public transportation in oslo

Public transportation is excellent.

• You can buy a monthly or six-month pass or punch card (klippekort) for the streetcar (trikk), subway/tram (T-bane) and bus (buss), which will save you money if you use public transportation on a regular basis.  The cost is calculated according to the distance traveled.  Passes and punch cards may be purchased at kiosks, on busses and at train stations.  If you purchase an individual fare, the ticket can be used again within the next hour as a transfer.

• Taxis (drosje) are commonly used and available at one of the many taxi stands throughout the city or by calling the central taxi number (Oslo: 22 38 80 90; Trondheim: 73 50 50 73; Bergen: 55 99 70 00; Tromsø: 77 60 30 00).  Tips of 10% are customary

If you will be using public transportation, make use of the good services of Trafikanten (its website is in Norwegian), an information office located at the Central Train Station (Jernbanetorget) in Oslo (the building with the modern clock tower). The information number is 177and is available until 11 PM, explain where you are and where you wish to go, and you will be provided with all the information you need regarding schedules and cost for the trains, buses, trams, or ferries you might take. You can also ask about the various reduced rate tickets such as klippekort, Oslo kort, or miljøkort. Be a bit adventurous, and you will be surprised at how easy it is to find your way around. If the office is closed and you don't have a computer handy, you can use WAP on your mobile phone. The address is: wap.trafikanten.no/.

Based on information from the Fulbright Foundation Norway's Orientation Handbook and an article submitted by Kay vS. and published in the Fjord Flyer 1991

Public Transportation Links

Trafikanten

Sporveien

NSB (railroad)

NSB (English)