Norway: Transportation

Air

• Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Finnair
  • Icelandair
  • KLM
  • Lufthansa
  • Norwegian
  • RyanAir
  • SAS
• Airports
  • Oslo Lufthavn (Gardermoen) Airport
    • ​30 miles north of city center
    • Flytoget
      • ​20-25 minutes to central station
      • Buy and validate ticket before boarding, keep ticket to exit
      • Some only stop at central station, others also continue to the National Theater station
      • Costs almost the same as the FlyBus, but takes less time
    • Taxi
      • Should be a fixed rate, confirm price before you commit
  • Rygge Airport
    • ​40 miles south of Oslo in the city of Moss
    • Airlines
      • Ryanair
      • Norwegian
    • FlyBus
  • Sandefjord Airport
    • ​70 miles south of Oslo
    • Airlines
      • Ryanair
      • WizzAir
    • FlyBus
  • ​Bergen Airport - Flesland Airport (BGO)​
    • 12 miles south of the city center
    • Airport bus = Flybussen
      • ​30 minutes
    • Taxi
      • ​20 minutes
  • Stavanger - Sola Airport
    • Airport bus = Flybussen

Train

• National Railway =  NSB​
  • Regional trains cannot be booked in advance, but do not get sold out either
  • Long distance trains can be booked in advance and have assigned seating
  • Night trains go between Bergen and Oslo
  • Sentralstasjon (S) = central station
• International Trains
  • Most trains from Oslo to Copenhagen or Stockholm require a change in Sweden.
  • From June through August only direct night trains run from Oslo to Stockholm and Malmö, Sweden (very close to Copenhagen)

Bus

• International
  • Bus to Stockholm is cheaper than the train, but slower

Sea

• Cruise
  • Oslo
    • Most ships dock beneath Akershus Fortruss, a 5 min walk to city hall and public transportation
    • Few ships dock at Filipstad (near Aker Brygge waterfront).
  • Overnight Cruise to Copenhagen
    • Leaves daily from Oslo at 1700 arrives in Copenhagen at 9:30
    • The following morning depart Copenhagen at 1700 arrives in Oslo at 9:30
    • About 16 hours sailing each way

Public Transportation

• Oslo
  • Bus, tram, ferry, T-bane
  • Individual tickets
    • Cheaper to buy at convenience stores than on board
      
    • Validate by holding next to card reader upon boarding
      
    • Valid for 1 hr
      
  • Reisekort Smartcard
    
    • ​Reloadable
      
  • Oslo Pass
    • public transportation, ferry boats, and entry to nearly every major site
  • 24 hr Dagskort Tourist Ticket

Driving

• Avoid driving in cities
  • difficult parking, expensive, city tolls
• Toll road
• Low BAC limit .02