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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
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