City Transport
The city's transport system is operated by AS Oslo Sporveier, whose Trafikanten information office is on Jernbanetorget, the pedestrianized square outside Oslo S (Mon-Fri 7am-8pm, Sat 8am-6pm). They have a useful free transit map and a free timetable booklet, Rutebok for Oslo , which details every transport schedule in the city. Most buses pass through Jernbanetorget; another common stop is outside the National Theatre (Nationaltheatret). Most buses stop running at around midnight, when night buses take over on certain routes. The trams are the preferred form of transportation for the people of Oslo. They run on eight lines, crossing the centre from east to west; major stops are Jernbanetorget, Nationaltheatret and Brugata. The underground Tunnelbanen ( T-bane ) has eight lines, all of which converge to share a common slice of track that crosses the city centre from Majorstuen in the west to Tøyen in the east, with Jernbanetorget, Stortinget and Nationaltheatret stations in between. From this central section, four lines run westbound ( Vest ) and four eastbound ( Ost ). Numerous local ferries cross the fjord to connect the city with its outlying districts and archipelagos: to Bygdøy and the museums from the piers behind the Radhus (May-Sept); for the inner Oslofjord islands from Vippetangen quay, behind Akershus Castle (bus #60 from Jernbanetorget). A flat-fare ticket costs 20kr, a 24-hour travel pass , 45kr, the 8-journey Flexikort, 125kr, a seven-day pass, 150kr and a one-month pass, 580kr - all are available from Trafikanten and are valid on trams, buses and the t-bane. Taxis are expensive - around 100kr for up to a ten-minute, 5km ride; to get one ring Taxi2 (tel 02 202) or Oslo Taxi (tel 02 323).
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