If your working day begins and ends in a cramped train carriage or stuck in an inner city bottleneck, look away now, or prepare to be made green with envy.
The ‘world’s greatest commute’ has been revealed in an amazing 360-degree interactive video that takes viewers through coastal Norway on what really could be the most beautiful drive to work.
The five-mile virtual journey starts at a single house in a sleepy-looking coastal community in Averøy but soon viewers are out on the Atlanterhavsvegen – or Atlantic Ocean Road – heading to Norway’s mainland.
The journey starts at a single house in a sleepy-looking village, but soon viewers are out on the Atlanterhavsvegen – or Atlantic Ocean Road
The Storseisundet Bridge is the longest of the eight bridges on the Atlantic Ocean Road
The video was made by Confused.com in a bid to help drivers escape the reality of the workday rush
The road is flanked by the sea on both sides and the surface of the water gleams in the early morning sun.
Occasionally a car travelling in the opposite direction whizzes past, but for the most part the road, which winds through an archipelago of partially inhabited islands peppering the Norwegian Sea, is completely clear.
A highlight of the journey is surely the Storseisundet Bridge, the longest of the eight bridges that make up the Atlantic Ocean Road.
Viewers can spin the camera angle around and gawp at some of the world’s most incredible landscapes
Occasionally a car travelling in the opposite direction whizzes past, but for the most part the road, which winds through an archipelago of partially-inhabited islands peppering the Norwegian Sea, is completely clear
Construction of the Atlantic Ocean Road started in 1983 and was completed six years later
It is magnificent on the approach, but crossing it affords viewers an elevated view of the spectacular landscape, which boasts distant snow-capped mountains.
Construction of the Atlantic Ocean Road started in 1983 and was completed six years later.
The journey ends with a final beautiful shot across the water.
The video was made by Confused.com in a bid to help drivers escape the reality of the workday rush after research by the comparison site found that over half (52 per cent) of UK commuters would like a better drive to work.
When asked about the perfect scenery for driving to work, over half (55 per cent) of UK commuters said they would like a view of water or the sea, while one in three (35 per cent) preferred a mountain view.
Confused.com found that over half (52 per cent) of UK commuters would like a better drive to work
Although the views are spectacular by any standards, one local commuter said the journey was ‘just a part of my life’
Fortunately, the Atlanterhavsvegen ticks both boxes.
‘Of course every Norwegian knows about the road, but also a lot of people from abroad know about the road, and it’s always nice to talk about it,’ said Gunnhild Bae-Pettersen, a high-school teacher who uses the Atlantic Ocean Road to commute to work each day.
‘And when you tell them that you live there, they are very ecstatic, and they almost just can’t believe it – so that is cool. For me it is just a part of my life. I don’t think about it as a really amazing thing. But sometimes it just strikes me that – wow – it is.’
The Atlantic Ocean Road is flanked by the sea on both sides