Grunerlokka
1 miles from downtown
A haven for the soy-chai-latte loving. Creative minds and culture geeks bandy about sporting ironic facial hair and artfully rumpled appearances. For indie shops and vintage boutiques, Markveien Street is hard to out-hip. On Sundays, pick through market wares at trendsetting and experimental art-venue, Blå. This up and coming district promises to stay up.
Places to stay from $54 a night
Frogner
0.7 miles from downtown
The poshest district in one of the world’s priciest cities. Hello, Frogner: home to the privileged, highbrow and handsome. Bilingual children speaking French and English chatter and frolic between stately villas. Diplomats and dandies are aplenty. If the sun isn’t shy, find Frogner Park, roam the Vigeland sculptures, then dine at chic Bølgen & Moi nearby.
Places to stay from $60 a night
St. Hanshaugen
0.7 miles from downtown
Wake up and smell the cinnamon rolls. Café culture’s abuzz in this young, sought-after district. Let the sloping streets and wooden homes charm you. Start the day with a sip of black gold from Java Espressobar. Then take a stroll in the district’s picturesque park or dive into opera at the quirky Underwater Pub (live shows Tues and Thurs).
Places to stay from $76 a night
Gamle Oslo
1 miles from downtown
Hills and wooden houses, pubs and botanical gardens: Gamle Oslo’s got the picturesque without as much of the posh. This liveable and lovable ‘hood breathes a bit of warmth into arctic Oslo. Warm up on a winter’s eve at Oslo Mekaniske Verksted, a welding-factory turned low-lit tavern. At the height of summer, Dattera til Hagen’s got the perfect patio.
Places to stay from $56 a night
Majorstua
0.9 miles from downtown
A love letter to the design-inclined, Majorstua caters to the affluent and artsy. Walk past the ka-ching of cash registers, through clouds of cologne and into the Vestkanttorget Flea Market. Lunch’ll be laid back at The Broker in Bogstadveien. Care for an artisanal drink? Oslo Mikrobryggeri’s craft beers are some of the few brewed inside the city.
Places to stay from $60 a night
Oslo is Europe’s fastest growing capital city and one of the greenest. Picturesque parks are around every corner, local transportation is eco-friendly, and the pristine islands of Oslofjord are a short boat ride from the main port.
Frogner Park—the city’s largest green space—hosts Oslo City Museum and Vigeland Sculpture Park, where the life's work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland is displayed. To the south is the Bygdøy Peninsula, home to the Norwegian Maritime Museum and the Viking Ship Museum, featuring Viking ships dating back to the 9th century.
The city’s beautiful waterfront is lined with chic restaurants, shops, cafes, as well as the iconic, glacier-shaped Oslo Opera House. Take a guided tour of this impressive building, walk across its marble roof, before catching an opera or ballet performance.
The Norwegian capital also marks the start of one of the world’s most photogenic railroads. The Bergen Line is carved out of hard rock along the slopes of the Hardangervidda plateau, stretching 370 miles from Oslo’s central station to Bergen. Grab a window seat and enjoy the breathtaking views – from snow-capped mountains to fjords so calm they look like mirrors.
Back in Oslo, other highlights include the Royal Palace, the Holmenkollbakken ski-jump hill, and the Munch Museum, home to the "The Scream" and other classic paintings.
Tonight
From $226 per night
This weekend
From $538 per night
Next weekend
From $267 per night
Most popular time to visit | October-December |
Cheapest time to visit | January-March |
Local currency | NOK 10 = $1.03 |
Language | Norwegian |
Average weekend price | $150 per night |
Average weekday price | $155 per night |
Average stay | 2 nights |
Karl Johans Gate
0.1 miles from downtown
Ullevaal Stadion
2.5 miles from downtown
The Royal Palace
0.4 miles from downtown
Munch Museum
1.2 miles from downtown
Astrup Fearnley Museum
0.7 miles from downtown
My walk along the streets.
May 12, 2022
My walk along the streets. I wish I knew that there are booths for tours at the Central train station. Of course a City tour would be the best. I loved to to climb to the roof of the Opera building.
I visited in spring with sunny weather so everything looked...
May 9, 2022
I visited in spring with sunny weather so everything looked lovely. Trees in bloom everywhere and sun starting to warm up, easy to just walk around and stop at a cafe terrace. As you would expect the city is very clean and public transport is punctual with options for local trains, trams, metro, hire bikes and electric scooters. Using the tram was my favourite. Many things are within walking distance in the city centre and other places like Vigeland Park a short 25-minute tram ride away. Public transport is punctual and trams go every 10 minutes or so. I loved seeing different things outside the city centre and actually missed out on the bigger museums like Munch. I loved Grunelokka with lots of cafe, food and shop options (I bought some good second hand finds). i got lunch deals as main meals as they are cheaper and also used a sushi takeaway. Hotel breakfasts are great and good way to fuel for the day! I also checked out the free arts and museum offerings. Ekeberg sculpture park in the forest was my favourite place: it’s free, open 24hrs, it has lovely forest trails and many viewpoints across Oslo and the fjord. I preferred this place to the Vigeland Park although the latter was great for picnics. In Vigeland Park you can also visit the free Oslo City Museum that has a nice exhibition of local history.
The Munch Museum and the Oso Opera House were must-sees.
May 8, 2022
The Munch Museum and the Oso Opera House were must-sees. We also enjoyed both the Vigeland and Ekeberg Sculpture parks. We used trams, busses, the T-bane, a ferry, and our feet to get everywhere. Clean city with happy people on skateboards, bicycles, and electric scooters.
Oslo is a very sweet and small capital.
May 2, 2022
Oslo is a very sweet and small capital. We enjoyed our stay. I think 2 days are enough... unless you plan to visit other cities of Norway. By the way... be prepared to pay a lot for food and drinks...
We combined Oslo with the train journey to Bergen - highly...
May 1, 2022
We combined Oslo with the train journey to Bergen - highly recommended - a few days in Bergen, a Hurtigruten cruise of the fjords, a night in Kirkenes and a final four day ‘city break’ in Oslo before returning to the UK. Oslo provided an excellent entry/exit point, with good transport links between the airport and the city. Our hotel was centrally located, allowing us to walk almost everywhere, and we managed to explore most of the must see/highlights of the city, as recommended in the guide books. Choice of restaurants is excellent and the food was of an exceptionally high standard, if expensive compared to the UK. The new Munch Museum, the Opera House and the museums on Bygdøy are all worth a visit. The Rathus is an extraordinary space inside and there are enough sights, museums and places of interest to keep one occupied for a week without too much problem. We ate in a mix of places - street food in Vippa, really excellent pizza at Mamma’s Osteria and great Norwegian gayer in Den Gladen Gris and Elias Mat & Sant. Alcohol is REALLY expensive. Expect to pay upwards of £10 for a beer and £12-15 for a glass of wine. Overall though, Oslo is a great, fun, cool city with plenty to see and do.
Oslo is a great city to visit with a wide range of cultural...
April 20, 2022
Oslo is a great city to visit with a wide range of cultural and outdoors activities that are all easily accessible. There are many restaurants with a range of different styles and ambience. Recommended places: - Munch gallery - National Folk Museum - Central Oslo waterfront - Great hiking trails at Frognerseter, Vettakollen, Sognsvatn - Eating at Sofies Mat og Vinhus for traditional Norwegian food and pub
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