Norway Getting There & Away

Getting There & Away

By Air: Oslo Gardermoen Airport (IATA designator "OSL") is the busiest international airport in Norway. It is a Scandinavian Airlines hub, and is also served by most major European carriers (inluding Air France, British Airways, Finnair, Icelandair, KLM, Lufthansa, and   LOT Polish Airlines ). From the United States, Continental Airlines flies once daily from Newark, NJ.

In addition, the cities of Bergen , Trondheim , Stavanger and Kristiansand  have daily service to some European destinations, including to the international hub airports of London Heathrow (with British Airways), and Amsterdam Schiphol (with KLM). European low-fares airline Ryanair connects Oslo Torp Airport (located some 120 kilometers south of Oslo) with London Stansted .

International flights to and from the rest of the about 66 paved airports in Norway are limited; they are typcially reached by connecting through Oslo Gardermoen.

By Rail: International Rail Connections are handled by Linx (www.linx.no), a joint venture of the Norwegian and Swedish state railroads. From Oslo, high speed train services are available to Stockholm , Gothernburg , Copenhagen , as well as a few other stops along these lines. Eurail passes are an economical way of traveling by train in Europe.

By Car: From most of Europe, traveling to Norway means taking a ferry from Germany or Denmark, or traveling through southern Sweden. Traffic regulations and signs are identical or very similar to those of mainland Europe.

Although you are not very likely to see many police vehicles on rural routes, traffic fines--especially for speeding--can be quite harsh, and driving under the influence is not tolerated (and carries mandatory jail time).

By Bus: NOR-WAY Bussekspress (www.nor-way.no) offers international bus service from Gothernburg, Lulea, Umea in Sweden, Arhus in Denmark, Hamburg and Flensburg in Germany, and Warszaw and Krakow in Poland.

By Boat: Large car and passenger ferries (with amenities often rivaling those of cruise ships) connect many cities in (mostly Southern) Norway to international destinations.

Color Line (www.colorline.no) sails from Hirtshals and/or Fredrikshavn, Denmark to Oslo , Kristiansand , and Larvik , and additionally, from Kiel , Germany to Oslo , and from Stromstad, Sweden to Sandefjord .

DFDS Seaways (www.dfds.no) sails to Oslo from Copenhagen, Denmark , and to Kristiansand from Newcastle, England .