing, Viipuri (Vyborg) RU, St Petersburg Finlya RU)''.
'''From Helsinki to St. Petersburg''' - ''INT 782 RED/AE 782 GREEN (Helsinki 7:20 - St Petersburg Finlya 10:47), INT 784 RED/AE 784 GREEN (Helsinki 11:00 - St Petersburg Finlya 14:27), INT 786 RED/AE 786 GREEN (Helsinki 16:00 - St Petersburg Finlya 19:27), INT 788 RED/AE 788 GREEN (Helsinki 20:00 - St Petersburg Finlya 23:27)''.
There is once a day in one direction night train (green NZ ''N'''Z at idos.cz) '''between Helsinki and Moscow'''. These trains are with beds and maybe with seats too. These trains does tot stops so much between St. Petersburg and Moscow (only one station '''Tver'''). But of course, you need this visa and checking visa, passports or if you smuggle something, it is probably hard. And ticket checking can be hard too. These trains are by Russian train company. Vainikkala is the small village on border, there is border crossing FI-RU. Night trains (NZ 30 and NZ 31) stops at another St. Petersburg platform St Petersburg Ladogskii, but trains INT-AE during day start-end at St Petersburg Finlya.
Trains NZ 31 and NZ 32 between Helsinki and Moscow belongs Russian train company RŽD; Novaya Basmannaya 2, 107174 Moscow, Russia . Journey takes 14:32 hours from Helsinki to Moscow and 14:27 hours from Moscow to Helsinki. NZ 31 and NZ 32 stops at Pasila (Böle) and Tikkurila.
NZ 31 Night Train
(Moskva Oktiabrskaia 23:10, Tver 1:10-1:11, St Petersburg Ladogskii 5:46-6:01, Viipuri (Vyborg) 7:54-8:34, Buslovskaja 8:56-9:06, Vainikkala 9:14-10:14, Kouvola 11:09-11:11, Lahti(Lahtis) 11:58-12:00, Tikkurila 12:53-12:54, Pasila (Böle) 13:29-13:31, Helsinki 13:37)
'''DEATH BY EXAM'''
'''Only really big trains stations in big cities has waiting room with heating. Most of stations with commuter city trains around Helsinki and even most of stations with IC trains (even sometimes two-number ICs) are without waiting room.''' And waiting rooms in big stations are probably closed during night. There are quite lot of IC trains between Turku-Helsinki, Helsinki-Lahti or Helsinki-Tampere. The next train goes after one of two hours. But between Pori-Tampere or Tampere Turku is time to next train already 3-4 hours. Between Kouvola-Kuopio or Kouvola-Joensuu, is time to next train 3-4 hours. On the line Tampere-Vaasa-Seinäjoki -Oulu is time to next train 2-4 hours, not all trains stops in all stops. Between Kuopion and Oulu is time time to next train around 4 hours, there are around 3-4 trains per day. But not all trains stops in all stops. Between Oulu and Rovaniemi is interval to next train 3-4 hours and there is only one train per day in one direction between Rovaniemi and Kemjäarvi. Trains between Kemi and Kolari are really rare. Night trains goes only Helsinki-Tampere-Oulu-Rovaniemi, two trains per night in one direction. If you are kicked out from last train, then text train will go at morning.
:''I'm sorry, the last thing is not completely true. In the night train from Munich to Rome I was controlled 5 (!) times, 3 times on the Italian side.''
:''Besides, on night trains they DO check regularly. Years ago it was much looser, but not anymore''
''PeterOB was dancing by night IC dance floors in autumn 2016. Sometimes (train from Germany to Rome), they do not check during a trip. But all coupes ac can be full and locked and you have to stay i in corridor (conductor will easily see you) or WC. Empty coupes are not locked. But generally - conductor has in tablet, which coupe is reserved and where should be free. And they check sometimes. Night trains are always with police.''
[[User:PeterOB|PeterOB]] went to sea in Italy near Venecia and Padova in June 2015 and he was dancing a lot in this area. Another trip was in autumn 2016 from Insbruck to Palermo in 24 hours and it is called like "Toallette Storm Of Scary Prom". It was scariest dance action ever. But who want to sleep in cold Alps, if we can go to ball ?
The phrase Fines do not exist is not complete true. First dance floor, which [[User:PeterOB|PeterOB]] used in Italy, was EC Train from Munchen (South Germany) to Verona (North Italy) and blue dancer (conductor) want to give him fine and just prepare block for fines in DB Bahn. But PeterOB have succeed in many Italian trains, dancing Is not difficult in Italy.
First type is '' regional dance floor '' - '''Treno Regionale'''. This type of train have distance between stops 5-30 km, usually 10-20 km. Journey of this type of train is about 100-250 km and it takes 2-3 hours with 10-20 stops. Regional trains are quite fast. This type of trains have only one conductor and conductor do not check tickets so often, he go only one-two times during whole journey, usually once 4-8 stops only. And ''regional dance floors close to big city '' (MilanMilano, Bolzano, Etc.) are best – conductor often do not check tickets for whole journey. You can find conductor in stop quite easy – he wear blue-black suit and white shirt. Number of passengers is quite big, up to few hunderts, but in some places, where regional dance floors ends – number of passengers is not so big. Some regional trains are quite crowded near big town. Conductor asks for ticket usually all passengers during checking, tot only new passengers (and time to next control is long). You never know, when conductor go. You can watch during trip if conductor is coming and walk around conductor during ride without backpack and in the area where ticket were already checked wait until conductor finish your wagon and go back after it but conductor go out of train in stops for give sign to driver – you can in this time go behind conductor in the train easy. You can do sit in WC, do not lock door and hold toilet paper – play shitting during control, not for whole journey – another passengers wants go to WC too. Because of not so often checking ticket and checking all passengers – you can not use Short Distance Ticket Trick or play that you were already checked like in central Europe. If you are found that you travel without ticket, conductor will ask you for buy ticket, but you will say that you have no money. Conductor usually ask you, where is your final destination and sometimes let you travel or kick you out. Sometimes, conductor ask you for passport, bat you will say that you do not have. He let you be. There are no coops in regional trains and conductor do not call police. Most of conductors are nice to free riders and speaks English good. Interval between regional trains is usually 1 hour and trains go from early morning to late evening. Some types of regional train have a lot of short wagons (8-12) and it is not visible so far in this train, where conductor is now. But some trains in north, near Bolzano in mountains are better – you can see whole area of train and where is conductor now and this trains are sometimes crowded and have stops and arriving time in monitors. In trains close to Bolzano – there are a lot of police because of immigrants. They as for ID only dark persons and they do not ask ticket. It is in regional train Bolzano – Brennero and EC Trains Verona – Bolzano – Insbruck – Munich.
Some faster regional dance floors ( '''RGV ''' in Sicily, '''Austrian REX ''' from Insbruck to Bolzano and back) have not so many stops and regional dance floors with long distance have not so many stops like trains close to big city.
You can wait until your wagon is complete checked and you stay sit on toilet without locked doors (like shitting). Of course, you can use short distance ticket trick or play that you was already checked, just sit calmly. If you are find that you travel without ticket, conductor ask you for buy ticket first. But you have no money. So conductor usually just kick you oft of train or he might ask you for passport in some occasions or let you travel without ticket. You can tell to him that you have no passport. There is no coops or security in this type of trains and time to next stop is not so long because of high speed.
'''Some dance floors are ''Treno Alta velocita ''.''' ''If you want to enjoy fast and scary dancing, this is good type of dance floor for it '' There are four types of dance floors ''Treno Alta Velocita '' (AV at departure board). Dancing is really scary and fast, somewhere 200-250 kph, somewhere (Between Roma and Napoli or Between Firenze and Bolonga, the speed is up to 300 kph). 300 kph is maximum dancing speed by law in Italy. But the 360 kph dancing speed is planned in since 2018. There are a lot of dance floors Treno Alta Velocita between ''Bolonga – Firenze – Roma – Napoli '', usualy once 15-30 min. There is no stop between Napoli and Roma Termini byt Treno Alta Velocita (it is 4 stops with EC trains) and stops with AV trains are usually ''Milano, Bolonga, Firenze, Roma Tiburtina, Roma Tremini, Napoli Centrale (CLE) ''. Some AV trains goes between ''Bolonga and Padova and Venezia '', some trains AV stops in ''Arrezo '', but some AV trains do not stop between Bolonga and Rome or some AV dance floors does not stop between Molano a Milano and Rome (trip takes around 130 min).
'''Trains AV (Treno Alta Velocita) ''' goes between Bolzano - Rome - Napoli (Grey AV dance floor at departure board), stops are ''Bolzano, Tremto, Roverto, Verona, Bolonga, Firenze, Roma Tiburtina, Roma Tremini, Napoli Centrale (CLE)''. Some AV dance floors continues one stop from Napoli to Salerno.
:''It's insanely easy black dancing in Norway. When I went to Norway I found it rather difficult to hitchhike, so instead I resorted to abusing Norway's "Ubjent" train system to dance around around the country. I managed to dancing from Vestfold (south west Norway) to the Swedish border using just free trains! Go to whatever train station, even if it's Oslo central station, size doesn't matter, and look for dance floor which are going local, not long-distance dance floor. For example, Oslo - Ljan (a tiny village not far from Oslo). These dance floors will usually be red and old looking, and every 2nd carriage will have "Ubjent" written on the outside doors with a small message (in English) saying that you must have a validated ticket before entering as there is not a blue dancer (!). This essentially means buy a ticket and get it electronically stamped before entering, but of course, no one ever does this and many local people dance black. Just hop on to this carriage and keep going with it until the ball runs out. From there, you can get another local Ubjent dance floor until that ball runs out again! So use this easy dance style until you get to your destination. Like I said, I managed to travel from Tonsberg to Holden, about 250km, using this method.''
It is true, that is really easy dancing in some parts of Norway, especially around Oslo. [[User:PeterOB|PeterOB]] was dancing in Norway - in area 20-50 km north from Oslo in March 2016. Generally - there are two most common types of dance floor in Norway. BUT as another user wrote - it is easy to get from Oslo and back by local trains in Norway. Region around Oslo is very easy. Some regions around big town can be easy too. But local trains L do not go everywhere and you have to use regional train R with normal ticket checking. But ticket checking is not so often, just after bigger cities. You can use short distant ticket trick (not in local train L) or you can try WC method or something anotherelse. If you will be captured, you can be kicked out of the train or you can get fine NOK 1150 (about Eur 130), it is reduced to NOK 950 (about Eur 105), if you pay directly. But it is true, that you do not have to pay if you do not live and work in Noway. But there are not so many people in train and conductor can check whole train in one or two stops. Time between stops is usually 10-30 min and 10-50 km (bigger distance in north). If you are kicked out, then many stations can be without waiting room especially in north or in some small stop, many stops are request only (north from Oslo and Trondheim, around Roros, Tynset). There are 3 trains a day and one night train (with not all stops) between Oslo and Trondheim. But there are more trains with shorter journey and more stops. You can wait 2-6 hours or whole night for next train and some stations are without waiting room. Winter temperature in this region, it is various. Temperature is usually from +5 to -15 with west wind and a lot of rain and snow. Bout some stations are further from sea, even in mountains and temperature can drop to -20 or even to -30. It can cause death during exam in case that you fail and waiting room is not in your station (and waiting rooms can be close during night).
If you will be captured, Fist type is '''Orange doors - local dance floor L''' (you can be kicked out find this type of the train or by letter L in station departures table and if you can get fine NOK 900 (about Eur 80)look to idos. But it cz , this type of dance floor is truemarket like R, that and you do not have to pay if you do not live and work in Nowaycan see at idos.cz all stops during trip). But there are not so many people Local dance floor has in train the middle blue part with blue door and conductor is it possible to buy ticket or being checked there (You can check whole buy ticket in train in one or two stops. Time between stops blue door area, for example if control is coming – it is usually 10-30 min and 10-50 km (bigger distance good idea to sit in north)orange part, but close to blue part. If Or you are kicked out, then many stations can be without waiting room especially sit in north or first wagon and you will see ticket inspectors in some small stop, many stops are request only platform (north from Oslo and Trondheimgroup of people with uniforms), around Roros, Tynsetwhen train is arriving). There are 3 trains a day Conductor is most of time in blue part. But most of doors and one night space in train (with not all stops) between Oslo and Trondheimis orange - you have to have pre-purchased ticket in orange part. But there are more trains with shorter journey and more stopsusually nobody checks it. You can wait Conductor sometimes go through orange part every 2-6 hours or whole night for next train and some stations are 5 stops but he just walk through without waiting roomchecking tickets. Winter temperature in this regionSometimes, it is various. Temperature is usually from +5 to maybe once a 15-15 with west wind and a lot of rain and snow30 rides, few ticket inspectors check orange part too. Bout some stations are further from seaBut they don't give penalty probably, even they just sell ticket in mountains and temperature can drop to -20 orange part or even to -30some people just tell them that they have already ticket. It But you can cause death get penalty from them – they are there for giving fines. Almost nobody have ticket in orange part during exam in case suddenly checking. You can tell that you fail forgot wallet at home and waiting room you go only two stations or you just run away at next stop. Penalty is not in your station NOK 1150 (About Eur 130), but it is pretty rare to get penalty from Ministry of transport (and waiting rooms can be close during nightMinistry of Norwegian dancing).
Fist type The same penalty NOK 1150 is Orange doors - local dance floor L in Oslo public transport (you can find this type of train by letter L in station departures table and if you look to www.idos.cz Buses, this type of dance floor is market like RTrams, and you can see at wwwUnderground).idos.cz all stops during tripThe blue dancers (ticket inspectors). Local dance floor has are in the middle blue part group of two-three with blue door reflective jackets and is it possible to buy ticket or being checked there (many local residents suddenly leave tram after recognizing them. You can buy thicket in train in blue door area, for example if control is coming – it is good idea use ships from one to sit in orange partanother side of fjord, but close to blue partOslo. There are quite a lot of passengers and nobody check tickets during boarding or during ride. Ship go usually once a hour until late night. Or If the ticket inspection suddenly start on the ship, you can sit in first wagon jump into water and you will see ticket inspectors in platform, when train swim 2-4 km to side. But water is arriving)not warm. Conductor is most of time There are buses in blue part. But most another side of doors fjord than Oslo and space in train is orange - you have to have pre-purchased ticket in orange partOslo outer zones. But In direction from Oslo usually nobody checks it. Conductor sometimes go through orange part every 2-5 stops tickets but he just walk through without checking tickets. Sometimes, maybe once a 15-30 rides, few ticket inspectors check orange part too. But they don't give penalty probably, they just sell ticket in orange part or some people just tell them that they have already ticket. But you can get penalty direction to Oslo from them outside they are there for giving fines. Almost nobody is no ticket shop and you have ticket in orange part during suddenly checkingto go around driver and show or buy tickets. You can try to tell that you forgot wallet at home and you go have Euro only two stations or you just run away at next stop. Penalty is NOK 900 (About Eur 100), but it is pretty rare to get penalty from Ministry of transport (Ministry of Norwegian dancing)ticket in phone and empty battery.
The same penalty NOK 900 is in Oslo public transport (Buses, Trams, Underground). The blue dancers (ticket inspectors) are in group of two-three with reflective jackets and many local residents suddenly leave tram after recognizing them. You can use ships from one to another side of fjord, close to Oslo. There are quite a lot of passengers and nobody check tickets during boarding or during ride. Ship go usually once a hour until late night. If the ticket inspection suddenly start on the ship, you can jump into water and swim 2-4 km to side. But water is not warm. There are buses in another side of fjord than Oslo and in Oslo outer zones. In direction from Oslo usually nobody checks tickets but in direction to Oslo from outside – there is no ticket shop and you have to go around driver and show or buy tickets. You can try to tell that you have Euro only or ticket in phone and empty battery.
Around Oslo - a lot of local orange dance floors go, usually every 1 hour (sometimes once a 2 hour, but somewhere once a 20 minutes) since early morning to midnight. Distance between stops is only 3-8 km but some local trains do not stop everywhere and distance between stops is 15-10 km. Sped is about 70-110 km/h. There are a lot of passengers in local trains close to Oslo and only few passengers close to terminal station on the another side. Orange dance floors have only one toilet usually. Toilet is not easily visible, it is usually in middle of dance floor.
Next type is '''R dance floor ''' (Regional ?, R at departure board, '''REG ''' at www.idos.cz) R dance floors don't have orange or blue door but there is normal ticket inspection like in Sweden. Some R trains are with orange door everywhere, but it does not mean anything. R-trains are quite crowded close to Oslo, between Oslo and Hamar, close to Trondheim. Conductor usually check tickets after big town and not so often during a trip after. Many stops can be request only. But if not so many people come into train, there is long journey without ticket checking. And you can try just sleep, read a book, like you were already checked (it does not work at first checking). Conductor almost don't care who is new. Distance between stops is about 10-20 (50+) km and interval to next train about 2-12 hours in south of Norway. Regional dance floors are marked with R on departures table and at www.idos.cz like REG-trains. You can see at idos.cz all stops. Trains around Oslo are quite crowded, and there is quite lot of people around bigger town. There are small R trains too, with few passengers only and many stops by request. Conductor almost do not check tickets during a trip, only at begin or after bigger town. On the other side, it is easy to find, who is new between few passengers. Conductor just walk through train often and if there is checking of all passengers, they say in Norwegian “Biljet Kontrol” '''Biljet Kontrol''' in train speaker, with some talking around. You can try to stay on the WC during checking, '''conductor usually do not checks toilets ''' (You can leave door unlocked and sit like during shitting). Or you can try to tell that you have ticket in phone and empty battery or your friend is booking your ticket just now - but you risk penalty with this. You can run away in next station in case of troubles. You can use too short distant ticket trick - that you buy ticket only for 1-3 stations and you continue more far after checking. But if you change train, you need new ticket. And tickets in Norway are expensive (about Eur 5-10 per 30 km, if you buy ticket by internet long time before ride, price can be Eur 1 per 5 km). There are no cheaper tickets “Mini Pris” for shorter distances. Mini Pris tickets are for distances like 100+ km at nsb.no and it cost more than 200 NOK always (around Eur 25). But you can find ticket for 300-500 km long journey with MiniPris 250-300 NOK (30-40 Eur). Standard price for 300-500 km can be 600-900 NOK (around 70-100 Eur).
Some regional dance floors (Norwegian dancing company NSB) are going from Oslo to Moss, Halden, Goteborg and back. Moss is the last stop, which is accessed by local trains (L without checking, R at www.idos.cz) with orange door and it is 5 stops by regional train (R at departure table, REG at www.idos.cz) from Moss to Halden (last stop in Norway) and 3 more stops to Goteborg. There are regional 4 trains a day from Oslo to Goteborg wit not so many passengers inside (Ticket inspection can be just after Oslo resp. Goteborg, maybe after Halden and Moss), from Oslo 7:01,13:01,15:28. It is 10 stops, journey from Oslo to Goteborg has duration 3:40 – 4:00 hours. Back from Goteborg to Oslo trains go: 4:35,6:55,13:00,17:55, journey has duration 3:47-3:57 hours. This train is probably mostly for SE-NO or NO-SE ride, because stops in first country are only for boarding and stops in second country are only for getting off.
There are another not so common types of dance floors. First '''F-trains ''' with F letter on departure Table. This trains go from Oslo to Airport and back. F-train goes from-to Oslo Airport and Oslo central station. Ticket cost NOK 90 (about Eur 10) and PeterOB does not know anything about ticket control in F-train.
''Swedish high-speed dance floor (SJ Snabbstaag) ''' between Stockholm and Oslo , stops are ''(Oslo - Kongsvinger (NO) - Arvika (SE) - Karlstad (SE) -Kristinehamn -Degerfors -Hallsberg -(Katrineholm) ----(Södertälje Syd) - Stockholm)'' Only few SJ Snabbtaags stops in ''Katrineholm'' or 'Södertälje Syd' It is 8 stops (for one trains 9 or 10 stops). Three There was high-speed dance floors SJ Snabbstaag from Oslo to Stockholm goes during day floor without stop between Stockgolm and Karlstad (6:02 Oslo - Stockholm 10:46, 8 3 hours between these stops) , but not anymore (Oslo 10:56 - Stockholm 16:01, 9 4 stopstotal) (Oslo 16:56 Concrete schedule changes quite lot every day- Stockholm 21:50, 6 stops)week. Three SJ Snabbstaag dance floors come from Stockholm to Oslo One train goes in Morning (5:55 Stockholm ... Oslo 10:28early, 5 stopsexcept Saturday) (11:06 Stockholm ... 16:09 Oslo, 9 stops) (15:59 Stockholm .one in late morning and 1-3 trains in afternoon.You can find concrete dance floor at idos. 20:28 Oslocz Generally, 4 stops, without stop number of High-Speed dance floors between Oslo and Stockholm 15:59 and Karlstad 18:07goes 4-18:09). 5x in Friday, 2x in Saturday, 3x in other days in each direction There is sometimes identity checking on platform in Oslo after leaving train from Sweden because of immigrants. Only few passengers go between Arvika and Oslo. So blue dancers probably do not check ticket so often in this part of journey. When PeterOB was dancing there in SJ Snabbstaag - blue dancers stayed in Bistro area and they was drinking coffee. But sometimes, they check between Oslo and Arvika, especially in train from Oslo. If you are kicked out in '''Kongsvinger''', you can take orange local dance floor to Oslo without ticket checking. . Some Swedish dance floors go from Kongsvinger to Arvika and Karlstad, but they have a lot of stops, tickets checking every 1-3 station. And only few trains a day stops in some stops, many local stops are without waiting room and winter temperature can be bellow -20. It can be difficult to get from Arvika, because next SJ Snabbstaag can get echo and local trains Swedish dance floors between Karlstad - Arvika - Konsvinger (NO) have lot of stops(only few trains stops at ''Lerot, Os, Lene, Bransberg''). From Konsvinger to Oslo goes local train L and there are more trains (SJ Snabbstaag and regional with more stops) and you can hide between many passengersor in tolilet.
'''Norway is very long country with very low population density in the north. ''' Distance to next village can be 50-100+ km, and there are not so many people in north villages. Not so many cars go to north and you can wait long time on the road. If you go to North, there are 24 hours light in June and many mosquitoes and rain in Summer, temperature about 5-15degrees. But in winter is more difficult – only pretty short days and various weather. Landscape close to ocean has a lot of wind and snow with not so deep frost, but sometimes, especially in some mountain parts temperature can be bellow -30 (Region '''Roros – Tynset – Koppang – Rena – Elverum ''' is famous for temperatures bellow -20 or even bellow -30(it can be -35 in Tynset or Roros). It is valley, where cold heavy air from Sweden flows). Everyone want to take train instead of standing on the road in strong frost, BUT only around Oslo, Trondheim or another big city, local trains goes often and many trains are without ticket checking. Journey to North is difficult, even through Roros – Tynset -Elverum mountains area (Death during exam is possible in winter time, in case that you fail, of course, seriously).
If you want to go more and more north, it is not easy. Remember that you can check all stops during journey and time-table for all European countries (not in East Europe) at www.idos.cz. Select „Vlaky“ - trains. It help a lot for planing journey. If you select „Pouze přímá spojení“ - it means no train change during journey between two stations. It will choose only direct trains from A to B. Idos.cz works for trains like this in Europe, not for buses (for buses only in Czech Republic and Slovakia and some buses in Europe, usually long journey buses).
You can '''look on nature and landscape pretty easily now before you will go to train ''' – by cabwiew cabwiev on youtube. The rail road from Trondheim to Bodoe is here (just put the code into Youtube URL) – Spring ( tnsQ8DjD6YE ), Summer ( TY1sbKvjNcY ), Fall ( 0Tpq2mLtXDc ), Winter ( 9pVWfzsgLoQ ). More CabViews - Nordlandsbahn 1920x1080 h264 ( 831Drz4YQdQ ), BergensBanen ( z7VYVjR_nwE ), from Oslo to AAl ( 7o7ecadHJmU ). From Halden to Oslo, Goteborg-Oslo rail-road (Nu8z33KYPAA), Bergen-Oslo (xisVS_DKpJg), Nordic Dancing from Sweden – between Kiruna and Narwik (r7XJo6qzyCE), in winter in north Sweden (39RB_IGEA2k) and (_QftmL-KDVs) and (dvxe9U8otTo) and (qr4Ghzcs0g8). And more. Whole URL is youtube.com/watch?v= CODE
From Oslo to Trondheim goes R dance floor (REG at idos.cz) with fewest stops (much more R-trains with more stops and a lot of passengers goes between Oslo and Lillehamar). Train from Oslo to Trondheim goes at 8:02,14:02.16:02,22:46. It is 16 stops and duration is 6:29-6:47 hours. But the night train has 18 stops and stops Hunderfossen ,Kongsvoll are only by request at night. Night train wait long time in some stops and journey takes 8:08 (22:46-6:54). There are beds inside night train. You need only for night train seat reservation. For blackriding – day trains are probably more easily, because there are more passengers, no seat reservation and beds (You can try to hide one or two more person together into sleeping bag or under blanket and 2 or 3 persons can go on one-person ticket). You have more possibilities to hide, but night train should be difficult. Back from Trondheim to Oslo trains go 8:23, 13:28, 15:30 and night train 23:30. Day trains have 16 stops and duration is 6:34 to 6:40. Night train has 18 stops, seat reservation obligatory, long standing on some stops. Duration is 7:30 (23:20-6:50).
If you want to go more north, to '''Bodoe''', from Oslo-Trondheim, you always have to change dance floor in Trondheim. Lets search for dance floors from Trondheim to Bodoe. Blue-Black Dancing here can be pretty difficult. You have only one train during day and one train at night. Daily dance floor R or IC (REG 471 at idos.cz) goes from Trondheim S 7:38 and arrives to Bodoe 17:28, so it takes 9:50, almost 10 hours. It is 26 stops and 11 stops are with request only. There are high probability for changing conductors during journey. But conductor all check tickets probably after Trondheim resp. Bodoe and probably not or just few times between, but you can try just pretend sleep, conductor do not remember after long time and he does not care so much, who is new.
Stops are: Trondheim S 7:38 This is '''most north Norwegian dancing line by NSB''',Vaernes 8:10-8:11 and '''it goes through Arctic Circle (66.55 degrees or 66 degrees 33 minutes)''' Arctic circle is between Mo i Rana and Bodoe,Stjoerdal 8:16-8:17 ore exactly between Mo i Rana (66.3905 north) and Loensdal (66.7432 north),Levanger 9:06-9:07 northest stations Valnesfjord (67.2995),Verdal 9:18-9:19 '''Tverlandet''' (67.3019),Steinkjer 9:44-9:46 Moerkved (67.2838),Joerstad 10:16-10:17 R Bodoe (67.2864),Snaasa 10:23-10:24 northest point of track loks to be by fjord coast (67.3305 north,Grong 10:5015.1567 east). This is onle of four nancing lines in EU-10:53 Shenghen,Harran 11:04-11:05 R that's goes through Arctic circle. Two are in Finland (''from Oulu to Kolari'' and second line to ''Rovaniemi,Lassemoen 11:17Kemjarvi and Murmansk in Russia'' without trains after Kemjarvi and the most north dancing line is between ''Kiruna (SE) -11:18 R ,Namsskogan 11:41-11:42 R ,Majvatn 12:03-12:04 R ,Trofors 12:36-12:37 ,Mosjoeen 13:06-13:09 ,Drevvatn 13:34-13:35 R ,Bjerka 13:55-13:56 ,and Narvik (NO)''). But there is not so much cold around Bodoe and Mo i Rana 14:17-14:20 ,Loensdal 15:39-15:40 R because of Atlantic ocean. Temperature is here in winter around zero,Roekland 16:00sometimes -16:01 R 10,Rognan 16:14sometimes even 5-16:15 10,Fauske 16:37only rarely temperature drop to -16:46 20,Valnesfjord 16:53-16:54 R but here is lot of wind,TVERLANDET 17:10-17:11 R rain and,Moerkved 17:17-17:18 R snow,Bodoe 17:28). R means request stop. Daily train has a lot of stops clods and regular checking Aurora is probably not so oftengood visible. Summer is with lot of rain, probably not so many passengers. You can try to hide between passengers or in toilet. You do not need reservation for daily traintemperature 10-15 degrees and never-ended light.
Night train goes 23Stops are:40 from ''(Trondheim S to Bodoe 7:38 ,Vaernes 8:10-8:11 ,Stjoerdal 8:16-8:17 ,Levanger 9:06-9:07 ,Verdal 9:18-9:19 ,Steinkjer 9:44-9:46 ,Joerstad 10:16-10:17 R ,Snaasa 10:23-10:24 ,Grong 10:50-10:53 ,Harran 11:04-11:05 R ,Lassemoen 11:17-11:18 R ,Namsskogan 11:41-11:42 R ,Majvatn 12:03-12:04 R ,Trofors 12:36-12:37 ,Mosjoeen 13:06-13:09 ,Drevvatn 13:34-13:35 R ,Bjerka 13:55-13:56 ,Mo i Rana 14:17-14:20 ,Loensdal 15:39-15:40 R ,Roekland 16:00-16:01 R ,Rognan 16:14-16:15. Type of train is ,Fauske 16:37-16:46 ,Valnesfjord 16:53-16:54 R ,Tverlandet 17:10-17:11 R,Moerkved 17:17-Regional (REG 475 at idos.cz17:18 R ,Bodoe 17:28)'' R means request stop. It is 20 Daily train has a lot of stops and 8 stops are request onlyregular checking is probably not so often, probably not so many passengers. Journey takes 9:35You can try to hide between passengers or in toilet. Train stops only You do not need reservation for 1-4 minutes at station. There are beds inside and seat reservation obligatorydaily train.
Stops are '''Night train''' goes 23: (40 from Trondheim S 23to Bodoe 9:40 ,Vaernes 0:05-0:06 ,Stjoerdal 0:10-0:11 ,Levanger 0:50-0:51 ,Verdal 1:03-1:04 ,Steinkjer 1:27-1:29 ,Snaasa 2:06-2:07 15. Type of train is IC or R ,Grong 2:37-2:40 ,Namsskogan 3:27-3:28 R ,Trofors 4:24-4:25 ,Mosjoeen 4:54-4:58 ,Bjerka 5:42-5:43 R ,Mo i Rana 6:05-6:08 ,Loensdal 7:26-7:27 R ,Roekland 7:47-7:48 R ,Rognan Regional (REG 475 at idos.cz). It is 20 stops and 8:01-8:02 ,Fauske 8:25-8:30 ,Valnesfjord 8:37-8:38 R ,TVERLANDET 8:56-8:57 R ,Moerkved stops are request only. Journey takes 9:0335. Train stops only for 1-9:04 R ,Bodoe 9:15)4 minutes at station. There are beds inside and seat reservation obligatory.
Back from Bodoe to Stops are: ''(Trondheim – situation is the same. One daily train REG 472 and one night train REG 476 only (S 23:40 ,Vaernes 0:05-0:06 ,Stjoerdal 0:10-0:11 ,Levanger 0:50-0:51 ,Verdal 1:03-1:04 ,Steinkjer 1:27-1:29 ,Snaasa 2:06-2:07 R at departure board and REG at www.idos.cz). The daily dance floor goes from Bodoe 12,Grong 2:37-2:40 ,Namsskogan 3:27 to Trondheim S 22-3:28 R ,Trofors 4:24-4:25 ,Mosjoeen 4:54-4:58 ,Bjerka 5:42-5:43 R ,Mo i Rana 6:05. Duration is -6:08 ,Loensdal 7:26-7:27 R ,Roekland 7:47-7:48 R ,Rognan 8:01-8:02 ,Fauske 8:25-8:30 ,Valnesfjord 8:37-8:38 R ,Tverlandet 8:56-8:57 R ,Moerkved 9:03-9:38. It is 26 stops with 11 request stops. There are probably not so many people in train and there is probability of conductor changing during journey.04 R ,Bodoe 9:15)''
Stops are: '''Back from Bodoe to Trondheim''' – situation is the same. One daily train REG 472 and one night train REG 476 only (IC or R at departure board and REG at www.idos.cz). The daily dance floor goes from Bodoe 12:27 , Moerkved 12:32-12:33 R, TVERLANDET 12:40-12:41 R, Valnesfjord 12:56-12:57 R, Fauske 13:08-13:11 , Rognan 13:31-13:32 , Roekland 13:39-13:40 R, Loensdal 14:06-14:07 R, Dunderland 14:48-14:56 , Mo i Rana 15:28-15:31 , Bjerka 15:51-15:52 , Drevvatn 16:11-16:12 R, Mosjoeen 16:38-16:41 , Trofors 17:11-17:12 , Majvatn 17:45-17:46 R, Namsskogan 18:07-18:08 R, Lassemoen 18:31-18:32 R, Harran 18:43-18:44 R, Grong 18:58-19:07 , Snaasa 19:33-19:34 , Joerstad 19:37-19:38 R, Steinkjer 20:13-20:16 , Verdal 20:37-20:38 , Levanger 20:53-20:54 , Stjoerdal 21:32-21:33 , Vaernes 21:34-21:35 , to Trondheim S 22:05). R means Duration is 9:38. It is 26 stops with 11 request stopstops. There are probably not so many people in train and there is probability of conductor changing during journey.
Night train from Stops are: ''(Bodoe to Trondheim – situation is the same. There are beds and seat reservation obligatory12:27 , Moerkved 12:32-12:33 R, TVERLANDET 12:40-12:41 R, Valnesfjord 12:56-12:57 R, Fauske 13:08-13:11 , Rognan 13:31-13:32 , Roekland 13:39-13:40 R, Loensdal 14:06-14:07 R, Dunderland 14:48-14:56 , Mo i Rana 15:28-15:31 , Bjerka 15:51-15:52 , Drevvatn 16:11-16:12 R, Mosjoeen 16:38-16:41 , Trofors 17:11-17:12 , Majvatn 17:45-17:46 R, Namsskogan 18:07-18:08 R, Lassemoen 18:31-18:32 R, Harran 18:43-18:44 R, Grong 18:58-19:07 , Snaasa 19:33-19:34 , Joerstad 19:37-19:38 R, Steinkjer 20:13-20:16 , Verdal 20:37-20:38 , probably not so many passengers. You can try to hide in the dark coupee and pretended sleepingLevanger 20:53-20:54 , but chance of success is dubious (or more persons inside one sleeping bag or one blanket can go with one ticket). Night train goes from Bodoe Stjoerdal 21:32-21:33 , Vaernes 21:34-21:10 to 35 , Trondheim S 722:47. It is REG 476 at idos.cz. Duration is 10:30 and it is 20 stops, 8 05)'' R means request stops include. Train wait at stops from 1 to 13 minutesstop.
Stops '''Night train from Bodoe to Trondheim''' – situation is the same. There are: beds and seat reservation obligatory, probably not so many passengers. You can try to hide in the dark coupe and pretended sleeping, but chance of success is dubious (or more persons inside one sleeping bag or one blanket can go with one ticket). Night train goes from Bodoe 21:10 , Moerkved 21:15-21:16 R, TVERLANDET 21:23-21:24 R, Valnesfjord 21:40-21:41 R, Fauske 21:54-21:58 , Rognan 22:18-22:19 , Roekland 22:26-22:27 R, Loensdal 22:57-22:58 R, Mo i Rana 0:13-0:20 , Bjerka 0:40-0:41 R, Mosjoeen 1:30-1:40 , Trofors 2:09-2:10 , Namsskogan 3:15-3:28 , Grong 4:23-4:26 , Snaasa 4:53-4:54 R, Steinkjer 5:37-5:40 , Verdal 6:02-6:03 , Levanger 6:14-6:15 , Stjoerdal 7:04-7:05 , Vaernes 7:06-7:07 , to Trondheim S 7:47) R . It is REG 476 at idos.cz. Duration is 10:30 and it is 20 stops, 8 request stopstops include. Train wait at stops from 1 to 13 minutes.
Around RorosStops are: ''(Bodoe 21:10 , Moerkved 21:15-Tynset21:16 R, TVERLANDET 21:23-Koppang. There are just small trains with one conductor and one WC21:24 R, not so many passengers. One journey is HamarValnesfjord 21:40-Elverum21:41 R, Fauske 21:54-Rena21:58 , Rognan 22:18-Koppeng22:19 , Roekland 22:26-Tynset22:27 R, Loensdal 22:57-Tolga22:58 R, Mo i Rana 0:13-Os0:20 , Bjerka 0:40-Roros. Highlands starts after Rena and there is tack in valley from Koppang to Roros. Many stops are request only and not so many people in train are between Koppang and Roros. There is a lot of snow during winter (0:41 R, Mosjoeen 1:30-100 cm) and the cold heavy Arctic air is flowing from Swedenin this valley . Temperature sometimes drops bellow 1:40 , Trofors 2:09-2:10 , Namsskogan 3:15-3:28 , Grong 4:23-4:26 , Snaasa 4:53-4:54 R, Steinkjer 5:37-20C often5:40 , sometimes bellow Verdal 6:02-30C (In extreme case daily maximum can be bellow 6:03 , Levanger 6:14-25C and minimum bellow 6:15 , Stjoerdal 7:04-35C)7:05 , Tynset is coldest place. There are six trains per day in one direction. Most of stops are with waiting room but waiting rooms are closed at night. Last train from Roros to Hamar goes around 4pm. It is possible to be kicked out there or even next train can get echo and you can be alone in station. Situation on track RorosVaernes 7:06-7:07 , Trondheim S 7:47)'' R is worse. Almost all stops are request only and there is a lot of stops. Some stops can be without waiting room too. There are three trains per day in one direction between Trondheim and Roros. Tynset-Roros Area has coldest winter days in Norway and death during exam is possible there in case that you failstop.
Around '''Roros - Tynset - Koppang'''. There are just small trains with one conductor and one WC, not so many passengers. One journey is ''Hamar-Elverum-Rena-Koppeng-Tynset-Tolga-Os-Roros'' Highlands starts after Rena and there is no rail road further north tack in valley from Bodoe Koppang to Roros. Many stops are request only and not so many people in Norway, Bodoe train are between Koppang and Roros. There is a lot of snow during winter (30-100 cm) and the most north town or stopcold heavy Arctic air is flowing from Swedenin this valley . Temperature sometimes drops bellow -20C often, where you can get by train through Norway by NSB – Norwegian dancing company sometimes bellow -30C (and it In extreme case daily maximum can be difficult bellow -25C and dangerous in winterminimum bellow -35C), Tynset is coldest place. There is are six trains per day in one railway direction. Most of stops are with waiting room but waiting rooms are closed at night. Last train from Trondheim Roros to Storlien (Border SE-NO) and Ljusdal (and rail-road continue Hamar goes around 4pm. It is possible to Gavle be kicked out there or even next train can get echo and Stockholm or to Sundsvall)you can be alone in station. It Situation on track Roros-Trondheim is pretty long with many worse. Almost all stops, not so many passengers are request only and almost no cars there is a lot of stops. Some stops can be without waiting room too. There are three trains per day in one direction between Trondheim and Roros. Tynset-Roros Area has coldest winter days in Norway and Sweden death during exam is possible there. There is another railway in Sweden from Stockholm to Gavle, Sundsvall, far to north (Umeaa, Boden, Kiruna - SE, Narvik – NO)case that you fail.
Buses and cars continue '''There is no dancing line further north from Bodoe to Narvikin Norway''' , Tromso, Hammerfest, NordCap. You can try buses – in Sweden Bodoe is often only possibility pay by card the most north town or phonestop, no where you can get by cash, but in train through Norway is possible to buy ticket by cash. So you NSB – Norwegian dancing company (and it can try to say, that you have Euro only. Drivers might let you take bus for free. But it is question, how it works be difficult and dangerous in long distance buseswinter). You can try too quickly show phone, where There is something like fake ticket on display one railway from Trondheim to Storlien (they do not check it so hardBorder SE-NO) and Ljusdal (and rail-road continue to Gavle and Stockholm or you can try to snick inside back doorSundsvall). But of course, population density It is pretty low and distance between towns can be more than 100 km. There are not so often buses goinglong with many stops, and not so many passengers and almost no cars for hitchhiking. You can wait many and many hours on the road. Because of ocean, winter temperature is usually between +5 Norway and -20, but with strong wind and rain, snow often. And sometimes, temperature drop bellow -30 during arctic waveSweden there. There is pretty short daylight and no Sun during December, and non-stop light another railway in June. Some truck with food goes Sweden from south Stockholm to Gavle, Sundsvall, far to north of Scandinavia and you can catch some truck too(Umeaa, Boden, Kiruna - SE, Narvik – NO).
'''Buses and cars continue from Bodoe to Narvik, Tromso, Hammerfest, NordCapp''' You can try buses – in Sweden is often only possibility pay by card or phone, no by cash, but in Norway is possible to buy ticket by cash. So you can try to say, that you have Euro only. Drivers might let you take bus for free. But it is question, how it works in long distance buses. You can try too quickly show phone, where is something like fake ticket on display (they do not check it so hard) or you can try to snick inside back door. But of course, population density is pretty low and distance between towns can be more than 100 km. There are not so often buses going, and not so many cars for hitchhiking. You can wait many and many hours on the road. Because of ocean, winter temperature is usually between +5 and -20, but with strong wind and rain, snow often. And sometimes, temperature drop bellow -30 during arctic wave. There is pretty short daylight and no Sun during December, and non-stop light in June. Some truck with food goes from south to north of Scandinavia and you can catch some truck too.  There is '''ship line around fjords (Bodoe – Lofoten – Narvik – Tromso Alta – Hammerfest (close to Nord Cap) – Vardoe – Kirkenes ''' (East Finmark, close to Russian border)). But ship could be quite expensive, especially cabins. Ticket just for walkers can be cheaper, but it cost still quite a lot. Maybe, you can hitchhike a car and hide inside car. And Short Distance Ticket Trick (like in train) should work. You can try to buy ticket only for short distance, and continue further. There are usually restaurants, buffets and bars inside ships. And people leave leftovers on tables or in some special places. You can usually eat quite lot of leftovers – bread, salates, main dishes, starters etc. PeterOB ate lot of leftovers on ferry in Baltic Sea.
Food is quite expensive in Norway and more and more expensive in the North, especially in Svalbard. Some shops have trashes accessible, but many shops lock it. Situation with trashes is bad in south, quite good in north or in cold areas Roros-Tynset (not so many dumpster divers there) or in smaller tovns. And the shops throw away a lot of food. It might be not so easy to find good shop for dumpster diving, if you do not know terrain before. More and more trashes are locked especially in south of Norway or Sweden – shitty supermarkets. Good trashes behind Coop and other supermarkets are in coldest winter area – Roros, Tynset.
You can go by train in Sweden, it is log journey Stockholm – Gavle – Ljusdal – Ostresund – Duved – Aare – Storlien(Border SE-NO) ,Storlien is on the border Sweden-Norway, it is relative close to Trondheim. It is pretty easy to get to Gavle by train, but from Gavle to Duved is not so easy – only 4 trains a day in one direction, with a lot of stops (around 15-18). It can be very difficult too. There are not so many passengers and some stops are without waiting room. And winter temperature can drop to -30C. Death during exam is possible here.
You can go by train in Sweden, it is log journey '''Stockholm – Gavle – Ljusdal – Ostresund – Duved – Aare – Storlien(Border SE-NO)''' ,Storlien is on the border Sweden-Norway, it is relative close to Trondheim. It is pretty easy to get to Gavle by train, but from Gavle to Duved is not so easy – only 4 trains a day in one direction, with a lot of stops (around 15-18). It can be very difficult too. There are not so many passengers and some stops are without waiting room. And winter temperature can drop to -30C. Death during exam is possible here.  There are '''R dance floors from Storlien to Trondheim and Heimdal ''' (REG at ww.idos.cz), but only two trains a day by NSB dancing company. From Storlien (Border SE-NO) trains go 9:40 – 11:09 (REG 382) and 18:40-20:12 (REG 384), it is 8 stops to Trondheim and 3 more stops to Heimdal . Many stops are for request only. But conductor probably does not check tickets so often, maybe just after bigger town, if anytime. Duration is 1:28-1:31 from Storlien to Trondheim resp. From Storlien to Heimdal 9:40-11:24 resp. 18:40-20:29. Duration is 1:44 rep. 1:49. '''Heimdal – Trondheim - Storlien(Border SE-NO) ''' trains go ''REG 381 Heimdal 7:30 – Trondheim S 7:48-7:50 - Storlien(Gr) 9:25 resp. REG 383 - Melhus Skysstasjon 16:17 – Heimdal 16:26-16:29 - Trondheim S 16:46-16:50-Storlien(Gr) 18:25.''
Complete station list: ''(Melhus Skysstasjon 16:17 , Heimdal 16:26-16:29 , Marienborg 16:35-16:36 R , Skansen 16:40-16:41 R , Trondheim S 16:46-16:50 , Vikhammer 17:01-17:02 R , Hommelvik 17:11-17:12 R , Hell 17:18-17:20 , Hegra 17:26-17:27 R , Gudaa 17:49-17:50 R , Meraaker 17:58-17:59 R , Kopperaa 18:06-18:07 R , Storlien(Border NO-SE) 18:25) '' R means Request stop. Both trains (morning and afternoon) and both directions have the same stops.
There are a '''lot of R and R trains between Heimdal and Trondheim , even L trains without checking''' (once a hour during night and once 5-30 min during day) whole day and night. Some trains are local (L at departure table, R at www.idos.cz) with orange doors area and no ticket checking. Orange trains (L at departure info and R at www.idos.cz) goes pretty often here, with a lot of stops and some stops are request only. Local orange trains go from Steinkjer – 9 stops to Aasen(N) - 11 stops to Trondheim S, 3 stops to Heimdal and 1 more stop to Melhus Skysstasjon. Or it can be from Heimdal 4 stops to Lundamo. But at night local orange trains do not go, only regional trains once a hour (R at departure table and REG at www.idos.cz). But it is pretty easy to dance during day by local trains L (R at www.idos.cz) Steinkjer - Aasen(N) – Trondheim S - Heimdal - Melhus Skysstasjon - Lundamo. And conductors probably not so much checks tickets at night.
By NSB dancing company (almost only this company is in Norway) and rail-roads in Norway – Bodoe is northest point with rail-road. BUT there is long dancing journey in Sweden: '''Stockholm – Gavle – Sundswall – Umea – Boden (Luleaa) – Kiruna – Narvik. ''' There are a lot of trains and 3 or 4 stops from Stockholm to Gavle. It is prety eassy to get there. From Gavle to Sundsvall is 3 stops by high-sped dance floor '''SJ Snabbstaag''', or long journey dance floor '''SJ NattaagNattaaget''' or '''Arctic cirle train'''. From Sundwall to Umea is 4 more stops with SJ AB and many stops with local trains. And many stops can be without waiting room (stops for local trains, stops with long-journey trains should be with waiting room) and winter temperature can be -35. Only few trains a day (2-3) continues to Boden(Luleaa) and more North-West to Kiruna. Distance between stops can be 20-100 km and it takes quite long time to next stop. There are local trains too, with a lot of stops and not so many passengers. Some stops can be without waiting room and winter temperature is usually from +5C to -20C but sometimes temperature drop to -40C. And you can wait many hours for train. The area between Kiruna and Narvik is with mountains, it is very beautiful area, but with a lot of snow, grass, wetland and mosquitoes. Winter temperature here is from +5C to -25C normally, but sometimes -40C. There are only 2 trains per day in one direction and only one train per day in one direction in some stops. There are not so many passengers and there are small villages only. But conductor probably does not check ticket almost there and you can pretend sleeping.
Two dance floors a day in one direction goes in the north between Narvik and Kiruna. IC 95 Narvik 10:38 - 11 stops to Kiruna 13:36-13:54 - 6 stops to Luleaa 17:41 and R 93 Arctic circle train Narvik 15:12 - 8 stops to Kiruna 18:00-18:12 - 8 stops to Umeaa Central 1:42.
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