Airport location, terminals and transportation
Oslo Airport is a main international air hub that serves the capital of Norway. The airport is the second in the passenger traffic among Scandinavian airports. Oslo Airport annually services about 28 million passengers. The airport is located in the city of Gardermoen, 35 km from the capital. On the airfield, there are two air-strips, one of which is used for maintaining heavy wide-body equipment. OSL serves as a base for the Royal Air Force of the country.
In the 50s of the last century, there was the military airfield of the Norwegian army in the territory where the airport is located now. Then, the airfield served as a military, as well as civil, airport for charters to Fornebu Airport. The new airport was opened here in 1998. Besides the passenger terminal, there is a VIP terminal here that services the members of the Royal family, cabinet members, and foreign governmental delegations. There is also a cargo terminal.
The railway links the airport with the city. Most of the passengers arriving at the airport catch Express Flytoget trains. The railway links OSL (the railway station is located below the passenger terminal) with Oslo Central Station. Near the airport, there are several European and national highways: E6, E16, #35, 174, 120. From the airport, buses run not only to Oslo, but also to other cities and ski resorts. The airport offers taxi services.
Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car
The passengers at the airport can use car rental services. Oslo Airport cooperates with the following car rental companies: Avis, Budget, Europcar, and Hertz, Sixt. Information points providing these companies’ contact data are situated in the baggage claim area of the passenger terminal.
Servicing points are located in the area P of the garage P10 at the level U2. Companies are open from 8 am to 11:30 pm on weekdays and from 8-9 am to 11 pm at the weekend. Companies offer to book a car in advance to reduce the time of getting a car upon your arrival at the airport.
Rented cars are taken in the parking lot P10 (garage) that is located in front of the terminal. Cars are returned to the same parking lot. To get to the lot, you need to go out of the baggage claim area, go to the exit from the terminal, and use the pedestrian crossing. The parking lot is opposite the exit from the terminal.
Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby
At the airport, there is a parking area for 20 places: garages P10 (a short-term lot), P11, non-covered long-term lots P2, P4, P6, and an economy parking lot P5. Several parking lots serve the VIP terminal. Lots are served by a transfer from and to the terminal.
At the airport, there are such hotels, as Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson. There are also the following hotels near it: Comfort Hotel RunWay, Clarion Hotel and Congress, and Gardermoen Airport Hotel.