Transport information from Gardermoen Airport to NGI or Oslo city centre.
To NGI at Ullevål Stadion:
This is an express bus taking you directly from the Airport to NGI (50 m walk). You need to take bus F3, marked with Bekkestua (the name of the final stop). Price one-way ticket: NOK 190. It departs every 20 minutes on weekdays from Platform B28. These are the bus stops before you arrive at NGI: Haugenstua, Smedstua, Nyland jb.st., Siemens, Risløkka, Økern, Lørenvangen, Grefsen jb.st., Storo, Nydalen, Tåsen Senter, Ullevål Stadion. Please see the attached map.
To Central Oslo:
Departs every 10 minutes from Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Estimated transfer-time from the airport to centre of Oslo (Oslo Central Station) is 19 minutes. (Please see the google map of central Oslo). Price for one way ticket is NOK 170. Tickets for the Airport Express Train can be purchased together with air tickets at your travel agency. Tickets are also available at all Airport Express Train stations, at ticket counters as well as card and cash ticket vending machines. There is no seat booking on the Airport Express Train.
If you want to take a taxi from the Airport, we recommend you go to the taxi information desk in the Arrivals Hall. The taxi information desk has information about the different companies' fixed rates to different destinations in Oslo. They can also book a taxi for you. If you need a taxi in Oslo, we recomend Oslo Taxi +47 02323.
Transport from Central Oslo to NGI:
NGI is only a 3-minute walk from Ullevål Stadion metro station on Westbound Lines 3, 4 and 5 of the Oslo Metro. Price NOK 27. Tickets are purchased at ticket machines at the station, or at Narvesen (kiosk), 7-Eleven (kiosk) and Trafikanten prior to departure. Please see the attached map of the metro system. Download timetables as mobile App: iPhone or Android. Please see also the attached map of the NGI headquarters and immediate surroundings.
Accommodation
Hotel agreements for discounted hotel rates in Oslo:
Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion is a three minute walk from NGI. At least ten other Thon Hotels in and around Oslo also entitle to discounts. Use Hotel Discount Code: GEOTEK when ordering by phone. If you stay at Thon Hotel Ullevaal Stadion you get 50 % discount on the express bus from Gardermoen with this voucher. Webpage: http://www.thonhotels.no/ullevaalstadion
Cochs Pensjonat is a guesthouse/Bed & Breakfast located in the very centre of Oslo next to the Royal Palace. Refer to the agreement with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute when ordering by phone. Webpage: http://www.cochspensjonat.no/
Recreation, attractions and useful links:
Visit Oslo, Holmenkollen Ski Museum & Tower, Tryvann Winter Park, The Vigeland park, The Munch Museum, Kon-Tiki Museum, Fram Museum, Viking Ship Museum, The climate of Norway, 5 days weather forecast for Oslo
Contact information
Telephone no.: +47 22 02 30 00
Telefax no.: +47 22 23 04 48
E-mail: ngi@ngi.no
Web: www.ngi.no
Mail address: NGI, P.O. Box. 3930 Ullevål Stadion, N-0806 Oslo, Norway
Street address: Sognsveien 72, N-0855 Oslo, Norway
This picture is taken outside NGIs entrance. Look for our prismatic aluminun sculpture across the road from the National Soccer Stadium (Ullevål Stadion).