Getting Around Oslo: By bus or tram

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Trams and buses complement the subway network, and use the same tickets. They cover most of the city, and run from approx. 5AM to midnight, on some lines up to 1AM.

All tram lines run every 10 minutes during the day, and every 20 minutes at night and early morning (30 min at weekend mornings). The main lines cover parts of the city with no subway, and are an efficient way of getting around. The main, central tram terminal opens at Jernbanetorget April 26, 2009, when all lines will serve this junction close to Oslo S. A (soon to be outdated) map of the tram network is available online ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/Trikken2007-12webOS.pdf.

Bus lines cover the rest of the city, as well as several ring lines. Nearly all central bus lines converge at Jernbanetorget, map available online ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/BussAlle2007-10Web.pdf. The most useful bus lines for visitors are buses 30, 31, 32, 34, 37 and 54, passing by Jernbanetorget and covering parts of the city with no trams or metros. Buses 20 and 21 provide central ring-line service, while buses 23 and 24 cover the highway ring road further out.

Nights after Fridays and Saturdays, buses cover parts of the city with varying frequency. No passes are valid, and the ticket price is 50NOK. A map of the weekend night lines are can be found online ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/NattbussOslo2003-08web.pdf. Most of these start or pass by the bus stops close to the Parliament building (Stortinget) and Oslo Central Station (Oslo S). There are plans to extend the night services to an all-week service with more frequent departures, that will be covered by weekly or longer travel passes.

• ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/Trikken2007-12webOS.pdf
• ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/BussAlle2007-10Web.pdf
• ruter.no/Global/PDF_filer/linjekart/NattbussOslo2003-08web.pdf