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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.

Vy local and regional trains (L and R lines)

Inside Oslo and Akershus a Ruter ticket is also your train ticket - the same one as the metro and buses. It can't be bought on board, so have it activated before boarding. Beyond the zones you need a separate Vy ticket.

Updated on August 2, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Buy your ticket before you board
    Buy in the Ruter app, or get a Reisekort travel card at a Narvesen, 7-Eleven or Mix kiosk. Ruter tickets are not sold on board.
  2. 2
    Let the journey planner pick your zones
    Enter where you are going and the planner works out the zones for you. Anywhere inside central Oslo is zone 1.
  3. 3
    Activate it before boarding
    Activate an app ticket before boarding. With a Reisekort, hold it to a Ruter card reader at the station first.
  4. 4
    Be ready for the inspector
    Checks happen on board, so keep your ticket ready to show right up to the moment you step off.
  5. 5
    Going beyond the zones? Switch to a Vy ticket
    A Ruter ticket stops at the Oslo and Akershus boundary - buy a separate Vy ticket in the Vy app.

Fares

Single fares2

Single ticket, zone 1 (adult)
Valid 60 minutes with free transfers; 19 kr for a child, 23 kr from age 67.
46 NOK ≈ $5
Single ticket, 2-5 zones (adult)
Each extra zone adds 30 minutes of validity, and the 5-zone ticket is valid everywhere.
75〜162 NOK ≈ $8–17

Passes & multi-ride3

24-hour ticket, zone 1 (adult)
Ruter's own advice is that it pays off above three rides a day; 226 kr for 2 zones, 314 kr for all zones.
137 NOK ≈ $15
7-day ticket, zone 1 (adult)
Runs seven days from the moment you activate it; 662 kr for 2 zones, 918 kr for all zones.
379 NOK ≈ $41
30-day ticket, zone 1 (adult)
Cut from 805 kr on 3 May 2026; children and young people pay 238 kr valid across every zone.
655 NOK ≈ $71

Card itself1

Reisekort travel card (card itself)
The card itself only - load tickets or travel money at a kiosk. Reusable; no top-ups on ruter.no.
50 NOK ≈ $5

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
No tap-to-ride here; a card only pays for a ticket
IC card
The Reisekort travel card - bought and topped up at kiosks
App tickets
Ruter app takes Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Vipps and Apple Pay
Paper tickets
Ruter side is app or travel card; Vy machines and counters print tickets
Cash
No cash sale of Ruter tickets on board; Vy machines and counters do take cash

Quick facts

Fares from
46 NOK+

Heads-up

  • A phone ticket only counts if you can still show it

    A ticket on your phone counts only if you can actually show it. If the screen is unreadable or the battery dies before the end of your journey, it is treated as travelling without a ticket - and fined as such.

Timetable

Typical duration The trunk line through central Oslo, out towards Lillestrøm, Ski and Asker
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka