Start in Copenhagen, continue through Oslo and Stockholm, then take the overnight ferry to Helsinki. Tallinn is a return excursion from Helsinki on day thirteen. The final day and departure stay in Helsinki.
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Leave your bags, then walk around Nyhavn and nearby streets if your arrival time allows. Choose a meal near your room after a late journey. Save a paid visit for tomorrow. Sleep in Copenhagen.
€120 for one whole private room, €50 for meals, €14 for local travel and €11 for extras. Divide only the room line when sharing. These are chosen allowances; add paid visits, intercity and airport journeys separately.
Estimated day spending: €195.00
Book a suitable Rosenborg Castle slot if the royal collection interests you, then leave time for the King’s Garden. Christiansborg’s public tower is a separate free viewpoint; check its opening hours. Add the paid castle ticket to your budget. Sleep in Copenhagen.
€120 for one whole private room, €50 for meals, €14 for local travel and €11 for extras. Divide only the room line when sharing. These are chosen allowances; add paid visits, intercity and airport journeys separately.
Estimated day spending: €195.00
Choose a neighbourhood walk and the Round Tower if its DKK60 adult admission fits your interests. In good weather, a harbour walk is an alternative; swimming belongs only in designated open bathing areas with suitable water conditions. Check tomorrow’s coach stop and departure before dinner. Sleep in Copenhagen.
€120 for one whole private room, €50 for meals, €14 for local travel and €11 for extras. Divide only the room line when sharing. These are chosen allowances; add paid visits, intercity and airport journeys separately.
Estimated day spending: €195.00
Use the dated Copenhagen–Oslo coach and allow around eight to nine hours plus access to the stops. A rail option needs its own connection search. Reach your Oslo room, leave your bags and choose a short waterfront walk only if time and energy allow.
Chosen allowances: €130 for one whole private room, €50 for food, €14 for local travel and €10 for extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add intercity tickets, airport travel and paid visits separately. Replace allowances with actual costs; NOK admissions are not included in this EUR subtotal.
Estimated day spending: €204.00
Choose MUNCH as the main paid visit, then use the remaining time for the waterfront or Vigeland Park. MUNCH adult daytime entry is NOK 280; evening entry from 18:00 on late-opening days is NOK 200. Check the calendar before using an evening plan. The sculpture park is free, while its museum is separate.
Chosen allowances: €130 for one whole private room, €50 for food, €14 for local travel and €10 for extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add intercity tickets, airport travel and paid visits separately. Replace allowances with actual costs; NOK admissions are not included in this EUR subtotal.
Estimated day spending: €204.00
Keep one Oslo day flexible. Grünerløkka offers neighbourhood streets and cafés; an island ferry outing depends on the weather and current return service. Check Ruter zones and the last useful return before boarding. A one-zone adult single is NOK 46 and a one-zone 24-hour ticket NOK 137. Stay in Oslo before the Stockholm journey.
Chosen allowances: €130 for one whole private room, €50 for food, €14 for local travel and €10 for extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add intercity tickets, airport travel and paid visits separately. Replace allowances with actual costs; NOK admissions are not included in this EUR subtotal.
Estimated day spending: €204.00
Allow most of the day for the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Central, then reach your room and eat. If you still have energy, take a short Gamla Stan walk. Keep timed museum tickets for another day.
Chosen example: €120 for one whole private room, €50 food, €16 local transport and €12 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits and the intercity journey separately; replace allowances with actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €198.00
Give the Vasa Museum a proper visit, then have lunch and walk nearby. Adult admission varies with the season; add the selected ticket separately. Choose an SL ferry or tram for the journey that fits your start point.
Chosen example: €120 for one whole private room, €50 food, €16 local transport and €12 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits and the intercity journey separately; replace allowances with actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €198.00
Walk around Södermalm and consider Monteliusvägen if the slope, steps and weather suit you. Keep a café or indoor visit as an alternative. Buy only the local journeys you need rather than adding a metro ride just to use a pass.
Chosen example: €120 for one whole private room, €50 food, €16 local transport and €12 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits and the intercity journey separately; replace allowances with actual bookings.
Estimated day spending: €198.00
Check out, arrange baggage storage and keep the morning close to your departure plan. Travel to the Stockholm terminal named on your Tallink Silja or Viking Line booking and meet its passenger boarding deadline. Sleep in the booked cabin; do not reserve another Stockholm hotel night for this evening.
Chosen example: €0 hotel, €50 food, €16 local travel and €12 extras. Add the full ferry and cabin booking separately. This overnight sailing replaces the Stockholm hotel night; do not count both. Adjust food if meals are included in your ticket.
Estimated day spending: €78.00
Leave the ship at the terminal on your booking: Olympia for Tallink Silja’s Stockholm service, or Katajanokka for Viking Line. Reach your accommodation and arrange baggage storage if check-in is later. Keep a waterfront walk and lunch as the main plan. Stay in Helsinki tonight.
Chosen example: €120 hotel for one whole private room, €45 food, €11 local travel and €10 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits, airport journeys and intercity tickets separately. Replace these allowances with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €186.00
Take the public HSL ferry from Market Square, allowing a half-day for the fortress. General island entry is free; museums and tours cost separately. A sauna later is optional, with its own session and journey to check. Choose an indoor visit if the island weather is poor. Stay in Helsinki.
Chosen example: €120 hotel for one whole private room, €45 food, €11 local travel and €10 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits, airport journeys and intercity tickets separately. Replace these allowances with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €186.00
For Tallinn, book outward and return passenger sailings and allow for both terminal journeys, boarding and the walk into the old town. Choose a compact walk and lunch rather than a crowded schedule. If you prefer a slower day, remain in Helsinki. Either choice returns to the same Helsinki room for the night.
Chosen example: €120 hotel for one whole private room, €45 food, €11 local travel and €10 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits, airport journeys and intercity tickets separately. Replace these allowances with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €186.00
Check out and store your bag if needed. Oodi or a nearby walk can fit around departure; keep the timetable as the priority. A centre-to-airport trip needs HSL ABC. This plan finishes in Helsinki and includes no hotel for the final night; add one if your actual departure is later.
Chosen example: €0 hotel for one whole private room, €45 food, €11 local travel and €10 extras. Divide only the room when sharing. Add paid visits, airport journeys and intercity tickets separately. Replace these allowances with your bookings. No hotel night is included in this day; add only the accommodation your final travel plan needs.
Estimated day spending: €66.00
Days one to three stay in Copenhagen, giving you two full days after arrival. Choose one paid visit at a time and keep the walks around it flexible. A late flight need not turn into a rushed first evening. See the Copenhagen guide for local tickets and the difference between free public spaces and paid interiors.
A direct Copenhagen–Oslo coach takes about eight to nine hours on the advertised services. Use the Copenhagen departure stop on your ticket and allow time to reach it. Keep the Oslo evening optional; traffic or a later departure can leave little time after check-in.
Rail alternatives need their own complete timetable and connection check. Do not treat the coach time as the train time. Price this international journey separately from the daily room-and-meal allowance.
The three Oslo nights give you days five and six without a hotel move. Choose one main museum and a park or neighbourhood walk, then keep the second day flexible for the weather. MUNCH adult admission is NOK 280 before 18:00 or NOK 200 during evening opening. Check the current calendar; its free Wednesday evenings do not run in July, August or September.
Ruter's ordinary one-zone adult single is NOK 46, compared with NOK 137 for 24 hours. Buy for the rides you will use, and confirm the route and return if choosing an Oslofjord island ferry. Local passes and intercity train tickets are separate. The Oslo guide gives the neighbourhood and airport choices.
Day seven is the move from Oslo to Stockholm. Allow roughly five to six hours for a suitable direct train, plus the station journeys and check-in. Keep the first evening light. Use days eight and nine for Djurgården and Södermalm, with a museum and walks chosen around the weather.
On day ten, check out and travel to the correct ferry terminal. Tallink Silja uses Värtahamnen; Viking Line uses Stadsgården. Both offer overnight journeys to Helsinki, with different arrival terminals. Select a one-way passenger booking and check the cabin, meals and local times. The Stockholm–Helsinki guide explains the comparison.
Day eleven is a ferry arrival. Tallink Silja’s Stockholm ships arrive at Olympia; Viking Line uses Katajanokka. Check your booking and use HSL for the local journey that fits. Arrange baggage storage and keep the first morning flexible until the room is ready.
Give day twelve to Suomenlinna when the weather suits. The public ferry uses an HSL ticket, and the fortress has no general admission fee. An adult AB single in the app is €3.30; a 24-hour AB ticket is €10.60. Choose the ticket from the journeys you will make, adding museum or sauna admission separately.
Day thirteen can be a return ferry outing, with the night still in Helsinki. Book both sailings and allow for terminal journeys, boarding and the walk into town. Tallink’s MyStar and Megastar cross in about two hours; the complete outing takes much longer.
If you want a slow dinner in Tallinn, compare an overnight stay and change the final departure plan deliberately. Otherwise, keep day thirteen in Helsinki for a quieter pace. Day fourteen finishes in Helsinki, with no hotel included for that final night. Airport travel from the centre needs HSL ABC.
The fourteen day amounts add up to €2,493.00 for one traveller. Copenhagen days use a chosen €120 whole room, €50 food, €14 local travel and €11 extras. Stockholm days seven to nine use €120 whole room, €50 food, €16 local travel and €12 extras. Oslo days four to six each use a chosen €130 whole room, €50 food, €14 local travel and €10 extras. These three nights total €390 for the room and €222 for the other allowances. Paid admissions are additional, in NOK. Divide only the room cost when sharing.
Day ten has €0 hotel, €50 food, €16 local travel and €12 extras. Add the actual ferry and cabin booking separately; it replaces the Stockholm hotel night. Helsinki days eleven to thirteen use €120 whole room, €45 food, €11 local travel and €10 extras. Day fourteen uses the same food, local travel and extras with €0 hotel.
Replace room and daily allowances with your bookings. Add paid visits, intercity tickets, airport journeys, the Tallinn return excursion if chosen and any extra arrival or departure night. The city budget cards are alternative examples, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
If the travel days feel too frequent, remove a base and keep more nights in the places you retain. Recheck the connections and final departure city. Dropping the Tallinn day trip is the simplest way to give the Helsinki stay more breathing room without moving another hotel booking.
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How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Bus · About 8–9 hours by direct coach
Take the dated direct coach from the Copenhagen stop on your ticket to Oslo Bussterminal. Allow about eight to nine hours plus terminal access. Keep the Oslo arrival evening flexible and check current baggage and change conditions.
Train · About 5–6 hours
Travel from Oslo S to Stockholm Central on the dated SJ service. Allow most of the day after packing, station access and check-in.
Ferry · About 17–18 hours overnight
Choose the one-way passenger ferry and check the terminal, local times and cabin occupancy. Tallink Silja uses Värtahamnen to Olympia; Viking Line uses Stadsgården to Katajanokka. The cabin replaces the Stockholm hotel night.
Compare this journeyKeep fewer bases for a shorter trip and arrange your final departure from the last city you retain. Recheck every changed connection and count the nights again.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.
