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<b>'''Distances</b> ''' - NOTE: By car, not including waiting time and change of rides:
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Norwegians have a tendency to always be on the rush on weekdays. Waiting times can be a bit longer around [[Oslo]] and in remote areas where traffic is very light. People expect some chatting since distances are long, and seem to have little tolerance for drug or alcohol use while on the road.
A large part of the population lives near the [[E6]] road, which extends from the [[Sweden|Swedish]] border in the South to almost all the way North, so when going North it's pretty hard to get lost, as long as you are headed the right way.
Hitchhikers had varying experiences in the beautiful North. Some locals hitch regularly to commute. You can hitch a ride from mostly anywhere as there is not much traffic. Another challenge are the long winter nights, which make the hitchhiking day very short unless you are well equipped for [[Hitchhiking at night|night hitchhiking]]. In the North, total darkness sets in from around mid-November. Don't forget the specifics of [[Winter|winter hitchhiking]].
=== Distances ===
According to [[User:markusMarkuspetz|markus]] and [[User:abstorz|abstorz]], two dudes.
* [[Stavanger]] - Mandal (near Kristiansand) - '''1 day'''
* Mandal - [[Oslo]] - '''1 day'''
* [[Lofoten]] - [[Trondheim]] - '''2 days'''
According to [[User:ThorRune|Thor-Rune]], one guy.
*[[Sortland]] - [[Tromsø]] one shortish day.*[[Steigen]] - [[Tromsø]] one longer day.*[[Fredrikstad]] - [[Nesodden]] just a few hours.*Hitchhiking in [[Meldal]] is virtually impossible, no ride for 6 hours. (2 guys then) Sørtrønderlag Countriside is heavily sceptical to hitchhikers.*[[Berkåk]] - [[Oslo]] easily one day*[[Oslo]] - [[Molde]] via E6 one day.
*Oslo - Bergen : ca. 7 hours*Oslo - Trondheim: ca. 7 timer*Oslo - Kristiandsand: ca. 4 hours*Oslo - Stavanger: ca. 7 hours*Oslo - Tromsø: ca. 22 hours*Stavanger - Kristiandsand: ca. 3 hours*Stavanger- Bergen: ca. 3,5 hours (2 ferries)*Trondheim - Bergen: 10 hours*Trondheim - Tromsø: 15 hours*Most southern point of Norway(Lindesnes) - northern point (Nordkapp): ca. 1 day, 8 hours.
Hope that's of any help :)
Check out [http://no.avstand.org/nordkapp/lindesnes]this :)
Additionally, the consonant J and the combination GJ is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Y (young). For instance, "jobb" (work) would be pronounced "yobb".
==Regions & Cities==
[[File:2002 hitch hiking in Norway.jpg|thumb|280px|right|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] hitch-hiking somewhere in the middle of Norway. January 2002.]]
The Torp Airport is closed overnight, but there is a nice forest just before the car park. There is as well a nice park on the hill in Sandfjord. Do not hitch on the motorway but take the secondary road between the airport and the town (Sandford train station is closed overnight). Oslo Gardemoen also has a nice pitch of forest somewhere inside that giant parking lot, you can even take the free parking shuttle bus back to the bus stop in the morning ;)
==Other Useful Info==
* [https://lavprisekspressen.no/ Lavprisekspressen] runs buses between Stavanger and Trondheim
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