Gothenburg to Oslo train

Trains from Gothenburg to Oslo start at €33.89 and take 2h 32m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Gothenburg to Oslo starts at €33.89 and takes 2h 32m door to door, run by 1 operator over 255 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.

Checked September 13, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 2h 32mDoor to door
  • 1h 48mMoving
  • €33.89From
  • 8.4 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€27.84
  1. Vy Tog VT319816:241h 50m18:14Goteborg CentralstationOslo Sentralstasjon

Door to door 2h 34mCO2 8.4 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€36.09
  1. Vy Tog VT166008:141h 48m10:02Goteborg CentralstationOslo Sentralstasjon

Door to door 2h 32mCO2 8.4 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Vy Tog€27.842h 31m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi

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A hotel room

Where to stay in Oslo

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Gothenburg to Oslo

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €33.7790 days
  2. €29.4960 days
  3. €25.0945 days
  4. €22.8930 days
  5. €31.4121 days
  6. €32.5914 days
  7. €37.317 days
  8. €40.853 days
  9. €47.341 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.89.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 107 percent. The most expensive point is €47.34, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €32.59Sun
  2. €33.18Mon
  3. €33.18Tue
  4. €34.36Wed
  5. €41.44Thu
  6. €39.67Fri
  7. €41.44Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Gothenburg

Rail
  • Goteborg Centralstation
  • Gothenburg Central Station
  • Haga station

Oslo

Rail
  • Oslo Sentralstasjon
  • Oslo East Station
  • Oslo West Station
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 255 km against 255 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Gothenburg at 06:24 and the last at 20:56, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
The alternatives

Trains against the other ways to make this journey

The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 32m1h 48m44m€33.898.4 kg10
Flight3h 55m45m3h 10m€32.5964.7 kg28

Questions about Gothenburg to Oslo

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo take?

The Train from Gothenburg to Oslo takes 2h 32m door to door, of which 1h 48m is spent moving. The route runs 255 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.

How much does the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo cost?

The Train from Gothenburg to Oslo starts at €33.89 for one passenger, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €34.99. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo?

1 operators run the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo: Vy Tog. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.

Which terminal does the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo use?

The Train from Gothenburg to Oslo leaves from Goteborg Centralstation and arrives at Oslo Sentralstasjon. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.

Is the Train the best way from Gothenburg to Oslo?

Traveling from Gothenburg to Oslo by Flight costs €32.59 and takes 3h 55m door to door, against 2h 32m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.

When should I book the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo?

Fares for the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.89. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 107 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo produce?

The Train from Gothenburg to Oslo produces about 8.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 255 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo?

Operators on the Train from Gothenburg to Oslo publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 32m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Gothenburg to Oslo on September 13, 2026: 255 km of route against 255 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.89, and 2h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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