"Same view from the boat, 9,000 km closer"
World Famous
Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba
Vietnam
Limestone towers rising straight out of jade water, best seen from a slow boat weaving between them. Cat Ba sits on the quieter southern edge of the bay, away from the day-trip crowds.
European Alternative
Eidfjord
Norway
The innermost arm of the Hardangerfjord, where mountainsides drop a thousand metres straight into still green water. Boats run the fjord all summer, and the village sits right at the foot of the Hardangervidda plateau.
“Eleven hours in the air for a view the night train gets you to”
The True Cost
Average prices from London
World
Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba
flight
Europe
Eidfjord
train
€728
True price saved
True price reflects hidden social and ecological costs such as CO₂ and air pollution.
1.7t
Less CO₂
98%
Emission reduction
Prices are market averages, not lowest fares. Hidden costs based on CE Delft external-cost factors.
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Estimates from London, adjusted for current fuel prices
Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba
by flight · 9,331km
Eidfjord
by train · 1,091km
from €140
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Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba
Eidfjord
Why These Two?
From the boat it is the same view: steep green rock standing straight up out of flat, glass-calm water, with the walls closing in as you go further in. Different rock, different hemisphere, near-identical picture.
Travelling to Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba
By flight · 8,900 km
CO₂: 1,655 kg
Travelling to Eidfjord
By train · 2,050 km
CO₂: 57 kg(97% less)
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Photo · Ha Long Bay / Cat Ba by Roxanne van Rijn · Eidfjord by Roxanne van Rijn