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Which airport should I fly into for a trip to Norway?

Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and the regional airports compared.

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Short answer

For most trips Oslo Airport Gardermoen is the easiest entry point, as Norway's main hub with flights to more than 100 international destinations and onward domestic routes. Fly into Bergen for the western fjords or Tromsø for the Arctic north, since both also have international flights. Remote areas such as Lofoten are reached by domestic connections.

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Why

  1. Visit Norway describes Oslo Airport as Norway's main hub, with scheduled flights to and from more than 100 international destinations.
  2. Bergen, Kristiansand, Sandefjord, Stavanger, Tromsø and Trondheim also have both international and domestic flights, according to Visit Norway.
  3. Norway has more than 50 smaller airports, and Widerøe alone flies to more than 40 airports in Norway.

Details

From Oslo Airport, Flytoget takes about 20 minutes to the city centre, and Oslo is also the main base for domestic flights. Tromsø lies above the Arctic Circle, with an airport about 5 km from the centre and more than 10 daily flights from Oslo. Lofoten has three airports of its own, with Widerøe flights from Bodø several times a day.

Tip

Look at an open-jaw ticket, for example into Oslo and home from Bergen or Tromsø, so you do not have to travel back to your starting point.

What may differ

Visit Norway lists direct flights from many European cities and from the US East Coast. Travellers from Australia or New Zealand need to change planes in Asia, the Middle East or Europe.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Timetables and rules can change, so check the airlines and Avinor before you travel.

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