Visit Oslo, Norway
Norway’s capital sits on a fjord ringed by forest, with the Holmenkollen ski jump, Oslo Winter Park and 2,600 km of cross-country trails a metro ride from a world-class museum quarter. Stay at the historic Grand Hotel on Karl Johans gate.
Transportation and location
Grand Hotel Oslo by Scandic
Karl Johans gate 31, 0159 Oslo. The city’s landmark hotel since 1874, on the main boulevard between the Royal Palace and the Parliament, with the Grand Café inside.
Fly into Oslo
- Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)About 50 km north of the city
- Flytoget airport express trainAbout 20 min to Oslo Central Station, then a short walk to the hotel
By train to Copenhagen takes about 8–9 hours with a change in Gothenburg; the flight is about an hour, and the DFDS overnight ferry sails daily.
What your stay in Oslo costs
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Hotel stayGrand Hotel Oslo by Scandic | Live rate |
| Airport transferFlytoget express train, round trip | See Flytoget |
| Dining & shoppingEstimated budget | $400+ |
| Estimated totalEstimated total for the trip | Hotel + $400+ |
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Holmenkollen, the Opera and Vigeland Park
Walk and drive times are from the hotel.
Winter sports in the city
- Holmenkollen ski jump, museum & ziplineTower lift with fjord views, the Kollensvevet zipline and a ski-jump simulator; site of the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Oslo Winter Park, TryvannAlpine slopes within the city limits, by metro
- Cross-country trails in OslomarkaAbout 2,600 km of groomed trails, many reached by metro
Downtown, on foot from the hotel
- Royal PalaceAbout 7 min walk
- Oslo City HallAbout 10 min walk
- Oslo Opera HouseAbout 12 min walk; walk up the marble roof
- Munch MuseumAbout 15 min walk
- Aker Brygge & Tjuvholmen waterfrontAbout 15 min walk
- Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern ArtAbout 20 min walk
Bygdøy & parks
- Vigeland Sculpture Park, Frogner ParkMore than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland; about 20 min by tram
- Fram MuseumThe polar ship Fram; bus or summer ferry to Bygdøy
- Norwegian Museum of Cultural HistoryOpen-air museum with the Gol stave church
Grand Café, seafood and the food hall
At the hotel
- Grand CaféClassic Oslo café-restaurant since 1874
Within 10 min walk
- Theatercaféen, Hotel ContinentalAbout 4 min walk
- Hard Rock Cafe OsloAbout 2 min walk
- NordveganAbout 5 min walk; vegan
- StatholdergaardenAbout 8 min walk; fine dining in a 17th-century house
- Fiskeriet YoungstorgetAbout 8 min walk; seafood
- Engebret CaféAbout 10 min walk; Oslo’s oldest restaurant
The waterfront & food hall
- Lofoten Fiskerestaurant, Aker BryggeAbout 15 min walk
- Rorbua, Aker BryggeAbout 15 min walk
- Mathallen Oslo food hallAbout 20–25 min walk, by the Akerselva river
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- The Oslo Opera House (Operahuset) (29585744210)
- Oslo Opera House - 2025
- Munchmuseet Oslo JUN2019
- Holmenkollen Ski Jump (Oslo, NOR)
- Frogner Park and the Sculptures - Vigeland Park, Oslo
- Detail of the Monolith in Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway
- The Great Fountain in Vigeland Sculpture Park 6
- The Royal Palace in Oslo (Slottet) (29879498145)
- Oslo - Karl Johans gate
- Oslo City Hall (Oslo rådhus) at dusk (29765734162)
- Aker brygge og Tjuvholmen sett fra Pipervika
- Fram museum oslo
- Gol Stavkirke, Norsk Folkemuseum på Bygdøy i Oslo
Oslo, Norway in pictures
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