Norway travel guide
Before you go to Norway
- Currency
- NOK kr
- Emergency number
- 112 / 112
- Plug type
- C, F
- Tap water
- safe
- Tipping
- not_expected
- Bargaining
- Not expected
- eSIM
- Available
- Card networks
- Visa, Mastercard, American Express (widely)
- ATM fees
- 25-50 NOK (often waived on your home bank)
Cities in Norway
- Oslo Norway's compact, green capital at the head of the Oslofjord — home to the Munch Museum, the National Museum, Vigeland Park, the waterfront…
- Bergen The gateway to the fjords — a UNESCO Hanseatic wharf (Bryggen), the Fløibanen funicular up Mount Fløyen, a lively fish market and colourful…
- Tromsø The Arctic capital, 350 km north of the Arctic Circle — a base for Northern Lights in winter and the midnight sun in summer, with the…
- Flåm A tiny fjord-side village at the inner end of the Aurlandsfjord and the terminus of the Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana), one of the world's most…
- Stavanger A charming harbour city of white timber lanes (Gamle Stavanger) and the launch point for hikes to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) over the…
- Trondheim Norway's medieval capital on the Nidelva river — home to the great Nidaros Cathedral, colourful Bakklandet wharves, the Old Town Bridge and…
- Ålesund An Art Nouveau town rebuilt in stone after a 1904 fire, spread across islands at the mouth of the Geirangerfjord region — climb the 418…
- Svolvær The main town of the Lofoten Islands, ringed by jagged peaks and fishing hamlets — a base for sea-eagle safaris, the Trollfjord, kayaking…