There are 8 ways to get from Oslo to Karlstad by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train, fly to Bardufoss Airport
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Bardufoss Airport (BDU)plane OSL - BDU
5h 39mkr 1,496–3,483Train, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane OSL - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bjerkvikbus
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Buktamoenbus
8h 20mkr 1,230–3,535Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Mölndal station to Östersund Centralstationtrain 24
- Take the bus from Östersund Centralstation to Gällivare centrumbus 45
- Take the bus from Gällivare centrum to Kiruna Stadshustorgetbus 52
- Take the bus from Kiruna Stadshustorget to Abisko turiststationbus 1 / ...
- Drive from Abisko turiststation to Karlstadcar
35h 38mBus, train, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Trondheim Sbus
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Drevvatn stasjontrain F7
- Drive from Drevvatn stasjon to Nesna kystrutekaicar
- Take the carferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2dkr 2,960–6,428Drive 1,649.8 km
- Drive from Oslo to Karlstadcar 1,649.8 km
21h 30mkr 3,299–4,765Train, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane OSL - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Finnsnes kaiferry
7h 31mTrain, drive, car ferry
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Drevvatn stasjontrain F7
- Drive from Drevvatn stasjon to Nesna kystrutekaicar
- Take the carferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2dkr 2,364–5,062Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geirangerbus Vy450
- Take the carferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekaicarferry Hur
3d 6hkr 4,441–10,607
Oslo to Karlstad by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oslo to Karlstad is to train and fly and bus which costs kr 1200 - kr 3600 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Oslo to Karlstad is to train and fly which takes 5h 39m and costs kr 1500 - kr 3500.
The distance between Oslo and Karlstad is 1121 km. The road distance is 1649.8 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Karlstad without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 3 days 6h and costs kr 4400 - kr 11000.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Oslo to Karlstad, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Oslo to Karlstad is 1650 km. It takes approximately 21h 30m to drive from Oslo to Karlstad.
There are 63+ hotels available in Karlstad.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Karlstad, Troms og Finnmark, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Oslo to Karlstad. However, you can take the train to Oslo lufthavn stasjon, walk to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) airport, fly to Bardufoss Airport (BDU), walk to Bardufoss lufthavn, take the line 310 bus to Bardufoss ungdomsskole, then take the line 301 bus to Karlstad. Alternatively, you can take a train from Oslo S to Karlstad via Göteborg Centralstation, Mölndal station, Östersund Central Station, Östersund Centralstation, Gällivare centrum, Kiruna Stadshustorget, and Abisko turiststation in around 35h 38m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,800
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Bardufoss Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,200
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,300
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–240
- Website
- Flytoget AS
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 100–150
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Mölndal station to Östersund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S to Drevvatn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Trondheim S to Drevvatn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- Sj Nord
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Östersund Centralstation to Gällivare centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Bus from Gällivare centrum to Kiruna Stadshustorget
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–210
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- kr 190–210
Bus from Kiruna Stadshustorget to Abisko turiststation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 160–180
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- kr 160–180
- Phone
- +46 980 124 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kiruna Buss Ab
Bus from Kiruna Stadshustorget to Abisko turiststation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Kiruna Buss Ab
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,900
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Geiranger
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Bjerkvik to Buktamoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 310–440
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,700
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,700
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 5,500–9,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–1,700
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Nesna kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–1,700
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Geiranger kystrutekai to Finnsnes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,600–4,000
- Website
- Havila
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Finnsnes kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
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