World’s Longest Tunnel: A Colorful Time Travel in Norway

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team
 

Long drives can often be sleep-inducing, especially when driving through monotonous tunnels. In Norway, there is the world’s longest tunnel — the Laerdal Tunnel, which stretches 24.5 kilometers. To prevent drivers from dozing off out of boredom, the government has designed various lighting effects and visual landscapes inside the tunnel, making drivers feel as if they are traveling through time — a truly fascinating experience.

Norway’s terrain is dominated by glaciers and fjords, dividing the region into isolated settlements, which makes ferries and tunnels essential for reducing travel time. It is estimated that Norway has around 900 tunnels, which, if connected end to end, would stretch approximately 750 kilometers — an astonishing figure. Among them are more than 30 undersea tunnels.