Oslo's main station: Location map
Oslo Sentral is Oslo's main central station.
Station overview
Oslo Sentral consists of a modern station building dating from 1980 standing side-by-side with the original station building of 1882, with its trainshed converted into a retail mall and food hall. The main entrance is in the centre of the photo below, marked Oslo Sentralstasjon. Immediately inside this entrance you go up escalators or steps to a long station hall leading to a broad concourse with the main departure board and slopes & travelators down to platforms 1-12. Platforms 13-19 are over to the right, at the eastern end of the original trainshed. Photos in this section are courtesy of Richard Alderton except where shown.
The modern 1980 station is on the left, the original 1882 building on the right, now a retail mall & food court.
Immediately inside the main entrance, you go up escalators or steps to the station hall which leads towards the platforms.
You head along the station hall towards the concourse & platforms. You can see the departure board in the background.
The main departure board, and behind it, the slopes and travelators down to platforms 8 & 9.
The ticket office is also visible here, underneath the departure board between platforms 8 & 9. It has been rebranded Entur since this photo was taken.
Which platform for your train?
The station has 19 platforms, numbered 1-19 from left to right as you look towards them.
Platforms 1-12 are lined up next to the concourse, you descend a travelator or slope to reach them. Platforms 13-19 are over to the right.
Platforms 1-13 are 'through' platforms so trains can leave westwards through a tunnel under the city towards Bergen, Kristiansand & Stavanger, or eastwards towards Trondheim, Gothenburg or Stockholm. Platforms 14-19 are dead-end terminus platforms facing east, trains can only leave these eastwards.
Trains to Bergen or Stavanger typically leave from platforms 3 or 4.
Trains to Stockholm or Trondheim typically leave from platforms 15 or 16.
Trains to Gothenburg generally leave from platforms 17-19.
The Airport Express uses platforms 13 & 14.
But always check the board! For live departures see www.trainoclock.com/en-NO/station/oslos/departures.
Platform 15, at the foot of the slope from the concourse. An SJ X3000 train to Stockholm is about to leave. Photo courtesy of Keith Swailes.
Platform 18, at the foot of the slope. A regional train to Gothenburg is ready to leave. Photo courtesy of Simon Blainey.
Ticket office
The ticket office is on the concourse under the main departure board, between platforms 8 & 9.
It's run by state-owned company Entur (entur.no), who sell tickets on behalf of all Norwegian train operators (Vy, SJ Norge, GoAhead Nordic and so on). Entur also sell tickets for other public transportation in Norway including buses, trams, metros and some ferries.
Left luggage & ATMs
There is a large left luggage locker room, down escalators from the main level, opposite platform 13, for prices & opening times see the left luggage page.
There are ATMs in various locations, although almost everywhere in Norway takes cards.
Down escalators to the luggage lockers.
Food & drink
You'll find plenty of food outlets around the station, including a Starbucks, Yo Sushi, and an O'Leary's American restaurant.
In the Ostbanehallen in the 1882 building you'll find an Olivia Italian restaurant and the Royal Gastropub (www.royalgastropub.no)
Let me know if you find somewhere good for a coffee, beer or meal.
There's a Coop Prix supermarket on the main concourse near the stairs down to platforms 1 & 2, ideal for stocking up for a journey (closed on Sundays).
The Ostbanehallen, the original trainshed from 1882. The tracks were once here, now a food court & retail mall.
Local transport: Walking, metro, taxis
Walking: The station is in the city centre, most sights are walking distance away.
Taxis: For a taxi fare calculator see www.taxi-calculator.com/taxi-fare-oslo/771.
Buses, trams, metro: For Oslo metro information see ruter.no/en/plan-journey/timetables-and-route-maps/metro.
The metro (T-bane) station at Oslo Sentral is called Jernbanetorget. The entrance to the metro is at the northern (platform 1) end of the concourse.
For the Fram Museum (Polar Exploration), Kon Tiki Museum, Maritime Museum, Folk Museum, Holocaust Museum and when it reopens in 2027, the Viking Ship Museum, take bus number 30 from the Jernbanetorget terminal outside the station to the Vikingskipene stop, every 15 minutes, journey 27 minutes. You can pay for the bus on your phone using the official Ruter app.
Tourist information
You'll find the Oslo Visitor Centre in the Ostbanehallen near Yo Sushi (see photo above), very helpful with maps and guides. It's open 09:00-16:00 weekdays, 10:00-15:00 weekends, see www.visitoslo.com/en/tourist-information-centre.
Suggested hotels
The Grand Hotel Oslo: Oslo's most famous hotel is the 5-star Grand Hotel Oslo, opened in 1874. The annual Nobel Peace Prize banquet is held here and the winner traditionally stays in the hotel's Nobel Suite, read more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Hotel_(Oslo). The hotel occupies a prime position on Oslo's main thoroughfare, Karl Johans gate, between the Norwegian Parliament and the Royal Palace, a 10-minute 750m walk from Oslo Sentral Station. It has an indoor swimming pool & spa. It would be my own first choice as it's relatively affordable for such a historic property, especially in the off-season, so before ruling it out, check prices!
Amerikalinjen Hotel: At the luxury end if you feel like a splurge, the Amerikalinjen Hotel occupies a historic building completed in 1919 as the headquarters for the Norwegian America Line, the shipping line that transported over half a million Norwegian emigrants to the United States. The Norwegian America Line switched to cruises and eventually disappeared in the 1980s, and after various uses the building reopened as a luxury hotel in 2019. It's directly across the road from Oslo Sentral station, ideal for those arriving and leaving by train. If you can afford it, a great choice.
Scandic Byporten: If the Amerikalinjen (or even Grand Hotel) is beyond your budget, the Scandic Byporten is also ideal for train travellers, it's directly adjacent to Oslo Sentral Station with great reviews and more down-to-earth prices.
Comfort Hotel Grand Central Oslo: You can actually stay in Oslo Sentral station itself, in the south wing of the old 1882 Ostbanehallen building, at the Comfort Hotel Grand Central Oslo. It gets great reviews and doesn't get any more convenient for train departures than this!
Hobo Oslo: In the same price range as the Scandic with excellent reviews, also try the Hobo Oslo, a 4-minute 280m walk from the station.
City Box Oslo: For something cheaper still, also with great reviews, try the City Box Oslo, a 5-minute 350m walk from the station.