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Arrival in Oslo
By Train
The central train station (Oslo Sentralstasjon, or “Oslo S” for short) is slick
and helpful. You'll find Internet cafés, ATMs, and two Forex exchange desks.
The station is plugged into a lively modern shopping mall called Byporten
(Mon-Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 10:00-20:00, closed Sun). You'll also find a Bit
sandwich shop with seating for a cheap meal, an ICA supermarket (near
west exit—follow West Exit signs; Mon-Fri 6:00-21:00, Sat 8:00-19:00, Sun
10:00-18:00), and a Vinmonopolet liquor store (Oslo's most central place to
buy wine or liquor, sold only at Vinmonopolet stores). The TI is across the
square in front of the station.
For tickets and train info, you can go to the station's ticket office located
between tracks 8 and 9 (Mon-Fri 6:30-23:00, Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun
12:00-23:00) or to the helpful train office at the National Theater railway
and T-bane station, which can have shorter lines (Mon-Fri 7:00-20:00, Sat
11:00-18:00, closed Sun; Ruseløkkveien, southwest of National Theater). At
either ticket office, you can buy domestic and Norway in a Nutshell tickets,
and pick up leaflets on the Flåm and Bergen Railway, but only the station of-
fice sells international tickets. The TIs also sell domestic train tickets (same
price, likely friendlier and faster).
By Plane
Oslo Airport
Oslo Lufthavn, also called Gardermoen, is about 30 miles north of the city
center and has a helpful 24-hour information center (airport code: OSL, tel.
91 50 64 00, www.osl.no ).
The speedy Flytoget train zips travelers between the airport and the central
train station in 20-25 minutes (170 kr, less for students and seniors, 4/hour,
runsroughly5:00-24:00,notcoveredbyrailpasses; buyandvalidate ticket be-
fore boarding, keep it to exit; tel. [phone], www.flytoget.no ) . Note that
Flytoget trains alternate between those that go only to the central train station,
and others that also continue on through Oslo, stopping at the National Theat-