Oslo
Guide'96

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History and facts

Important Adresses

Map

Accomodation

Transport

Restaurants,
pubs,
cafees,
discotheques
and nightclubs

Shopping

Museums and
sights

Sightseeing
and tours

Art and
entertaiment

Entertainment
for children

Travelagents,
tour operators
and congress
organizers

 

Transport and communications

Airports in Oslo

Fornebu (appr. 20 min. by car/bus) from the town centre. Norway's main airport for international and domestic flights.
GA-Terminalen this terminal facility uses the same runways as Fornebu Airport, and is used by private aircraft and airline companies with smaller planes. The terminal is very close by the main terminal of Fornebu.

Airport Bus Tel 67 59 62 20

Busses depart from SAS Scandinavia Hotel and Bus Terminal/Galleri Oslo.

Oslo - Fornebu*
Every10 minutes15 minutes
Mon-Fri06.00-21.40
Sat06.00-14.4715.00-19.42
Sun14.00-21.4706.00-13.42
*From Oslo Central Station, Nationaltheatret

Fornebu-Oslo
Every10 minutes15 minutes
Mon-Fri07.30-21.00 21.00-23.30
Sat07.30-14.0014.00-23.00
Sun14.00-23.3007.30-14.00
Price one-way NOK 35,-

Oslo-Gardermoen Ring Information, Tel 67 59 62 20

National airline companies

Braathen SAFE Haakon VII's gate 2
Tel 22 83 44 70
Tel 67 59 70 00 (Inform.)
Tel 67 12 20 70 (Booking)

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Oslo Lufthavn, N-1330 Fornebu
Tel 22 17 00 20 (Booking)
FBU 67 59 67 16 (Inform.)
GEN 63 97 81 30 (Inform.)

Widerøes Flyveselskap Mustadveien 1, N-0283 Oslo
Tel 22 73 65 00
Tel 22 73 66 00 (Booking)
Tel 67 58 29 50 (Inform.)

International airline companies

Air France
Haakon VII's gate 9, Tel 22 83 56 30

British Airways
Karl Johans gate 16b
Tel 22 33 16 00 (Booking)
Fax 22 33 28 75

Finnair
Oslo Airport Fornebu:
Tel 67 53 38 90 (Booking)
FBU 67 53 11 97 (Inform)

Railway Stations

Norwegian State Railways (NSB)
Oslo has two central railway stations: Oslo Central Station and Nationaltheateret. For further information about NSB's network, contact NSB.

NSB Oslo Sentralstasjon (Oslo S)
Jernbanetorget 1, N-0154 Oslo
Tel 22 36 80 00 (Booking)
Tel 22 36 81 11 (Internat.)
Tel 22 36 80 85 (Charter)

For other NSB stations :
NSB Nationaltheatret, NSB Skøyen, NSB Alnabru, NSB Lysaker, etc.: please contact:

Trafikanten-Public transport Ticket Centre
Jernbanetorvet 1 by Oslo
Sentralstasjon Tel 22 17 70 30
Open every day 7-23. (8-23)
Telephone information service.

The Oslo Card provides free transport on NSB's local trains and all public transport in the Oslo metropolitan area.

NSB passenger traffic division
P.O. Box 1162 Sentrum, N-0107 Oslo
Tel 22 36 65 50, Fax 22 33 34 05

Car rentals

Avis
Tel 800 400 50
Munkedamsveien 27, Tel 22 83 58 00
Oslo Airport Fornebu, Tel 67 53 05 57

Bislet Limousine
Pilestredet 75 C
Tel 22 57 00 57
Fax 22 60 88 33

Hertz
Holbergsgt 30 (SAS Hotel)
Tel 22 20 01 21 Fax 22 11 00 93
Oslo Airport Fornebu Tel 67 58 31 00
Fax 67 12 08 80

Private parking in Oslo

Aker Brygge P-hus,
Sjøgata 4, Aker Brygge
Tel 22 83 80 45, Fax 22 83 84 38
Open 24 hrs. every day - 1600 places

CarPark AS,
Smalgangen 42B, P.B. 9236 Grønland,
0134 Oslo, Tel 22 17 01 80, Fax 22 17 06 80.
Oslo City, entrance from Stenersgt
Open: mon-sat 06.00-24.00,
sun 08.00-22.00.

Grønlands torg entrance from Tøyenbekken
Open: mon-sat 06.00-24.00,
sun 08.00-22.00.

Royal Christiania entrance from Skippergt.
Open: mon-sat 06.00-22.00,
sun 08.00-20.00.

Esso/Vika entrance from Munkedamsvn.
Open 24 hrs. every day.

Paléet Parkeringshus,
Fred Olsensgt. 6, entrance from Prinsens gate. Tel 22 42 62 92. Open 24 hrs. every day.

P-Hus Spektrum
Christian Krohgs gt. 1-13. Tel 22 17 15 08.
Open 24 hrs. every day.

Ibsen P-hus A/S
C.J. Hambros plass 1Tel 22 33 04 80,
fax 22 33 58 27. Open: mon-fri: 06.00-00.30,
sat-sun: 08.00-00.30

Galleriet parkering
innkjøring Tøyenbekken. Tlf 22 17 60 70.
Åpningstid: 06.00-24.00.

Ferry companies

Color Line
(Kiel, Germany. Hirtshals, Denmark).
Hjortneskaia, N-0250 Oslo
Tel 22 94 44 00 (Adm.)
Tickets and reservations.
Tel 22 94 44 70 (Booking)

DFDS Scandinavian Seaways Norge
(Copenhagen,Denmark)
Adm. : P.O. Box 564, N-1411 Kolbotn
Tel 66 81 66 00
Booking : Vippetangen pier 2,
N-0150 Oslo, Tel 22 41 90 90

Stena Line AS
(Fredrikshavn, Danmark)
Jernbanetorget 2, N-0154 Oslo
Tel 22 41 22 10 (administration) Tickets and reservations Tel 22 33 50 00 (Booking)

Public transports in Oslo

Trafikanten on Jernbanetorget by Oslo Central Station gives information about public transport in Oslo and Greater Oslo: local trains, tramways, buses, ferries and underground in Oslo, Greater Oslo area and in the Central Eastern Region. This Information office is run jointly by several transportation companies (buses, trains, boats, ferries, and underground) which may be municipal, regional, governmental and private.

Trafikanten
Jernbanetorvet 1 v/Oslo Sentralstasjon Tel 22 17 70 30. Telephonic information service. Open every day 7-23 (8-23) (The information office is also open for the public).

Ferries

There are ferry connections to Hovedøya and some islands in the inner part of the Oslofjord. They sail from Vippetangen all the year round. In June and August they also sail to the beaches at Langøyene. From Rådhusbrygge (City Hall Quay) pier 3, there is a ferry connection to Bygdøy from April until September. Sightseeing boats also leave from here in the summer.From Aker Brygge there is a ferry connection to Nesodden all the year round, and to Håøya via Drøbak on summer weekends.

Bygdøfergene Skibs AS
Rådhusbrygge 3, Tel 22 20 07 15

Oslo-Fergene AS
Lindøya (regular tourist trafic)
Tel 22 11 52 04

Nesodden Bunnefjord
Dampskibsselskap
Stranden 1 - Aker Brygge, N-0250 Oslo
Tel 22 83 30 70

Underground (T)

There are 8 underground lines which converge on Stortinget Station. Stations are sign-posted: T.

Tram

There are 8 tram-lines that run through the city from east to west.

Bus

There are 50 bus routes within the city boundaries. These buses have a route number consisting of 2 figures. The converging point for all the bus routes is Oslo M (Oslo Bus Terminal) of Vaterland - by Oslo Central Station.

Transport from Oslo to Akershus

The Oslo Card in the SL-area
The Oslo Card can be used on NSB's local trains leaving Oslo. Oslo City and Akershus Fylke have close ties with each other, and public transport is coordinated under the designation of "Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk" (Greater Oslo Local Services), often referred to as the abbreviation, "SL", on tickets, notices and timetables. The Oslo Card can be used for free transportation throughout "SL" area on NSB, buses, trams, underground (T) and numerous boats and ferries.

Express boat "Prinsessen"
Information Tel 22 17 70 30.
M/S Prinsessen, in the service of Stor-Oslo Lokaltrafikk, sails from Aker Brygge to Drøbak with stops at: Ildjernet, Langåra and Håøya: Excellent swimming and beautiful natural surroundings. Camping permitted at Håøya.

Paddle-steamer/train excursion
Oslo-Eidsvoll-Hamar-Eidsvoll with D/S "Skibladner" and NSB

Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the period 24.6.-18.8.96
operationg as follows:
13.05; Train from Oslo to Eidsvoll
14.10; "Skibladner" from Eidsvoll
17.10; Arrival Hamar, where buses are waiting for excursion to town centre and tour of Railway Museum.
19.00; Return by train from Hamar to Oslo
Tickets available through NSB.