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Norway

Oslo

A capital at the head of a fjord. The local habit: buy your ticket in the app before you board.

Ruter boats (båt / the island boats)

Oslo's boats are ordinary public transport - the same zone ticket as the tram and metro, and every harbour island is zone 1. The exception: the Bygdøy museum ferry is a separate company and takes no Ruter tickets.

Updated on August 2, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Check how many zones you need
    Enter start and destination in the Ruter app and it works out the zones - by boat you may cross more zones than by bus.
  2. 2
    Buy the ticket in the app before you board
    Buy a single or 24-hour ticket right there in the app, paying by card or Vipps - or get a physical travel card from a kiosk.
  3. 3
    Head for the Aker brygge piers
    B1 to the islands - joined by B1X and B2 in summer - and B10 to Nesodden all leave Aker brygge; only B11 starts from Lysaker.
  4. 4
    Make sure the ticket is active
    An app ticket is already active when you buy it; a physical card must be tapped on the reader on board.
  5. 5
    Missed it? Buy from the crew in cash
    Boats and buses are the only places you can buy after boarding - cash only, and they will not take a note larger than 200 kroner.

Fares

Single fares3

Single ticket, zone 1 (the islands)
Every harbour island is in zone 1; valid 60 minutes. Ages 6-17 pay 19 kroner, under 6 free
46 NOK ≈ $5
Single ticket, 2 zones (Nesodden)
Nesoddtangen is zone 2S, served by B10 and B11; valid 90 minutes
75 NOK ≈ $8
Single ticket, 3-4 zones (Oscarsborg, Drøbak)
Håøya and Oscarsborg are 3 zones and Drøbak is 4 - to Drøbak by bus or train it is only 2
105〜134 NOK ≈ $11–14

Passes & multi-ride2

24-hour ticket, zone 1
24 hours from activation, good on boats, trams, metro and buses; worth it from three rides a day
137 NOK ≈ $15
7-day ticket, zone 1
Seven days from activation, covering every mode inside zone 1
379 NOK ≈ $41

Card itself1

Reisekort travel card (card fee)
On top of the fare; buy and top up at Narvesen, 7-Eleven and Mix kiosks, and reuse the card
50 NOK ≈ $5

Add-ons & fees1

On-board surcharge (adult)
Children and seniors pay 10 kroner; paying from travel money on a Reisekort avoids it entirely
20 NOK ≈ $2

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
Ruter has no tap-your-bank-card-to-ride system
IC card
The Reisekort travel card, bought and topped up at kiosks
App tickets
Buy in the Ruter app; it takes cards and Vipps
Paper tickets
Printed by the crew's machine, and also sold from Entur's ticket machines
Cash
Cash is the only way to pay the crew on board; no notes over 200 kroner

Quick facts

Hours
05:00-01:00; night boats at weekends
Frequency
Every 20-60 min in the harbour; only a few sailings a day further out
Fares from
46 NOK+

Heads-up

  • The Bygdøy museum ferry needs its own ticket

    The Bygdøy museum ferry from Rådhusbrygge 3 by the City Hall is not a Ruter route - no Ruter ticket or zone pass is valid on it, so you buy a separate ticket at the pier.

Timetable

Operating hours 05:00-01:00; night boats at weekends
Typical duration 6-26 minutes from Aker brygge out to the islands, 23 minutes to Nesodden
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka