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Why going for hotels near Oslo Airport

Transiting via Oslo Airport can sometimes save you money on long-haul flights, whether you are flying business or economy class.

Reasons for staying in a hotel near Oslo Airport

Every year, many tourists transit in Oslo Airport at Gardermoen. There are many reasons why that happens:

• Going for an early flight in the next day (the train between Oslo Airport and Central Station does not run for a few hours every night)
• Transiting to a flight on the next day, e.g. in order to benefit from the savings by transiting in Oslo as mentioned above
• Attending a conference held at or near Oslo Airport. A few hotels at Oslo Airport offer conference facilities.

Hotels right next to Oslo Gardermoen Airport 

There are at least two hotels near Oslo Airport within walking distance. They are the Radisson Red and the Radisson Blu, both of them within about 10 minutes of walk from the arrival terminal.

• Radisson Red
• Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre Oslo Airport 
• Radisson Blu

Hotels close to Oslo Airport within a short bus or taxi ride

There are a few more hotels near Oslo Airport that can be reached with shuttle bus routes or taxis, which can be called at the taxi stand outside the arrival terminal.

These hotels include

• Scandic Hotel Oslo Airport
• Park Inn by Radisson Oslo Airport Hotel West
• Clarion Hotel & Congress Oslo Airport 

According to major transport provider Vy, these hotels can be reached with an airport shuttle costing 80 NOK each way. 

Hotels at Oslo Central Station

If you would like to explore the city of Oslo and can allow time to travel between the airport and the city centre, staying near the central station could be a good choice, given the direct train link which could get you from Oslo Airport to Central Station in as little as 19 minutes.

Hotel options near Oslo Central Station include

• Radisson Blu Plaza Oslo (300m from Central Station)
• Clarion Hotel the Hub (50m from Central Station)
• Clarion Hotel oslo (500m from Central Station)

Getting to Oslo from the airport 

There are many ways to travel between Oslo Airport and Central Station*:

• Flytoget (the airport express train, fastest option, Central Station from Airport within 19 minutes), 210 NOK
• Vy (slower trains, often with a couple more stops in between than Flytoget, but less expensive), from 114 NOK 
• Flybussen (airport bus that gets you to Oslo Bus Terminal, which is close to the Central Station)

About Oslo Airport

Oslo Airport, Gardermoen opened in 1998 and is the major international airport serving Oslo. The lower floor is for arrivals and the upper departures. It is also one of the busiest airports in the Nordic region. The airport also has a lounge serving SAS and Star Alliance passengers and one for other airlines (OSL Lounge).

About Oslo

Oslo is the capital and the most populous city of Norway. The municipality of Oslo has population more than 700,000. It is also one of the cities with the highest income and living cost in the world. Attractions in Oslo include the seafront promenade, the Barcode Project and saunas in the fjords. There is also a cruise terminal that welcomes vessels from all over Europe. In the city centre there is also a ferry that goes to Copenhagen, Denmark.

*As of July 2022

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