Student in Oslo
Student ticket: the cheapest way to travel
Are you a student under 30? Then you get a 40 percent discount on the 30-day ticket. In the Ruter app, go to Buy new ticket → Period ticket → 30-day ticket → check the student option. That way you’ll have more money left for what you want to spend it on.
When you travel with a student ticket, you must always be able to show valid proof that you are studying or in an apprenticeship for the current semester if there is a ticket inspection.
In Oslo (Zone 1), the price of a monthly pass for students under 30 years old is 393 kroner.
Download the Ruter app
You can buy your ticket in the Ruter app on your phone or as a physical travel card from a kiosk. Remember to buy your ticket before you board.
With the Ruter app you can:
- Buy a ticket for you and others
- See real-time information for all departures
- Plan the journey from A to B
- You can also find the nearest available City Bike
- Get travel suggestions for cycling and walking
Key lines and stops
Blindern
Metro lines 4 and 5 take you to Blindern station and to Forskningsparken. Trams 17 and 18 go to John Collets plass, which is very close by.
Please note that there are replacement buses instead of the metro on lines 4 and 5 until 16 August. The replacement buses are called 4b and 5b.
OsloMet
You can take tram 17, 18 or 19 to Frydenlund, bus 21 to Sofies plass or bus 37 to Holbergs plass.
BI Norwegian Business School
Metro line 4 or 5 will take you to BI Nydalen. You can also take bus 37 or 30, which stop nearby.
Basement
OsloMet’s campus at Kjeller is located a short trip from Lillestrøm. For example, you can take bus 400 from the Oslo bus terminal to Olavsgaard and change to bus 340 to Kjeller.
Campus Ås (NMBU)
Trains from Oslo S take you to Ås in about 35 minutes. Remember that Ås is in zone 2S, so check that your season ticket covers the correct zone!
Night bus
The night buses run on Friday and Saturday nights, from the city center out to the districts. You use a regular Ruter ticket, and you can find all departures in the journey planner and in the app.
IKEA
There are several buses going to both IKEA Furuset and IKEA Slependen.
Everyday tips
Check the traffic status on ruter.no or in the app before you leave home. Delays and disruptions are updated continuously.
Bikes and public transport work well together. You pay the child fare for a bicycle, large kick scooter, self-balancing scooter and kicksled on buses, boats and trams. On the metro, bringing a bike is free as long as you travel outside rush hours.
Monthly pass or single ticket?If you travel more than two days a week, a period ticket usually pays off. With a student discount, the threshold is even lower.
Use the journey planner smartly, for example to find the best route to campus.
- Search by address, not just stop name.
- Use the arrival function, enter when you need to be there, and the app will find the best departure time.
- You can also save regular trips as favorites, favorite routes, and stops.
Buy your ticket directly in the app, so you can skip the line at the kiosk!
To Blindern
From 6 July to 16 August, the metro is closed between Majorstuen and Sognsvann and between Majorstuen and Nydalen.
Blindern and Forskningsparken stations will not have metro service during this period. The reason is upgrade work on the Sognsvann line.
- The fastest option is to take tram line 17 or 18 from John Colletts plass if you’re going from Blindern to the city center. The trams can carry 500 passengers per departure, with two departures every ten minutes.
- Two replacement buses are running instead of the metro: 5B between Majorstuen and Sognsvann, and 4B between Majorstuen and Nydalen.
- If you are in the lower part of Blindern, it may be faster to walk to Majorstuen station.
- Allow some extra time and check the journey planner for the exact stop and departure time