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 You can save some money with a
Oslopass by Maria_75
It gives you free entrance to all museums and attractions, free rides on all the public transportations and free parking on all parkingplaces (except the private ones).
You also get discounts on sightseeing, carrental, Tusenfryd, restaurants, shops and much more.
Prices in NOK, adult:
24 hours - 195,-
48 hours - 285,-
72 hours - 375,-
Prices in NOK, children:
24 hours - 75,-
48 hours - 95,-
72 hours - 125,-
You can also buy a familypass, valied for 2 adults and 2 children for 24 hours, NOK 395,-
If you want to organise everything before you come, you can buy the cards online and get them mailed to your home.
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 Akershus Fortress is a nice
place - and free by Maria_75
- Alcohol and tobacco:
Don't buy it here! Bring it with you if you can. One packet with 20 cigarettes costs more here than a carton with 200 in Spain, and in other countries it's even cheaper, so bringing it along will save you lots of money. You could even sell and make a bit of money... ;)
- Stores:
There are many different kinds of supermarkets, but there is one general rule; big chains like Ica, Kiwi, Rimi, Rema 1000, Coop, Bunnpris and so on, are normally cheapest. Kiosks like Narvesen, Mix, 7-eleven and many others are more expencive, but open longer.
Check out the many foreign stores too. They are many places around the city, and especially in Grønland and Grünerløkka. Here you find lots of more exotic things, and most of them are a lot cheaper than in other places. Especially fruits and vegetables!
- Attractions
There are many attractions in the city which are free. Some of these places are: Akershus fortress, Vigelandspark (a must-see anyway!), Astrup Fearnley Museum of modern art, Armed Forces museum, Botanical garden, Medievalruins (Gamlebyen), National Gallery, Oslo Cathedral, Parliament and many more.
- Transportation:
First of all; buy your ticket before going on board, as it costs more from the driver. You can save lots of money on buying one of the many cards (read more on my transportation-tips) or an "Oslopass" which gives you free transportation, free entrance to museums and much more. Also remember that a ticket is valid for one hour after you bought or stamped it. In this hour you can travel as much as you like. Tickets are valid on all buses, trams, metros and ferries in Oslo.
- Eating and drinking:
You can find everything in the city; from the cheapest to the most expencive. More expencive don't necessarily mean better quality... Read more on another tip. Leave a Comment
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 Grønland is nice and
cheap area in the city by Maria_75
Aker Brygge, Bogstadveien and Majorstua are the most expencive areas in the city. They are definetly worth checking out, but eat and drink somewhere else if you are on a budget.
Grønland is one of the cheapest places, and it's close to the bus- and trainstation. There are lots of small and charming places here, and also many exotic. This area is getting more and more popular though, so some more fancy (and expencive) restaurants and bars have opened here the last years.
All over the city you can find small kebabshops which normally are very cheap. Check a bit around and you might get a meal for about 5 USD.
In most of the big discos and nightclubs you have to pay an entrance fee, and it does not give you a free drink (or anything). Normally the fee is about 10 USD or more. Some places you are also required to leave your jacket in the wardrobe, and prices are from 1 to 4 USD. But there are many good places where you can enter for free, so if you don't have so much money to spend it might be better going to these places. Especially if you want to go to more than one place. Leave a Comment
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 M314 Alta in Oslo Harbour by HORSCHECK
In the harbour both old sailing boats and modern cruise ships can be found. Some famous ships are based in Oslo harbour. Among them are:
- Christian Radich, full-rigged ship, built in 1937
- M314 Alta, a wooden minesweeper (museum ship) Leave a Comment
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 Rushhour on one of the
highways by Maria_75
Driving is no problem in the city, but the problem can be finding a parkingplace downtown. If you are lucky enough to find one, it will cost you a fortune to park there.
If you want to see places in the outskirts of the city, or other cities around Oslo it may be worthwhile to rent a car. Just try to avoid the rushhours on the mainroads, 7-9 and 15-17, or else you could get stuck in the queue for a while.
Here are some car-rental companies in Oslo:
AVIS:
Tel: (+47) 815 33 0 44
www.avis.no
OSLO BILUTLEIE:
Tel: (+47) 22 60 12 12
www.oslobilutleie.no
HERTZ:
Tel: (+47) 22 10 00 00
www.hertz.no
RENT A WRECK:
Tel: (+47) 23 37 59 49
www.rent-a-wreck.no
BISLET BILUTLEIE:
Tel: (+47) 22 60 00 00
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 by Maria_75
Police: 112
Ambulance: 113
Police lost property office: 22 66 90 50
To block lost creditcards:
- American Express: 800 33244
- Diner's club: 23 00 10 00
- Eurocard: 800 30250
- Visa: 800 30350
First aid (24hrs): 22 11 80 80
Dental emergency service: 22 67 30 00
PHARMACIES:
- 24 hour service: 22 41 24 82
- Sentrum apotek: 22 39 63 60
- Vikatorvet apotek: 24 13 20 80
TAXI:
- Oslo taxi: 02323
- Norgestaxi: 08000
- Airport taxi: 23 23 23 23 Leave a Comment
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 Vigelandsparken, Oslo by Maria_75
www.visitoslo.com/indexe
Lots of information about Oslo; attractions, tourorganisers, transportation, hotelbooking etc.
www.visitnorway.com
Official travel guide to Norway in many different languages.
www.skiinfo.no/index.jsp?CSL=en
Great site with lots of info about skiing in Norway.
www.unginfo.oslo.no/useit/index.php
Very useful budget guide to Oslo.
www.hurtigruten.com/index.asp<br /> The official site of Hurtigruten, the ship that goes along the coast from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes in the north.
www.nor-way.no/nbeweb/index.jsp?lang=en
Norwegian expressbuses, plan and book your trip online.
www.tourist-magazine.no/web/r /> Good information about Norway, but it's just in norwegian.
www.detskjerioslo.no
Events and things that are happening in Oslo, but unfortunately just in norwegian.
www.nsb.no
The site of the norwegian railways. Plan and book your trip online, but it's just in norwegian.
www.trafikanten.no
Information about the public transport, also just in norwegian... Leave a Comment
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 Budget Oslo by diocletianvs
I e-mailed them and soon they replied with a three-page document filled with addresses and phone numbers of affordable private accommodation options and cheap hotels. (Well, there's no thing like cheap hotel in Oslo, but at least they were cheaper than the rest.)
They have their office in central Oslo, close to Karl Johans gata and you can go there if you need accommodation or just some general info about Oslo that you'll find in their free brochure "Streetwise".
USE IT
Møllergata 3
Tel. (+47) 24 14 98 20
Fax: (+47) 24 14 98 21
E-mail: use-it@ung.info
Opening hours:
July and August:
Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm
Rest of the year:
Mon-Wed, Fri 11am-5pm
Thursdays: 11am-6pm
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 Vinmonopolet by Maria_75
If you want something stronger you have to go to a place called Vinmonopolet. Many of the big shoppingmalls have one, and there are more than 20 located around the city. Normally they close at 17-18 on the weekdays, and 15 on saturdays.
The assortment varies from place to place. Some are small with just the most 'normal' drinks, while others are bigger and have a wide range of selections. Just a few years ago you had to make the order at a counter. You could not go around and look at the different things, but had to talk to the salesperson in the counter and they would get you what you wanted. But today they are making more and more 'normal stores' - where you can walk around and look at the selection. Leave a Comment
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 Some are open until 22 every
day, but not all... by Maria_75
- Supermarkets:
They normally have to close at 20, but the last years many have been able to have open untill 23. On saturdays many close at 18 (sometimes 21), and sundays they are closed.
BUT (now comes the funny part) if the store is less than 100m2 they can have open untill 22 every day, including sundays... The chain called Bunnpris have mostly stores like this, and some others too.
- Buying alcohol:
Stores can not sell alcohol after 20 on a normal weekday, and after 18 on saturdays, even if the store is open longer. On holidays and electionday (!) they can't sell it at all. Some days that come before a holiday, they can only sell alcohol early in the day, (until 13-15). Normally they put up signs telling you when you can buy alcohol. Especially in Easter and Christmas you have to check out the times.
- Going out:
Most places downtown close at 3.00 - 3.30 in the night, a few have open untill 6 in the morning. But you can't buy alcohol after 3, no matter how long they are open. Almost all of the places that are not downtown close at 00.30 or earlier, which means that most people head downtown at the same time and it can be difficult getting a taxi. The same happens around 3 o'clock when everyone are going home again. So it might be better going out a bit earlier and heading home before 3 if you don't want to spend a lot of time in the taxi queue. Leave a Comment
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