Things to do in Oslo

Things to do

1. Walking on the Opera House roof

   A glacier of white marble sloping into the fjord, which you can wander freely. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hrFreebest in the evening

2. The Munch Museum

   The Scream in several versions, and the fjord from the thirteenth floor. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum2 hr 30 min≈ €18best in the morning

3. Vigeland Park

   Two hundred sculptures by a single man, and a monolith of intertwined bodies. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyArtwork2 hrFreebest in the afternoon

4. The Bygdøy museums

   The polar ship Fram, the Kon-Tiki, and an open-air museum of Norwegian houses. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum4 hr≈ €20best in the morning

5. The fjord by ferry

   Public ferries between the islands of the fjord, for the price of a bus ticket. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationViewpoint2 hr≈ €5best in the afternoon

6. A floating sauna on the fjord

   Sweat it out facing the Opera House, then jump into the cold water. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationRelaxation1 hr 30 min≈ €25best in the evening

7. The Holmenkollen ski jump

   The metro up into the forest, and the city seen from the top of a ski jump. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Adventure and sportsViewpoint2 hr 30 min≈ €20best in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Oslo: from June to August, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in August.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€95

Mid-range

€180

Comfort

€335

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Bus

130 kg

Plane

500 kg

By coach rather than by plane: 370 kg less CO₂e per person (4 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Norway

Plugs

Type C, F, 230 V

Emergencies

112 (police), 113 (ambulance), 110 (fire)

Driving

On the right

Near Oslo

• Gothenburg Sweden, 260 km
• Bergen and the fjords Norway, 310 km
• Stockholm Sweden, 420 km
• Aarhus Denmark, 420 km
• Copenhagen Denmark, 480 km
• Malmö Sweden, 500 km

Elsewhere in Norway

• Bergen and the fjords
• Tromsø