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shorter hr rest of yr) Located just north ofthe Rådhus. Look out forits useful Oslo Guide
orthemonthly What's On in Oslo (bothareavailable atalltouristofficesinandaroundthe
city as well as at many sights and hotels).
Tourist Office Offline map ( 81 53 05 55; Jernbanetorget 1, Oslo S; 7am-8pm
Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm Sat & Sun May-Sep, 7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm Sat & Sun Oct-
Apr) Easy to find under the glass Trafikanten tower in front of the Oslo S; handles Oslo-
specificquestions,sellstheOsloPassandbikepasses,andcanhelpfindhotels,hostelsand
B&Bs with rooms available.
Use-It Offline map ( 24 14 98 20; www.use-it.no ; Møllergata 3; 9am-6pm Mon-
Fri Jul & Aug, 11am-5pm Mon-Fri Sep-Jun) The exceptionally helpful and savvy Ung-
domsinformasjonen(YouthInformationOffice,betterknownasUse-It)isaimedat,butnot
restricted to, backpackers under the age of 26. It makes (free) bookings for inexpensive or
privateaccommodationandprovidesinformationonanythingfromcurrenteventstohitch-
ing possibilities.
Getting There & Away
Air
Oslo Gardermoen International Airport Offline map ( 91 50 64 00; www.osl.no )
openedinOctober1998andhasamotorwayandhigh-speedraillinktothecitycentre.For
details of international services, Click here .
Domesticflightsalsodepartfromhereandincludeservices(withsampleone-wayfares)to
Bergen (Nkr370), Stavanger (Nkr320), Tromsø (Nkr430) and Trondheim (Nkr370).
KLM,Widerøe, SASBraathens andRyanair alsooperate 'Oslo'services to/fromTorpAir-
port, some 123km southwest of Oslo, and the new Rygge airport, around 60km southeast
of the centre.
Boat
For details of international ferries, Click here .
Ferries operated by DFDS Seaways Offline map ( www.dfdsseaways.com ; Vippetangen
2) connect Oslo with Denmark from the Vippetangen Quay off Skippergata. Bus 60 stops
within a couple of minutes' walk of the terminal.
Color Line Ferries Offline map ( www.colorline.no ; Color Line Terminalen, Hjortnes)
runs to/from Kiel (Germany); boats dock at Hjortneskaia, west of the central harbour. Take
tram 13 from Oslo S, bus 33 or the Color Line bus, which leaves from platform 7 of the
central bus terminal one hour before boat departures.
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