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 $51 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 $56 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 $71 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 $66 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 $56 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 $73 per night
This weekend
From $312 per night
Next weekend
From $256 per night
| Most popular time to visit | October-December |
| Cheapest time to visit | January-March |
| Local currency | NOK 100 = $9.61 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Average weekend price | $193 per night |
| Average weekday price | $195 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
I’m heading back in for a night before I head home, so...
August 9, 2023
I’m heading back in for a night before I head home, so there’s more to see. I don’t really love cities and love the outdoors, so a day seemed like enough to me. I never made it to the historic area, so I’m excited about seeing that. Getting around is easy. The people are fantastic.
Oslo is a wonderful city.
August 8, 2023
Oslo is a wonderful city. Definetly rent bikes or use the motorized scooters to get around efficiently. Walking is great, but if you really want to see a lot, these options make seeing the city so enjoyable. Don't miss the Mathhallen Food Hall!
Really beautiful, hilly, streetcars speeding in every...
August 7, 2023
Really beautiful, hilly, streetcars speeding in every direction. The architecture is simple, practical and humane; people are friendly beyond measure. Norwegians are tall and slender; they exude vitality, health and cheerfulness.
A incredible Nordic city with a bustling but small city...
August 7, 2023
A incredible Nordic city with a bustling but small city centre which is easily walkable. Great museums rich in Nordic history, I would recommend the Fram Museum. A small slice of natural beauty with Oslo Fjord easily accessible through the public ferry service.
Felt very welcoming and relaxed.
August 7, 2023
Felt very welcoming and relaxed. Very expensive compared to Cyprus which inhibited us from eating out (restaurants) very often but we made do with sandwiches from supermarkets/cafes as a result (which was absolutely fine). Really good public transport made getting around very easy. Will definitely make a return visit at a future date. Went first week of July and the weather was excellent, warm enough to swim in the designated areas around the city (very well organised and catered for with ladders/steps for access in and out of the water if you didn't want to jump off the quayside!
Beautiful city, very quiet, bikeable, walkable, easy to...
August 6, 2023
Beautiful city, very quiet, bikeable, walkable, easy to access, fantastic food, lots to see and do. I've been to Oslo twice and I love all of Norway so much. It's such a special and beautiful country.
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