Oslo

Oslo is the capital of Norway.

Even though "haike" is not too common in Norway, Norwegians are very likely to pick you up and can be very friendly and helpful. It is always hard to find a spot to get out of big cities though.

Hitching Out

If you want to get out of Oslo, you should definitely get behind the E6 tunnel, in the inner city it's worthless. There are several highway entrances behind the tunnel, the further out, the easier it get's. Around IKEA is the area where most trucks start.

You can also take the regional train going Ski and get off at Nordstrand station, one stop after Oslo-S. The ticket is 22 kr. although you can buy it on the train and they might not check. Once at Norstrand, turn left and go down the little hill. The large road with a lot of traffic is the E18. You can walk about 5-10 minutes in the direction of Oslo (turning right) to the Ulvøya Island crossroads. There is a bus stop right after a traffic light and you can get picked up quite easily. Have a sign and avoid anyone going in the direction of Stockholm.

abstorz is a dude, and hitched from Trondheim to Oslo and back in March/April. Both trips took one day. From Oslo he was able to hitch a ride onto the highway behind the tunnel in the area of Etterstad, but it can't be bad to get even further out of the city. Once on the highway everything went fine.