# Make a Norway northern lights video
- **URL**: https://routeflick.com/destinations/norway-northern-lights

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Destination - 6 stops - free to use

An aurora trip is a chase along one thin line of coast: Bodø, the Lofoten wall, Tromsø, Alta, and the road to Nordkapp. Every stop on this ready-made route sits above the Arctic Circle and inside the aurora oval -- which is the fact your video can show and your photos can't.

The Bodø to Lofoten leg travels a real ferry lane rather than cutting across the sea, and the northbound legs follow the actual Arctic highways. Load it, trim it to the nights you actually had, and put your best green-sky frame at the stop where you shot it.

[Media](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/norway-northern-lights.mp4)

[Video poster](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/norway-northern-lights.jpg)

Actual RouteFlick export

Exact trip export

## Watch the result before you use it

This is a finished RouteFlick video for **Norway Northern Lights**, not an illustration or simulated interface.

Bodø -> Svolvær -> Tromsø -> Alta -> Nordkapp -> +1

[Watch this route on its video page](https://routeflick.com/videos/dest-norway-northern-lights-v1)

[Use "Norway Northern Lights" -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-norway-aurora)

## The itinerary

1.  **Bodø, Norway**
2.  **Svolvær, Norway** -- ⛴ Boat from Bodø
3.  **Tromsø, Norway** -- 🚗 Drive from Svolvær
4.  **Alta, Norway** -- 🚗 Drive from Tromsø
5.  **Nordkapp, Norway** -- 🚗 Drive from Alta
6.  **Kirkenes, Norway** -- 🚗 Drive from Nordkapp

## Make it yours

-   Mixed sea and road legs -- the Lofoten ferry crossing reads as a boat day, the E6 north reads as a drive.
-   The Dark and Winter map styles (Pro) are made for this trip; a night-sky palette is the whole aesthetic.
-   Pro's terrain slider raises the Lofoten wall, which is what makes those islands look the way they felt.
-   Emoji labels: 🌌 🛳 🐋 ❄ 🧭 -- aurora, ferry, whales, ice and the cape.

### 🌌 Load "Norway Northern Lights" in the studio

Bodø and Lofoten up to Tromsø, Alta and Nordkapp, all above the Arctic Circle. Opens pre-styled and playing -- every stop stays editable.

[Use this route -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-norway-aurora)

**Your route. Your preview. Your video.**

With free styles, cameras and sounds: as many Full HD (1080p) exports as you like, at 30 fps with a RouteFlick watermark, up to 10 stops per trip. No account or card required to create and export. Pro: up to 4K at 60 fps, watermark removal and GPX/KML/GeoJSON import. Available output depends on your plan, browser and device.

[Try the free demo](https://routeflick.com/create)

## FAQ

### When is aurora season in northern Norway?

Roughly late September to late March, when the nights are dark enough -- midwinter has the longest dark hours, while the equinox months often pair decent aurora odds with milder driving conditions.

### How is this different from the Norway fjords route?

The fjords route runs Oslo to Ålesund through the southern fjord country by rail, boat and road. This one is the Arctic north -- different coast, different season, and built around dark-sky stops rather than fjord scenery.

### I took the Hurtigruten coastal ship -- can I show that?

Set the legs to boat and they follow real sea lanes up the coast, which is close to the working route the coastal ships run.

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