Gardemoen is the main airport in Norway and serves both domestic airlines and international flights to Europe, North and South America, and Asia.
Location:
Gardeningen Airport is 48 km north of Oslo , it is located in the municipality of Ullensaker, Akershus county.
History
Gardenen in Norway was opened in 1998. It was built on the site of the military and eventually lost its destination Fornebu airport, which was a reserve terminal and took a few charter flights. The need to serve a large flow of passengers following in Oslo, prompted the government to dispose of the construction of a modern international airport. Today, Gardemoen is the second busiest among Scandinavian airports, serving 162 airports on 3 continents, including 30 Norwegian airports. Passenger traffic is 24 million people per year and is projected to increase to 30 million in 2018.
Airlines and flights
Gardemoen is the base airport for local airlines Scandinavian Airlines System and Norwegian Air Shuttle, but also accepts aircraft from 56 companies from around the world, including Lufthansa, BritishAirways, Aeroflot, TurkishAirlines, etc.
Regular routes are sent to Europe and Asia, there are charter flights to North America, to Cuba, to Mexico and Thailand. The busiest domestic flights are Oslo- Bergen and Oslo- Trondheim .
Airport map of Gardemoen
The Gardermoen complex in Oslo consists of one terminal, two piers and two runways with a length of 2,950 and 3,600 m respectively. In connection with the increasing passenger traffic for 2017, it is planned to build a second terminal from the south-west side and the third pier.
The interiors of the Gardens are decorated in beige tones, the halls are spacious and clean.
In the terminal work:
- 9 luggage transport lines;
- 74 check-in counter for flights;
- luggage storage;
- currency exchange points and ATMs;
- cafes, bars and restaurants;
- duty free shop Duty Free shop;
- first-aid post;
- room for mother and child;
- tourist office;
- car rental service;
- transit hotels Park Inn Oslo Airport Radisson and Blu Airport Hotel (total of 800 seats, children under 18 years old stay free).
There is a parking near the terminal. A few minutes drive from the airport there are 7 other hotels for rest in anticipation of the flight.
Bars and restaurants of the airport are open until 20:00, on Saturday - until 19:00. The exception is the Pizzeria Pizzeria, open until 23:00, and the Kon-Tiki restaurant, which operates around the clock.
check-in
It is recommended that you arrive at Oslo Airport Gardeningen Airport 2-2.5 hours before departure. For domestic airlines, check-in and check-out are stopped 1 hour before departure, for international flights - for 1.5 hours. Passengers of charter flights are registered 2 hours before the flight. For the procedure of landing on the flight you will need a passport and a ticket.
DutyFree Zone at Gardens.
DutyFree duty-free shops are open when you leave the country, and when you return. At Gardenmuen Airport in Oslo, DutyFree is the largest in Western Europe. In it, visitors are offered a very wide range of goods, especially for tourists departing from the country (for export of drinks, for example, there are no restrictions, but for import there). The most popular purchases in Oslo's DutyFree are local potato vodka, sweet Brunost cheese, figurines of Vikings, fairy trolls, knitwear with a "deer" pattern.
Making a refund for purchases
If the amount of your purchases has exceeded 315 NOK ($ 36.6), then you can contact the Global Blue Refund Counter, located near exit # 34. After completing all the necessary documents within a few minutes, the procedure for refunding the tax for purchases will be made.
How do I get to Oslo Gardening?
You can get to Oslo Gardenmuen Airport and from there to the center of the Norwegian capital by bus, high-speed train, car or taxi. In the arrival hall there are signs, guided by which, you can easily find the necessary stop or access to transport. Consider the details of the transfer to and from Gardeningen Airport:
- Bus. The bus stop is at the exit from the terminal. On the E6 route, including express bus routes Flybussen company Scandinavian Airlines System. The traffic interval is approximately 30 minutes, the fare is 150 Norwegian kroner ($ 17.4), for privileged categories of citizens - 80 kroner ($ 9.3).
- A train. High-speed and intercity trains and commuter trains leave for Oslo city center. In order to take the Flytoget high-speed train, you need to go down the escalator to the basement of the airport. The train runs from 5:30 to 22:30, departures every 10 minutes (on Saturdays the interval increases to 20 minutes). The center of the capital by the high-speed Flytoget train can be reached in 20 minutes. Tickets are sold in terminals of orange color, their cost is 170 CZK ($ 19.8), for children under 16, the fare is free. You can buy a ticket right on the train or at the exit from the platform, but in this case the trip will be 20-30 kroons ($ 2.3-3.5) more expensive. Oslo Train Station can also be reached from the Oslo-Eidsvoll and Oslo- Lillehammer inter-city routes. And the most economical option is commuter trains, the journey costs 90 kronor ($ 10.5).
- Taxi. Quite an expensive way, given the high level of prices in the city and the significant cost of gasoline. A trip from the center of Oslo to the airport or back will cost 610-720 CZK ($ 70.9-83.7) depending on the itinerary and time of day (after 17:00 the price increases). For a large company (5-15 people) it is beneficial to rent a minivan, the cost of a trip on it is 900 CZK ($ 104.6).
- A rented car. In Gardemoen there is a rental of cars, you can also book a car in advance via the Internet. To get to the center of Oslo you need to go along the E6 road, the journey time is about 15-20 minutes.