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Port Details: Akershus,
right on the harbor below Akershus Fortress, has
two berths:
Søndre Akershuskai,
a bit closer to town, and
Vippetangen,
a
bit farther out (at the tip of the peninsula). Both are within an easy 10-minute
walkofCityHall(juststrollwiththeharboronyourleft).SøndreAkershuskai
has a terminal building with a handy TI inside.
Revierkai,
around the east side of the Akershus Fortress peninsula, faces
Oslo'scan't-miss-it,cutting-edgeOperaHouse.FromtheOperaHouse,aped-
estrian overpass takes you directly to the train station and the start of my self-
guided “Welcome to Oslo” walk, or you can head up the street called Rådhus-
gata to City Hall.
Filipstad
is just west of downtown, next to the brand-new Tjuvholmen de-
velopment (around the far side of Aker Brygge from City Hall). From here,
it's a dull 20-minute walk into town: Walk out of the port, turn right at the
roundabout, then head to the busy highway and follow it to the right. As con-
struction at Tjuvholmen concludes, you may be able to take a scenic shortcut
through that housing development to reach Aker Brygge and the main harbor
zone (visually scout your options from your ship's top deck before disembark-
ing). Given the long slog, I'd opt for a cruise-line shuttle bus instead.
Sørenge,
farthestafield,isaroundtheeastsideofthebaythatOslo'sOpera
House sits on. It's a long 20-minute walk to the Opera House (save time by
cutting through the new Sørenge housing development, then taking the foot-
bridge across the bay). From the Opera House, you're still 10 minutes from
the train station or City Hall. I'd opt for a cruise shuttle bus to save time and
sweat.
Consider connecting Oslo and Copenhagen by cruise ship. The boat leaves
daily from Oslo at 17:00 (arrives in Copenhagen at 9:30 the following morn-
ing; going the other way, it departs Copenhagen at 17:00 and arrives in Oslo
at 9:30; about 16 hours sailing each way). The boat leaves Oslo from the far
(non-City Hall) side of the Akershus Fortress peninsula (get there via bus #60
from the train station, 2-3/hour, get off at Vippetangen stop and follow signs
to DFDS ticket office). Boarding is from 15:30 to 16:00. From Oslo, you'll
sail through the Oslofjord—not as dramatic as Norway's western fjords, but
