Oslo
<map lat='59.91648345450874' lng='10.78582763671875' zoom='10' view='0' float='right'/> Oslo is the capital of Norway.
Hitching Out
If you want to get out of Oslo, it's proven difficult in the inner city. There are several highway entrances behind the tunnel, the further out, the easier it gets.
North towards Trondheim
The trip to Trondheim takes one day.
Around IKEA (Furuset] is an area where most trucks start. There is a petrol station on the E6 direction North which can be reached walking from metro station "Trosterud", East of the centre.
- abstorz 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.
South towards Göteborg and Stockholm
If you want to go South-East via the [[E6] take metro no. 3 to "Mortensrud" and get off at the last station, then cross the bridge over metro track and walk for about 300 meters. You will enter petrol station on motorway E6. Ask drivers there. Very good spot!
You can also take the regional train going "Ski" and get off at "Nordstrand" station, one stop after Oslo-S. Once at Nordstrand, 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 crossroad. 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.
West towards Bergen
To get to Bergen, take the local train out to "Sandvika", from where you can either take a bus or walk along the road (quite a few k's) until it turns from dual carriageway to a simple country road, where you can just hitch along the side.
Alternatively take the train to "Honefoss", walk up the hill and out to the road, and there is an information point where it's easy for drivers to pull in- all traffic from Oslo to Bergen goes past this point.
Hitching In
From Oslo (Rygge) Airport
Oslo (Rygge) is an airport located about 75 km South of Oslo, on the E6 direction Göteborg. To reach Oslo via HH, you simple need a sign for Oslo and you can either hitch from the airport or walk about 1,5 km to the Rygge on-ramp where local traffic passes. The first petrol station is a few kilometres North, around Moss. From there it's rather easy to get a direct ride to Oslo.
From Oslo (Torp) Airport
Oslo (Torp) is an airport located about 115 km South of Oslo, on the E18 direction Kristiansand.
Public Transportation
The ticket is 22 kr. Note that you can buy it on the train (for 27 kr if you buy it from a person instead of the machine) and they might not check, but it's almost impossible to dodge on regional trains.
Other Useful Info
- Oslo for Beginners, a nice witty website.
