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Oslo
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to August (snow from December to March)
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Welcome
Oslo, in a few days
Oslo sits between a fjord scattered with islands and a forest that covers two thirds of the municipality, with a metro line that climbs to 469 metres. On the harbour you can walk up the roof of the white marble opera house, the Munch museum rises thirteen storeys, and Akershus Fortress has guarded the entrance since around 1300.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Oslo Opera House free · about 30 minSnøhetta's white marble and granite building of 2008, whose sloping roof runs down to the water and is free to walk up to the top.
- Afternoon · The Munch Museum · 2 to 3 hThirteen storeys clad in perforated aluminium, opened in 2021, holding the roughly 26,000 works Edvard Munch left to the city.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Thon Hotel Rosenkrantz Oslo€150 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Akershus Fortress free · about 1 hBegun around 1300 and turned into a Renaissance residence by Christian IV, it still overlooks the harbour and has never fallen to a siege.
- Afternoon · The National Museum · 2 to 3 hThe largest art museum in the Nordic countries, opened in 2022, from medieval icons to modern design, with a Munch room showing the 1893 Scream.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Clarion Hotel The Hub€140 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Hovedøya island free · half a dayAbout ten minutes by ferry, with the stone ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded by English monks in 1147 among the meadows.
- Afternoon · The Fram Museum · about 1 hNansen's wooden polar ship, built to be lifted by the pack ice rather than crushed, which sailed further north and south than any other.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Hotell Bondeheimen€140 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Vigeland Sculpture Park free · about 1 h 30212 sculptures in bronze, granite and cast iron by Gustav Vigeland, who worked on them from 1924 until his death in 1943.
- Afternoon · Holmenkollen ski jump · about 1 hThe steel ski jump rebuilt in 2010; a lift climbs to the start platform, with the whole city and the fjord below.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Karl Johan Hotel€150 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Salmon and smoked fish: the quality is the reason people talk about it.
- Brunost: brown cheese boiled down to caramel, cut in thin slices.
- Kjottkaker: meatballs in brown sauce, the weekday dinner of the country.
- Prawns and shellfish, bought off the boat at the fjord quays.
- Skillingsboller: cinnamon buns the size of a fist, taken with coffee.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Everything costs a lot here, alcohol most of all. Buy it at the Vinmonopolet, not the bar.
- Book the car and the beds early in high season, above all in the Lofoten.
- Mountain weather turns fast. Check the forecast and take a layer you do not think you need.
- Pay by card everywhere, including on ferries. Cash has almost disappeared.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Norwegian
| English | Norwegian |
|---|---|
| Hello | Hei / God dag |
| Thank you | Takk |
| Please | Vær så snill |
| Yes | Ja |
| No | Nei |
| Excuse me | Unnskyld |
| Goodbye | Ha det |
| Do you speak English? | Snakker du engelsk? |
| I don't understand | Jeg forstår ikke |
| How much is it? | Hvor mye koster det? |
| Where are the toilets? | Hvor er toalettet? |
| The bill, please | Regningen, takk |
| Help! | Hjelp! |
| Cheers! | Skål! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyNorwegian krone (NOK)
BudgetAbout €185 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to August (snow from December to March)
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingIncluded in the bill, round up
Emergency112 / 113
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccinations. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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