Olso

[b7440]

Ok what can you tell me about traveling in Olso.i need a scooter to get around, we will be there next April. What should we see, and what is the best form of transportation.

Any suggestion welcomed

[Splinter]

Trolley cars in Oslo are NOT accessible, but most buses are.

 

Highly recommended things to see in Oslo:

 

Nobel Peace Center

The Royal Palace gardens

Frogner Park and the Vigeland Sculpture Park (bus 20)

Museums on the Bygdøy (Fram, Viking Ship, Kon Tiki, Norwegian Cultural Museum) (bus 30)

 

Check out this recent report:

http://wheelchairtravel.org/oslo-norway/

[raindropsalways]

We scooted from the ship to the metro (Nationaltheatret station) and took it to the Majorstuen station. Then we scooted to Frogner Park and The Vigeland Park. The City Museum is also there, but we did not stop. Museums can be time consuming. Then we scooted back to the center of town going through the Royal Palace grounds. We went to the The Mini Bottle Gallery on but it was closed. From there, up the hill to Akershus Fortress. At the Fortress we did visit a small museum. We could look down on the ship and found a foot path suitable for the scooters and took it back to the ship.

 

On the route we took, there was an up hill section to the Royal Palace and also going up to Akershus Fortress. If you want an ideal of miles, you can figure out the route on Google maps. If you use their “directions” option, it will give you the miles. You might need to select the “walking” option for more accurate miles. Google map does not show the walking path from Akershus Fortress down to the ship.

 

Here is the link for the metro accessibility.

https://ruter.no/en/getting-help/frequently-asked-questions/

 

Have a wonderful cruise,

Betty

[xxoocruiser]

Suggest also checking out these links :

 

http://www.visitnorway.com/en/about-norway/travel-facts/travel-in-norway-for-the-disabled/

 

http://wheelchairtravel.org/oslo-norway/

 

http://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2015/06/09/wheelchair-accessible-oslo-norway/

[flabuddy]

We were just in Oslo a couple of weeks ago on our princess cruise and took a collapsible mobility scooter. Several of the sights in the city center were very easy to access - we went to the National Gallery to see Munch's "scream." Look for the wheelchair lift entry at the base of the museum's front steps - ring the bell and a guard will let you in and escort you up an elevator to the galleries - there were a couple of teeth-rattling high lips in doorways that took some navigating and help on the part of the guard. The Nobel Peace Center and City Hall were both close to port and accessible. We got lunch at a deli and ate in a little park close to the park. The Viking Ships Museum is a must-see, but it's about a 15-minute ride from the city center (along with other museums on Museum Island). We hailed a cab in the city center, took the scooter apart and put it in the trunk, and drove out to the museum, which was pretty accessible for the most part. Both the cab driver and helpful tourists helped us lift the scooter parts in and out of the cab trunk. When we left the museum, there were no cabs in sight, and we waited a little while - The other museums on the island seemed a bit too far to walk/scoot to, as it was the afternoon and we were worried about our battery. Luckily, we had asked our cab driver for a card, so we were able to call the cab company and they sent a cab pretty quickly to the Viking Ships Museum. We got back to the city center with plenty of time before we had to be back on board. The city center itself was pretty flat and there were plenty of curb cuts and smooth surfaces - very easy to navigate from the ship to downtown.

Good luck!