How to get there
Oslo is easy to reach by most kinds of communication. The main capitals of Europe have a Norwegian Tourist Board office where you can get information.
Useful link: www.visitnorway.com
Gardermoen Airport
Gardermoen Airport is located 20 minutes by train / one hour by bus from the centre of Oslo. It has good connections to all main cities in Europe, direct or via Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen.
- Information about the airport train (Flytoget)
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Local trains
cost half as much and only takes 5-10 minutes longer. They run frequently.
(Fill in "Gardermoen" in the "From"-box on the webpage, and "Nationalteateret" (The National Theatre) in the "To"-box.) - There is also a bus running from Gardermoen to the centre (Flybussen).The last stop of the bus, Radisson SAS Scandinavian Hotel, Holbergs gate 30, is a one minute walk away from the Faculty of Engineering.
Torp Airport
If you arrive at Torp airport near Sandefjord, there is a bus connection to Oslo . The bus takes around 11/2 hour.
Ferry
You may take ferries from Kiel, Copenhagen, Fredrikshavn and Hirtshals directly to Oslo. The harbour is in the centre of Oslo. From the ferry you may take a tram.
Railway
There are direct trains from Copenhagen at night (in the daytime you will have to change trains). You may also go by train through Sweden (ferry Travemünde / Sassnitz-Trelleborg, Swinoujscie-Ystad, change of train in Malmø / Gothenburg).
Bus
NOR-WAY Bussekspress, tel. +47 814 44 444, has direct bus connection Berlin-Oslo, Copenhagen-Oslo and Gothenburg-Oslo. See also www.nor-way.no
Eurolines, tel. +47 22 05 00 05, has connections with most European capitals. See www.eurolines.com
Within Oslo
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If you arrive at Oslo Sentralstasjon (the central train station) by train or bus, trams no. 11 and 17 will take you to Pilestredet 35 where the Faculty of Engineering is located. You can get on any of the two trams at the stop called "Kirkeristen" which is about three minutes walk from from the central station. Get off the tram at the stop called "Holbergs Plass", five stops away from "Kirkeristen".
For a closer look at the surroundings of Faculty of Engineering: