Travel to Lillehammer
Lillehammer is just a 2-hour train ride from Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Trains run regularly, and you can find timetables here:
It’s cheaper to buy tickets from the ticket machines at the station rather than on the train.
Climate and weather
Lillehammer has mild summers and cold winters.
For updated local weather forecasts, visit: www.yr.no
Visa to Norway
For information about specific visa requirements from your home country, please contact your country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, federal foreign office, or the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you need a personal invitation letter for visa purposes. In that case, we need your full name as it appears in your passport, date of birth, nationality, and passport number.
Accomodation
Participants in the Nansen Peace Center's courses are booked into one of three accommodations:
Nansen School
The Nansen School is a beautiful, historic, and comfortable place to stay during your visit to Lillehammer. The School is located together with Nansen Centre for Peace and Dialogue a short distance from the town center and train station. Beautifully renovated double rooms with shared bathrooms.
Address: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons gate 2
Contact: 61 26 54 00
Check In: 14:00 – 22:00 in the reception at Nansenskolen.
Breakfast: 08.00 – 08.45.
Check Out: Until 10:00.
Scandic Victoria Lillehammer
Scandic Victoria Lillehammer is centrally located on Lillehammer’s popular pedestrian street, Storgata. Just a three-minute walk from Lillehammer Station.
Address: Nymosvingen 3, Lillehammer
Contact: +47 612 717 00
Breiseth Hotel
Breiseth Artist Hotel is located 150 meters up the hill from Lillehammer station. 10 minutes walk from the Nansen Peace Center.
Address: Jernbanegata 1-5
Contact: +47 95979434
Check In: From 16:00.
Check Out: Until 11:00
