This Saudi Man Didn’t Fly, He Drove 6,000 km To Chase The Northern Lights

This Saudi Man Didn’t Fly, He Drove 6,000 km To Chase The Northern Lights

A Saudi Man Drove From Riyadh to Northern Norway for the Northern Lights

Some trips are planned for comfort and others are planned for stories.

This one?
It was planned for the sky.

A Saudi traveler set off from Riyadh and drove more than 6,000 kilometers across countries and climates, all for a single goal: seeing the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, in Northern Norway.

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No flights.
No shortcuts.
Just the road.

 

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This Saudi Man Didn’t Fly, He Drove 6,000 km To Chase The Northern Lights

From the Saudi to the Arctic Sky

The journey began in Riyadh, surrounded by desert landscapes and warm temperatures. From there, the road slowly shifted—city streets turned into mountain routes, highways into snow-lined paths, and heat into Arctic cold.

 

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What makes this story stand out isn’t just the destination, but the contrast. Few journeys take you from the heart of Saudi Arabia straight into the Arctic Circle, and even fewer do it entirely by car.

It’s a reminder of how vast — and connected — the world really is.

A 6,000+ Kilometer Road Trip Across Continents

This wasn’t a straight line on a map. The drive passed through multiple countries, each one adding a new chapter to the journey:

– Saudi Arabia
– Jordan
– Turkey
– Bulgaria
– Romania
– Hungary
– Austria
– Germany
– Denmark
– Sweden
– Norway

One car.
Multiple borders.
One clear destination.

This Saudi Man Didn’t Fly, He Drove 6,000 km To Chase The Northern Lights

Chasing the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights don’t perform on demand. They depend on solar activity, weather conditions, and timing. You can travel thousands of kilometers and still miss them.

For many travelers, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For this one, it was worth every kilometer. And sometimes, the best stories come from deciding that a view in the sky is worth crossing half the world to see.