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Travel to Norway

Find the best ways to travel to Norway.

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Please see our local pages if you are travelling from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, France, Holland, Spain, UK, USA, Russia or Japan.

Fly to Norway

Airline operators fly to Norway from every part of the world:

  • Worldwide there is Scandinavian Airlines 
  • Low-fare in Europe: Norwegian, or Ryanair 
  • The international operators KLM, Czech and Lufthansa have many flights to Norway
  • From Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark Widerøe will fly you to Norway

Travel to Norway by ferry

There are many ferries sailing from Denmark:

  • Color Line
  • Stena Line
  • DFDS
  • Fjord Line 
  • Smyril Line

From Germany (Kiel) Color Line's ships Color Fantasy and Color Magic take you to Norway. Color Line also sails from Sweden (Strömstad).

There are also ferries travelling from IcelandScotland or the Faroe Islands, for example Smyril Line. 

Travel to Norway by train

An extensive rail network links Norway to the other Scandinavian countries and the rest of Europe, whereas the national trains in Norway are served by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB).

From the European continent
There are express trains from Copenhagen. Most rail journeys from the continent are overnight, and you will find sleeping compartments on all of them. A variety of discount passes are available for train travel in Europe and Norway. Not all trains offer first-class service, but second-class is of a high standard.

From Copenhagen
There are regular train connections to the capital city of Oslo from Copenhagen several times a week.

Travel to Norway by car

You are most likely to arrive by car from Sweden, but Norway also borders to Russia and Finland. Read our article about driving in Norway.

Last updated: 2009-11-10

Transportation

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Travel in Norway

Travelling by car and public transportation is easy. Just remember that highways are narrower and speed limits lower than in many other countries.
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Air travel

There are more than 50 airports in Norway, making the northernmost places easily accessible by plane.
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Trains in Norway

The Norwegian State Railways (NSB) has a well-developed network of tracks stretching from Kristiansand in the south to Bodø above the Arctic Circle.
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