Posts Tagged Transport
Useful websites (Norway)
Posted by admin in Travel and practical stuff on January 8, 2010
Here are a few useful websites if you’re planning a trip to Norway. See also earlier entry for useful websites specifically for Østfold (www.elusivemoose.eu/2009/10/useful-websites/). All the websites listed below have info in English, unless otherwise stated.
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Transport
www.hurtigruten.com: The famous Norwegian coastal voyage
www.nsb.no: Norwegian railway
www.nor-way.no: Coach travel in Norway
www.flytoget.no: The express airport train (Oslo)
www.norwegian.no: Low cost airline with many domestic and international routes
www.wideroe.no: Domestic airline also covering a few destinations in southern Scandinavia and Scotland
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Accommodation
www.dehistoriske.com: Historic hotels throughout Norway
www.camping.no: Camping in Norway
www.norgesbooking.com: Hytte rental
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Destinations
www.visitnorway.com: The official website for the Norwegian Tourist Board
www.visitoslo.com: Ditto for Oslo
www.visitbergen.com: Ditto for Bergen
www.regionstavanger.com: Ditto for Stavanger region
www.trondheim.com: Ditto for Trondheim
www.destinasjontromso.no: Ditto for Tromsø
www.visitalesund.com: Ditto for Ålesund
www.sorlandet.com: Ditto for Kristiansand
www.fjordnorway.com/en/: Ditto for the fjords
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Other
www.billettservice.no: Ticket booking service for events in Norway
www.turistforeningen.no/english/: The Norwegian Trekking Association
www.yr.no: The weather where you are in Norway
www.newsinenglish.no: News about Norway and all things Norwegian
http://jtisdall.wordpress.com: Excellent blog by Oslo-based journalist Jonathan Tisdall
Østfold in Pictures: Halden train station
Posted by admin in Photos and videos, Travel and practical stuff on January 4, 2010
Travelling by rail in Norway
Posted by admin in Travel and practical stuff on January 4, 2010
All train services in Norway are run by NSB (Norwegian State Railways). Tel: 8150 0888, dial ‘4′ for an English-speaking operator; www.nsb.no (site in English). The system is efficient, and trains comfortable, making travelling by rail a pleasant experience.
Seats on express trains must be reserved. There are buffet/restaurant cars on some trains, and sleepers on long-distance overnight services. Children under 4 years travel free of charge; those aged 4 to 14 years pay half price.
Excellent value Minipris tickets are available on most routes, but must be purchased well in advance. Distance is irrelevant, so you could travel from Halden in Østfold to Fauske, the northernmost point on the Norwegian rail system, for as little as 199Kr (full price is 1,376Kr). A real bargain, but you might need to be a bit flexible re. dates.
If you’re planning on travelling by rail a lot during your stay in Norway, investing in an InterRail One-Country Pass might be a good idea. The pass offers travel for 3, 4, 6 or 8 days in Norway within a one-month period. Reductions of up to 50% apply for children and youth. Supplements are required for some high-speed services, seat reservations and couchettes. Valid only for non-residents. More info at www.interrailnet.com, or NSB (see above).
Huge increase in traffic at Moss Rygge Airport
Passenger numbers at Moss Rygge Airport are on the up. Ryanair’s starting operations at Rygge this autumn has given the Østfold airport a huge boost. Traffic figures show an increase of 28,000 passengers in October alone, bringing the total number of passengers for this month to 72,000. This is an increase of 63% compared to September, when only 44,000 passengers travelled through the airport. It is now expected that Moss Rygge Airport will have had an annual traffic of around 600,000 passengers this year. And with Ryanair establishing its first Norwegian base at Rygge in March 2010, the airport is touted to become Norway’s fifth largest.
Fredrikstad to Moss Rygge Airport with Flybuss
Posted by admin in Travel and practical stuff on December 3, 2009
Need to get to the airport? Flybuss Rygge (tel: 95 95 20 10, www.flybussrygge.no) is a shared mini-van taxi service that links Fredrikstad with Moss Rygge Airport. The Flybuss leaves from the Bus Terminal (platform 7) in Fredrikstad at the following times:
Mon-Fri: 05.33, 06.46, 08.23, 11.23, 13.03 (except Tue and Wed), 14.23 (except Mon and Wed), 15.03, 16.38, 18.03, 20.23
Sat: 06.03, 08.03, 13.03, 15.38, 16.53, 20.23
Sun: 06.33, 07.53, 12.03, 13.03, 14.33, 16.48, 18.03, 20.23
The journey takes about 35 minutes. A single ticket costs 80kr, and you must book in advance.
Østfold in Pictures: Rygge Airport
Posted by admin in Photos and videos, Travel and practical stuff on November 25, 2009
Ryanair to open base at Rygge in March 2010
Posted by admin in News, Travel and practical stuff on November 25, 2009
Ryanair today announced it will open its 37th base at Moss Rygge Airport in March 2010. The carrier (Europe’s largest airline), will invest more than US$200 million at Rygge, using it as the base for three aircraft and over 100 weekly return flights. Ryanair will offer 16 new routes from Oslo Rygge, to Aarhus, Berlin, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Eindhoven, Gdansk, Krakow, La Rochelle, Malaga, Memmingen (Munich West), Palma, Paris, Riga, Wroclaw, Valencia and Venice. Ryanair hopes to increase its traffic at Oslo Rygge to 1.7 million passengers per year, creating and sustaining 1,700 local jobs. This is Ryanair’s first base in Norway.
Read the full story here www.traveldaily.co.uk/IndustrySpecific/Detail.aspx?Section=15530
Useful websites (Østfold)
Posted by admin in Travel and practical stuff on October 3, 2009
Here are some useful websites if you’re planning a trip to Østfold. Unfortunately a couple of these do not have any info in English yet. Hopefully that’ll be coming soon… (or is this just wishful thinking on my part?)
www.en.ryg.no (Rygge Airport’s website) (info in English)
www.opplevfredrikstad.com (info on Fredrikstad and Hvaler) (some info in English)
www.halden.kommune.no (info on Halden) (some info in English)
www.ostfold-kollektiv.no (for all your transport needs in Østfold) (Norwegian only)
www.nsb.no (train info) (some info in English)
www.nrk.no/ostfold/ (local news) (Norwegian only)
www.yr.no/place/Norway/Østfold/ (check what the weather’s like where you are) (some info in English)
New Stansted-Rygge route starts today
Posted by admin in News, Travel and practical stuff on October 1, 2009
Good and bad news! There is at long last a direct route between London and Østfold (Rygge Airport). The bad news is that the route is operated Ryanair (my least favourite airline!). I really wish Norwegian had seen the potential of this route and taken the slot. But anyway – we now have direct flights to England daily, and I’ll sure make use of the service.