Getting around by plane

A woman with a suitcase walking out of an airport.

There are more than 50 airports in Norway, making even the northernmost communities accessible by plane. The four largest airlines based in Norway are SAS, Norwegian, Widerøe, and Norse Atlantic Airways.

Getting here and around

Airlines:

Norwegian – budget flights in Norway and connections to more than 70 European destinations

Train travel:

Vy – travel by train around Oslo and to Bergen

SJ NORD – travel by train north of Oslo

Express buses:

Vy Express – travel by bus throughout Norway

NOR-WAY Bussekspress – comfortable long distance buses

Airports

All the major cities and towns in Norway have airports with both international and domestic flights. In fact, there are more than 50 airports throughout the country that are serviced through regular routes, making even remote places such as the Lofoten Islands, the North Cape and Svalbard easily accessible by plane. However, be prepared to change planes to reach your final destination, especially if you ar headed far north.

International airports

The main international airports in Norway are in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim, Ålesund, Haugesund, and Sandefjord.

Norway is the country in Europe with the most flights per capita, and the routes from Oslo to Trondheim, Bergen, and Stavanger are all amongst the ten busiest in Europe.

Airlines

The two biggest airlines in Norway are SAS and Norwegian. Norwegian is one of Europe's leading low-cost airlines, with direct flights to Norway from more than 70 European airports. Both carriers offer codeshare with the regional airline Widerøe, which flies to more than 40 destinations and smaller regional airports in Norway, in addition to several destinations in Europe.

Norse Atlantic Airways flies to Norway from several destinations in the USA and Thailand.

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Airports in Norway

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  • OSL
    Gardermoen

    Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)

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  • Bergen Flesland foto Varde _ Avinor
    Blomsterdalen

    Bergen Airport Flesland

    Bergen Airport Flesland is located 18 kilometers south of Bergen.
  • Good facilities at the airport in Stavanger
    Sola

    Stavanger International Airport, Sola

    Stavanger International Airport, Sola, 20 min from Stavanger/Sandnes. SAS, Norwegian, Widerøe, Lufthansa, and KLM offer direct flights to 60 destinations.
  • Kjevik Airport
    Kjevik

    Kristiansand Airport Kjevik

    Kristiansand Airport Kjevik is the southernmost airport in Norway.
  • TORP Sandefjord Lufthavn
    Sandefjord

    TORP Sandefjord Airport

    TORP, Sandefjord Airport is located within short distance from the towns in Vestfold.
  • Stord airport
    Sagvåg

    Stord airport

    In Sunnhordland you will find a regional airport located at the island Stord.
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  • Kristiansund airport Kvernberget
    Kristiansund N

    Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget

    Kristiansund Airport is located just 8 km from the city center, with several daily departures to Oslo and Bergen.
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    Kjeller

    Kjeller Airport - one of the oldest airports in use

    Kjeller Airport - one of the world's oldest airports.
  • Florø Airport

    Florø Airport

    It takes you only 5 minutes to get from the town centre to the airport in Florø. You can go by foot, with a taxi, a rental car or the local bus. Widerøe and DAT offer several daily flights to and from Bergen and Oslo 
  • Bardufoss Airport
    Bardufoss

    Bardufoss Airport

    Get to the Senja Region faster and with less hassle. By choosing Bardufoss, our closest airport, you arrive nearer to your destination and step straight into the landscapes, calm and adventures that make Senja extraordinary.
  • Kjevik
    Kjevik

    Kristiansand Airport Kjevik

    Kristiansand Airport Kjevik is the southernmost airport in Norway.
  • Molde Airport Årø
    Molde

    Molde Airport Årø

    The plains almost land in the center of Molde. It takes you only ten minutes from the city center and the hotels by transfer bus or taxi.
  • Haugesund Airport Karmøy
    Avaldsnes

    Haugesund Airport Karmøy

    Haugesund Airport Karmøy is located about 15 minutes from the centre of Haugesund, with flights to Oslo, Bergen, Malaga, Gdansk and Alicante.
  • Avinor Sandane
    Sandane

    Avinor Sandane

    Sandane airport, Anda is an airport in the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane. It is owned and operated by Avinor AS. The airport is located north of the municipal center Sandane, at the root of a peninsula between Utfjorden and Gloppefjorden. The airport was opened in 1975 as the airport for the Nordfjord area.

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