How to buy a ticket

Here you can find information on how you buy a ticket or travel card for bus, tram, metro, ferry and train in Oslo and parts of Viken (formerly Akershus).

  • Ticketing and Covid-19

    We have stopped the cash payment on board all means of transport. In order to avoid contact between the driver and passengers, card readers on the regional buses are also unavailable.

    We recommend that you use the RuterBillett app to purchase both period tickets and ticket for extra zones.

    RuterBillett-app

Remember to buy a ticket before boarding. It's cheaper for you and helps us keep our schedules.

RuterBillett app

Download the RuterBillett app and buy tickets on your mobile. This is the easiest way to buy tickets. You can buy all our tickets with the app, except from the Rufus ticket.

Download RuterBillett

For iPhone or Android:

Download RuterBillett
Download RuterBillett for iPhone at the App Store. Button.
Download RuterBillett for Android at the Google Play store. Button

How the RuterBillett app works

Travelcard

You may buy travelcards with tickets or pay-as-you-go credit in kiosks, service points and at our customer service centre Ruter S. A new travelcard costs NOK 50. Take good care of your card! It can be reused.

You can top up your card in kiosks, at Ruter S or service points. You cannot top up your card here at ruter.no.

Find your nearest sales outlet

How the travelcard works

Ticket machines are closing

Ticket machines at Metro stations and central bus and tram stops will be discontinued from 31 May 2021. Usage is low and the software is out of date. They will not be replaced by new machines.

More information

Kiosks and Service Points

You can buy all our tickets and obtain a travelcard at the following sales outlets:

  • The kiosks Narvesen, 7-Eleven, Deli De Luca and Mix, as well as some selected shops
  • Our customer service centre Ruter S and Service Points
  • Staffed train stations (365-day ticket not available).

Find your nearest sales outlet

On board

Buses and ferries

If you are unable to buy a ticket before travelling, you may buy single tickets on board buses and ferries. You must pay with cash, and we accept no denominations larger than 200 kroner.

How our onboard surcharge works

Trams and Metro

It is not possible to buy tickets on trams and metro carriages. You must either buy a ticket beforehand or pay with pay-as-you-go credit on board without a surcharge.

If you're travelling from a Metro station with a control zone line, you must scan your travelcard before boarding the train. From stations without a control zone line, you may scan your card on board the Metro.

Trains

How Vy's onboard surcharge works on vy.no