Where can I empty a motorhome toilet and grey water in Norway?
Emptying stations, where to find them and off-season closures.
Short answer
In Norway, motorhome toilets and grey water should be emptied at dedicated emptying stations, which the Norwegian website Bobilplassen lists alongside motorhome parking places. Some rest areas on main roads have one, such as the E6 rest area at Heia in Troms. Check ahead off-season, because some campsites and waste disposal facilities close then.
Why
- Visit Lofoten, the official tourist board for the islands, tells motorhome travellers to empty toilets and wastewater at emptying stations.
- Visit Norway points to bobilplassen.no for information on both motorhome parking and waste disposal places for motorhomes.
- Statens vegvesen reported in May 2024 that the Heia rest area on the E6 in Balsfjord has a manual emptying station for motorhome toilets behind the building.
Details
Statens vegvesen looks after almost 700 rest areas along national and European roads, and its map at vegvesen.no/trafikk lists them with facilities such as toilets and drinking water. Some rest area toilets close in winter where there is no water supply all year. Visit Norway reminds travellers that some campsites are closed off-season and that the same goes for waste disposal facilities.
Tip
Look up the next emptying station before the tank is nearly full, especially outside the summer season when some facilities close.
What may differ
In Lofoten, Visit Lofoten publishes a map of places suited to motorhomes and asks visitors to use campsites and motorhome pitches whenever possible.
Common misconception
Grey water from the sink and shower can be let out anywhere.
What actually happens
Visit Lofoten asks motorhome travellers to empty both toilets and wastewater at emptying stations.
People also ask
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Sources
Information checked on 15 October 2026.
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