Oslo Pass

By planning a trip to Oslo you will have realized that there are some must-see museums and other interesting attractions, but also that it is quite an expensive city.

Fortunately, the Tourist Office has come up with the Oslo Pass, a tourist card that allows you to use public transportation and visit the city while saving money.

Available for 24, 48 or 72 hours, it is the tool to buy if you are planning a nice tourist vacation in the Norwegian capital.

Let's look in more detail at what it includes, how it works, where and how to purchase it.

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Does the Oslo Pass pay off?

If you are planning a trip of one or more days to the Norwegian capital, the Oslo city pass is definitely a valuable tool.

You can visit museums, attractions, use transportation and get additional discounts for tours, restaurants and other experiences while saving money.

To do some quick math, the transportation pass costs about 10 € per day, and if we add even 3 of the must-see things in Oslo, we exceed the price of the 48-hour pass.

Example:

20€ transportation for 2 days
+ Munch museum (15€)
+ national museum (17€)
+ Folklore Museum (15€)
= 67 €

The Oslo Pass for 48 hours costs less, €65, and we have so much more to see included and other discounts to take advantage of.

It is therefore a very convenient pass for tourists who want to visit Oslo.

The convenience of use and purchase is also interesting. In Norway you would have to pay for each attraction in kroner; with the city pass, on the other hand, you can make a single purchase online, in euros, without exchange fees.

All in all, I think there are few instances where the Oslo Pass is not worthwhile. Clearly, if you are just passing through and not visiting anything for a fee, the tourist pass does not make much sense. On the other hand, those who plan to visit the city and the major sights will save a lot with the pass.

What is the Oslo Pass and what it includes

The Oslo Pass is a tourist city card for visiting the city of Oslo.
It offers unlimited public transportation, free admission to many museums and attractions, plus other discounts, throughout its validity period , which can be 24, 48 or 72 hours.

It is basically the classic tourist card, paper or digital, to use for transportation and sightseeing. A good tool for a weekend or a few days in Oslo (1 to maximum 3 / 4).

You activate it via app or by writing the date and time on it in the space provided. Then, throughout the validity period, you simply show it on the vehicles to the driver or ticket controllers.
At museums and attractions, you present it at the ticket office to get free admission, or to get the discount where applicable.

Let's look in more detail at what is included.

Free attractions and museums

Purchasing the Oslo Pass provides free admission to about thirty attractions. Mentioning the most important ones, entry is included to:

• Akershus Fortress
• Fram Museum
• Munch Museum
• Folklore Museum (Norsk Folkemuseum)
• Ski Museum and Trampoline Tower
• National Museum
• Astrup Fearnley Museum
• Viking Ship Museum (unfortunately closed until 2027)

Besides these, there are various other museums and points of interest. On this page you can download the PDF with the complete list, scroll down to "useful content to download"

Unlimited transportation

For the duration of the Oslo Pass you have unlimited access to public transportation in and around the city, in zones 1 and 2. Included in the details are streetcars, subways, day and night buses, ferries to Bygdøy, to the islands in the Oslo Fjord, and to Asker and Nesodden.

Important to know that the Oslo Pass is not valid for Flytoget or other transportation to/from Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL), nor for Torp Sandefjord Airport, as they are outside zone 2.
However, you can save money here as well by using the local Vy trains from OSL airport and purchasing a single ticket valid for 2 zones. During the trip you will activate your Oslo Pass that covers the route from Lillestrøm onward (or vice versa if you do the route in reverse).

Torp Airport, on the other hand, is too far away; you have to rely on dedicated solutions.

Also not included in the Oslo Pass is the Hop-on Hop-off sightseeing bus or the ferry to Drøbak, but you can get there by bus (included because you do not leave zone 2).

Extra discounts on restaurants, tickets, etc.

This part is not always well used by tourists, but there are some attractive discounts on restaurants, stores, shows and other activities.

To give a few examples, you have 20 percent off Tusenfryd amusement park, 30 percent off a bike tour, 20 percent off renting a toboggan at Skimore, 20 percent off tickets to the Oslo Philharmonic, 20 percent off tours of the Opera House.

I recommend that you go through the list in more detail when you have purchased your pass, so perhaps you can choose to dine at one of the included restaurants at a 20 percent discount or add in some discounted activities into your itinerary.

Oslo Pass Prices

Oslo Pass prices vary according to the length of validity. The price list is in Norwegian kroner, so there may be differences based on the exchange rate of the day.

Reductions are available for children and young people up to 17 years of age and adults over 65 years of age.

Under the age of 6, the pass is not sold, as admissions are already free at most attractions.

Details of prices are shown in the table.

There is also a 20% discount for university students under 30 years of age.
This discount can only be obtained by purchasing the pass on the spot, presenting a valid student card at the Oslo Visitor Center or at the Customer Service Centre Ruter at Oslo Central Station.

Where to buy it

I recommend that you purchase the Oslo Pass online at the Tiqets website. Here you can pay in Euro or Pound without currency exchange fees, and the purchase is fully refundable up to 24 hours in advance.

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You will receive a voucher by email, to be presented at theOslo Visitor Centre to pick up your pass and paperguide. It is located at Oslo Central Station, in Østbanehallen, so you will almost certainly pass this way coming from the airport, or in any case it is right in the center.

Ⓘ The map of the Oslo Visitor Centre at the central station - Østbanehallen (Jernbanetorget 1)

You can also purchase the pass through the Oslo Pass - Official City Card app, or directly on-site at the Oslo Visitor Center or another official retail outlet. You can view all outlets at visitoslo.com

Validity

The Oslo Pass is valid for 24, 48 or 72 consecutive hours, depending on the option purchased.

It is not activated on the date indicated when you purchase it (that one is for "statistical" purposes only) or even when you pick it up on-site at the Visitor Center.
The validity starts from the moment of validation, which is done simply by writing the date and time in the space provided.
Or, for you purchased it through the official app, you have to activate it through the same app.

Validity is "by the hour," not by the day. That is, if a 24-hour pass is first activated in the evening, it will be valid until the evening of the next day.