Oslo Transportation

Oslo Pass will get you transportation on Buses and Metro for the duration of the pass. It makes getting around very easy and includes many discounts on admissions. They are sold at the tourist office downtown or at the Maritime Museum (out at the end of the peninsula).

This will be essential to get from downtown to the museums out on the peninsula as well as to the woods at the end of line 1.

Keep in mind the metro does close in the late evening (10:00 on Sunday).

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I liked the experience of taking a boat that cruised the other side of Sweden. Stena Line is nice, but I found it expensive when it comes to the food aspect. And you gotta eat, right? I enjoyed their little movie theater (kino) :)

Going to Oslo we didn't rent any cabin, and it was so beautiful to see Norway on one side and Sweden on the other. The only bad thing is that the wind was cold! Also, the harbor is at walking distance from Trafikanten (about 20 minutes), where you can buy your tram tickets, get free maps and info about the city.

Oddly enough, from DK we weren't allowed to book the meals at the times we wanted to eat them so we had to book them at the boat after leaving the harbor (but it looks like now you can do that).

Going back to Denmark was another story hehe. The water was hitting the boat hard! But then that's what happens on that part of the world, and I was used to the tranquil waters between SE and FI.

Public transport in Oslo is excellent. There is a network of subways, trams, trains, busses and boats that you can use. A single ticket in Oslo 20 kroner if you buy it in advance, and 30 kroner if you buy it onboard. Ticket fares is devided into zones, the tickets inside one zone are the cheapest, but the zones are pretty big. There are also daypass, weekpass, multiple trip cards etc. avaliable. A ticket is valid for transfer within an hour from you stamp it. Check the website for more details, route maps or timetables. If you have the to and from address you can use the excellent search function on the website.

A few years ago, the city of Oslo created a transport program where they set up bicycle stations throughout the city center. For 20 Kroner, you can use these bicycles for as long as you like to get around the city. It's a great and cheap way to get around (especially when it's sunny). The bike stands around Karl Johan, near the National Theatre, Vigeland park etc. There are paths up Akerselva, and along the fjord towards Bygdøy.

We tried to keep it as cheap as possible, so we went with Ryan Air from Oslo Torp to Frankfurt Hahn. Just note that the Torp Airport is about 2 hours (110 km) south of Oslo, which is quite a way!!

The Oslo airport Gardermoen is situated about 50 km north of the city and there are various ways to get from there to Oslo. Have a look at the website stated below!

We arrived in Oslo by train from Trondheim. The Norwegian railway is very good, punctual and comfortable. They do have quite a few of very scenic routes, too!

The central station of Oslo is both railway station and bus station, so this is where the to's and from's usually start!

We left our backpacks in the lockers on the lower level and only took a daypack with us! Very convenient and the cost of a big locker was 40 NOK/24 hours (2005)

Rent a bike - or rather borrow a bike.
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The 2007 season have started now (early April) -> 700 bikes are placed out again.
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For the last years there is these City Bikes placed all around Oslo centrum.
You got to buy -or make a depot- this card at Tourist Information either at Oslo S (main railway station) or in Universitetsgata behind (not sea side) of R?dhuset (City Hall).
At the link there are an english /and french) link to two pages of info. At the norwegian page.
The cost for a yearly elactronic card is 60NOK.
You can also make a depot for the card at the tourist info offices.
Have to take a photo of this...
I'v got my own bike and therefor haven't needed to borrow my citys bikes..
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The link below is a "Userguide for Oslo Citybike" in english.

Within Oslo borders there is only one price for the public transportations.
You can also take one of them across the Oslo border - tell the driver where you are heading (maybe he can tell you when to get off too?) if you have a valid Oslo-ticket show driver it, and you only pay from the Oslo border and to your stop. NB - at the subway you have to do this entering the station.
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Where to buy tickets?
Some stops have a ticket machine, all subway stations, all Narvesen kiosks, some 7-eleven and a few "private" kiosks. At Trafikanten at Jernbanetorget down town (se photo) you can by all kind of tickets.
At Trafikanten you can also get free maps of Oslo and time tables + from january 2006 the Tourist Information opened a desk there too :o)
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You stamp the ticket in machine inside transportation (some busses you have to enter at front and driver stamps), subway at entrance!!!
Valid for 1 hour after stamped - travel as much as you can:-)
At most buses you have to enter in front and show your valid ticket.
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Sorry, link is only in norwegian :-(
UPDATED!!! New prices 1'st of march 2007 - only single ticket/adult was 2kr expensiver, the rest at the same price as last year :)
(all in NOK, grown/kid 4 - 16 yo)
Singel - 30/15 at driver, 22/10 pre-bought
Flexicard (8 singel rides) - 160/80 (not all drivers have it!!!)
24 hours card - 60/30 - must pre-buy
7 day's card - 210/105 - must pre-buy (kid=20yo!!!)
Dogs, bicykle = kid ticket
Under 4 yo is FREE, yes also the kid-trolley:-)
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Flexi- or Day-cards on satur- sun- and holydays (NOT 1 and 17 may) 1 adult can have 4 kids for FREE with them :-)
Penalty for no (valid) ticket is 750NOK!!! If you have tryed to "fake" time on card... 1500NOK!!!
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Electronic tickets, Flexus, are planned but NO ONE knows when it will be introduced (should originaly had started late 2005).