Oslo: Rent a car from 8€/day

Oslo is a fantastic city to visit. It has a mix of well-preserved royal structures and daring contemporary architecture, and its museums are among the greatest in Europe. It is also a culinary, cultural, and performance arts mecca. If you scrape underneath the touristy surface, you may still find ancient wooden architecture in Oslo. With a rental vehicle, you may not only explore the city, but also visit Norway's numerous magnificent mountains and fjords, or cross the border into Sweden.

Renting a One-Way Car in Oslo

The following are the most common one-way rental choices for pick-up in Oslo and drop-off in another city:

From Oslo to Bergen, prices start at € 64 per day.
From Oslo to Stavanger, prices start at € 72 per day.
From Oslo to Trondheim, prices start at € 64 per day.
From Oslo to Copenhagen, prices start at € 128 per day.

City facts that are useful

The climate in Oslo is humid continental with maritime influences. Summers in the city are pleasant, winters are frigid, and there are notable temperature variations between seasons. The average high temperature is 22 degrees Celsius in July, the hottest month, and -1 degrees Celsius in January, the lowest. Oslo is one of Europe's most humid capitals, with an average of nine wet days per month; precipitation increases significantly from June to November.

Oslo has regularly been named as one of the greatest cities in the world to live. Factors like high income, accessible public spaces, and low crime levels are among the reasons for the city’s high ranking. Oslo is also frequently ranked as one of the most expensive cities in the world, more pricey than its Scandinavian counterparts Stockholm and Copenhagen and cities like London and Paris.

Oslo has a population of 672,000 people, making it by far the most populous city in the country. About another one million people live in the larger metropolitan area, meaning that nearly every third resident of Norway lives in or near the capital city. Oslo is made up of fifteen boroughs, known as bydeler in Norwegian.

Top destinations and activities

Akershus Castle. A fortress dating back to the late 13th century, Akershus is one of the most impressive buildings in Oslo. Travelers can marvel at the immense structure from outside as well as explore it from within. Built by King Haakon V, nowadays the museum houses the Armed Forces Museum and the World War Two Resistance Museum.

Viking Ship Museum. The museum houses many original Viking ships and boats along with a lot of interesting artifacts. Visitors can learn about the Viking voyages of the seas, shipbuilding techniques, and the importance of ships in Viking mythology. The Ship Museum is part of the excellent Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. Similar places of interest in Oslo include the Norwegian Maritime Museum as well as the Kon-Tiki Museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl, a 20th-century explorer who crossed the Pacific Ocean in a self-built raft.

Munch Museum. Norway has been (and continues to be) the home of many well-known writers, musicians, and artists, but the most influential of them all is probably Edvard Munch. This museum, located in the Tøyen district, celebrates the body of work of the 20th-century expressionist with both early works and masterpieces on display. While the Munch Museum is very much worth a visit, keep in mind that his most famous work, The Scream, is displayed in the National Gallery of Oslo.