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Important phone numbers

Emergency Telephones
  • Fire, accidents and serious pollution: Tel 110
  • Police - immediate assistance: Tel 112
  • Ambulance and Medical assistance: Tel 113

    • Medical, dental and pharmacy night duty
  • Municipal Medical Emergency Service (Oslo Kommunale legevakt)
  • Pharmacy 24 hours service (Jernbanetorgets Apotek)
  • Dental service (Tannlegevakt)

    • For Motorists
  • Information on road conditions, Statens Vegvesen 24-hour service. When in Norway dial 175
  • Norges Automobil Forbund NAF
  • Emergency centre 24 hours / NAF Alarmsentralen Phone 810 00 505
  • Kongelig Norsk Automobilklub (KNA)
  • Emergency centre / Viking Redningstjeneste AS
  • Servicesentralen Falck Norge AS

    • Lost and Found:
  • Police: Phone 22 66 98 65
  • Trams, busses, underground (Oslo sporveier): Phone 22 08 53 61
  • Railway (NSB - Oslo Central Station): Phone 815 68 340

    Other useful numbers
  • Time tables for transportation in Oslo and Akershus - Trafikanten Phone 815 00176
  • Time tables for trains in Norway - NSB Phone 815 00 888
  • Time tables for busses in Norway - Nor-Way Bussekspress Phone 820 21 300

    • Post, bank and foreign exchange

    Foreign Exchange
  • The Tourist Information Centre by the City Hall
  • Post Offices in Oslo
  • Airport Express train terminal Oslo S, Automatic exchange 24 hours.
    Bureau de Change Mon-Fri 07.00 - 19.00 Sat 08.00 - 17.00
  • Oslo Airport: 16 ATM's (automatic teller machines) in addition to Bureau de Change situated in the following areas:
    Departure Hall: Mon-Fri 06.00 - 18.30 Sat 06.00 - 16.00 Sun 06.00 - 18.30
    Arrival Hall: Mon-Fri 08.30 - 22.30 Sat 09.00 - 19.30 Sun 11.00 - 22.30
  • Forex

    • Opening hours most banks
    Mon-Fri: 09.00-15.30 Thurs: 09.00-17.00 Summer months 15.5.-15.8.: Mon-Fri: 09.00-15.00

    Opening hours most post offices
    Mon-Fri: 8-17 Sat: 9-15 Sun: Closed

    Reporting lost or stolen credit cards
  • American Express Phone 800 68 100
  • Diners Club Phone 23 00 10 00
  • Mastercard Phone 800 30 250
  • Eurocard Phone 22 98 12 50
  • Visa Phone 815 00 500

    • Internet cafés

  • Aftenposten A-service: Akersgata 51
  • Arctic Internet: Oslo Central Station
  • Galleriet Internettkafé: Bus Terminal
  • Gameworld: Dovregata 7
  • NetWorld Internettcafé: Grønland Metro Station
  • The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology: Kjelsåsveien 143
  • Peking Kyoto Internettkafé: Munchs gate 5
  • QBA: Olav Ryes Plass 4
  • Tacoland Internettcafé: Oslo Central Station

    Prices from NOK 40 - 60 pr.hour.
    You will find a list of internet cafés in Oslo at the Tourist Information offices.

    • General tourist information about Norway

    Innovation Norway Tourism  www.visitnorway.com
    For detailed information about destinations in Norway, contact a regional tourist board or the local tourist information office. Lists are available on www.visitnorway.com

    Camping in Norway

    Where do I find a camping guide for Norway?
    At the tourist information centre by the city hall: Roald Amundsens gate
    You can order it from the Norwegian Tourist Boards web site www.visitnorway.com

    Camping in Oslomarka
    Cars and caravans are not permitted to drive into Oslomarka or Bærumsmarka. Parking areas have been set aside in many places; these can be used as a starting point for walks or bicycle rides in Marka.

    Emptying of mobile homes / campers / touring car toilets
    Bogstad Camping and Ekeberg Camping.
    Fina/Nebbenes Cafes. Ormlia by E6 nortbound N-2074 Eidsvoll Verk Tel 63 95 41 35/63 95 38 68
    Shell Senteret Kløfta N-2040 Kløfta, Tel 63 98 15 00
    Oslobuss Oppegård Rosenholmveien 40, N-1410 Kolbotn Tel 66 81 59 00
    The Lommedal Bus company, Bærum Lommedalsveien 299, N-1350 Lommedalen Tel 67 56 13 00
    Sjølyst Caravan Parking - Open June 1st-September 15th

    Filling of gas canisters
    This is possible at the petrol station at Bogstad Camping, and at the ESSO petrol station at Røa (Oslo west).


    Hiking in Norway

    Booking offices for cabins, holiday houses and appartments in Norway
    Novasol AS
    DanCenter
    Danske Feriehus

    Where do I find information about hiking in Norway?
    DNT - The Norwegian Touring Assosiation

    Youth Hostels in Norway
    Hostelling International Norway - Norske Vandrerhjem

    Churches and religion

    For information on churches and religious communities, please contact the tourist information offices.

    Self-service laundry

  • A-Snarvask Selvbetjening
  • Selva AS Ullevålsveien 15




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