| By air to Oslo Airport Gardermoen Oslo may be reached from all continents with direct flights or via Copenhagen, with departures for Oslo every hour. Our international airport Oslo Airport Gardermoen is one of the most modern airports in Europe and is situated 50 km from the city centre. Website: www.osl.no The airline companies offer individual service to passengers with reduced mobility and special needs. Please indicate your needs when you make your flight reservation. If you use a wheelchair, please note that a wheelchair powered by a spillable battery has to be sent as cargo. Your local airline booking office will provide more information. An Airport Express Train Flytoget takes you from the airport to Oslo Central Station in 19 minutes. The fares are approx. NOK 170 Oslo Central Station one way. The Airport Express Train is accessible and can hold up to 3 wheelchair users on each departure. Website: www.flytoget.no InterCity, Express and Local Trains that run via Oslo Airport Gardermoen take you to Oslo Central Station in 25-40 minutes. The fares are approx. NOK 75 to Oslo Central Station one way. These trains are not accessible to wheelchair users. Website Norwegian National Rail (NSB): www.nsb.no The SAS Airport Bus runs between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and downtown Oslo every 15 minutes every day. The trip takes 35-40 minutes and the fare is approx. NOK 100 one way. The Airport Bus is not accessible to wheelchair users. Airport Taxis take you to and from Oslo Airport Gardermoen at fixed prices. On arrival, please contact the taxi information desk in the arrival hall. The fixed prices from the airport to Oslo city centre varies from approx. NOK 660 (weekdays before 5 p.m.) to NOK 775 (weekends and weekdays after 5 p.m.) for 1-4 passengers. Taxis accessible to wheelchair users are available. If you require an accessible taxi, we strongly recommend that you book in advance, phone + 47 23 23 23 23. By air to Sandefjord Airport Torp Sandefjord Airport Torp is located 110 km from Oslo and can be reached via Copenhagen and Stockholm, but also directly from some other European cities. Website: www.torp.no The Torp Express bus service to Oslo (Torp Ekspressen) corresponds with Ryanair’s Torp – London, Glasgow and Frankfurt Hahn flights. The service is open to all passengers travelling to and from Torp, but has a limited number of daily departures. The fare is approx. NOK 120 one way. The buses are not accessible to wheelchair users. The Telemark Express (Telemarkekspressen) runs a coach service that stops at Sandefjord Airport Torp and at the railway station in Sandefjord (8 km from the airport) and corresponds with trains to Oslo. The trip takes about 17 minutes from the airport to the railway station. Daily departures from the airport 10 minutes past every hour Monday to Friday. Reduced service at weekends. The fare is approx. NOK 35 one way. The buses are not accessible to wheelchair users. Taxis provide easy and expedient transportation from Sandefjord Airport Torp to the railway station in Sandefjord. The trip takes 10 minutes and the fare is approx. NOK 150. The taxis are not accessible to wheelchair users. By sea Comfortable and pleasant overnight cruises on car/passenger ferries to Oslo from Kiel (Germany) and Copenhagen and Fredrikshavn (Denmark). For more information, please visit Color Line at www.colorline.no, Stena Line at www.stenaline.no and DFDS Seaways at www.dfds.no By rail Modern, clean and comfortable trains link Oslo with the other Scandinavian capitals and the rest of the continent. The Linx trains take you from Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Stockholm to Oslo. Please see www.linx.no for more information and timetables. The trains are accessible by wheelchair lifts that can take wheelchairs of max 68 cm width and 120 cm length, with max weight of 225 kg. International visitors All foreign nationals who wish to come to Norway must have a valid passport or other identity documents which are recognised as a travel document. Foreign nationals from a number of countries cannot enter Norway without a visa. For details regarding visa requirements please check the website on the Norwegian Directorate for immigraation www.udi.no |