Oslo International Airport Gardermoen is Norway's largest airport. It is located 48 km north of the capital and is used for domestic and international flights.
The airport is relatively young, its history begins in 1998, when it became clear that Fornebu airport does not cope with the loads and has no resources for expansion. The new airport was originally planned to be built elsewhere, but because of problems with fog, an alternative site was chosen, which became Gardermoen.
The airport is the fastest growing air port in Scandinavia. It is connected by regular flights with the countries of Europe, Asia, North America, and the geography of flights increases with time.
How to get here
Passengers can choose between several transport options: bus, train, taxi and rented car.
Buses go to the center of Oslo, the interval of their movement is 15-20 minutes during the whole day. To find a stop, you need to look at the signs with the inscription Flybussen - the so-called these express buses. The cost of the trip is 100 CZK.
A high-speed train (Flytoget) departs from the terminal building (from the underground floor). The journey time to the center of Oslo is 20 minutes, the train interval is from 10 to 20 minutes (depending on the day of the week). The adult travel cost is 160 kroons, teenagers (16-20 years) - 80 kroons. Children under 16 years old enjoy the right of free travel.
Services
The duty free zone of Oslo Airport is the largest in Europe! In addition to it, the airport has a large number of souvenir shops, press, flowers, goods that may be needed during the trip.
At the airport there are restaurants and cafes of different cuisines, waiting rooms of varying degrees of comfort, ATMs, mother and child rooms, in short, everything that you might need while waiting for the flight. If you wait long, you can use the services of nearby hotels - there are seven different hotels in the immediate vicinity.
- Airport site: www.osl.no
- On-line departure board: www.osl.no/type=d
- On-line arrival time display: www.osl.no/type=a
All prices are indicated as of June 2013.