Practical information

Practical Info

Transportation

Skyss	Airport shuttle	VY
Trams, buses and ferries in Bergen. If you don't live in the city center, buy a monthly card. It lasts for 30 days, and you can use the collective transport as much as you want. It costs around 475 kr for a student. Remember to always have the student ID app with you, else the card isn't valid.	How to get to the airport. It's two different bus companies driving to the airport. The first one is Flybussen and the other one is Flybuss Bergen. The student prices lies around 70 kr for a one way ticket. But the companies have some offers if you buy a ticket both ways on forehand. NOTE: You can also go to the Airport to the center by Bybanen (tram)! The one-way Bybanen is around 47 NOK 28 NOK for student and the bus is included. How to get to the airport with public transportation: The Bybane line 1 goes from the city centre to the airport. Check with google maps or the use the travel planner by Skyss.	trains in Norway. From Bergen you can go by train to Oslo. The train goes over the mountains, stopping at for exampel Voss, Myrdal, Finse, Geilo, Nesbyen before reaching Oslo. The route itself is beautiful and very famous, and if you are going off the train in Myrdal you can change to Flåmsbana, which are even more famous route by train. Note that NSB have student prices, and are also often offering tickets (called Minipris) to an even more reasonable price.

Airport shuttle

Trams, buses and ferries in Bergen. If you don't live in the city center, buy a monthly card. It lasts for 30 days, and you can use the collective transport as much as you want. It costs around 475 kr for a student. Remember to always have the student ID app with you, else the card isn't valid.

How to get to the airport. It's two different bus companies driving to the airport. The first one is Flybussen and the other one is Flybuss Bergen. The student prices lies around 70 kr for a one way ticket. But the companies have some offers if you buy a ticket both ways on forehand. NOTE: You can also go to the Airport to the center by Bybanen (tram)! The one-way Bybanen is around 47 NOK 28 NOK for student and the bus is included.

How to get to the airport with public transportation: The Bybane line 1 goes from the city centre to the airport. Check with google maps or the use the travel planner by Skyss.

trains in Norway. From Bergen you can go by train to Oslo. The train goes over the mountains, stopping at for exampel Voss, Myrdal, Finse, Geilo, Nesbyen before reaching Oslo. The route itself is beautiful and very famous, and if you are going off the train in Myrdal you can change to Flåmsbana, which are even more famous route by train. Note that NSB have student prices, and are also often offering tickets (called Minipris) to an even more reasonable price.

Shopping/leisure

Grocery stores	Shopping centers	Hair dressers
The cheapest grocery stores are REMA 1000, KIWI, and some Coops - check out the prices and special offers!. They have stores at for example Xhibition, Grieghallen, Sandviken and Wergeland (the stop at Bybanen). REMA 1000 sells an own product line, which are a very cheap alternative to the other products.	The biggest shopping center in Bergen is Lagunen. Lagunen can be reached by Bybanen (only 8 stops from Fantoft). Here you will find a lot of the bigger (and cheaper) shops like XXL (sport store), Clas Ohlson (tools and other practical stuff, this store is also on the top of Bergen Busstasjon), Coop Obs Hypermarked (everything from clothes to food), Fretex (second hand), Elkjøp and Lefdal (electro stores). Åsane senter is another big shopping center in Bergen, where you can find stores which you cannot find in the city center (Mango, Indiska, Gina Tricot). Here you will also find IKEA. IKEA can be reached by taking the bus number 4 from the city centre.	Hair dressers are usually very expensive in Norway. But if you want a cheaper alternative, you should go to a trainee. Many hair dressers have trainees, just go in and ask. They will normally cut your hair for 200 kr, colour it for 250. BUT, they use longer time than professionals, so bring your books so you can use the time to study.

Grocery stores

Shopping centers

Hair dressers

The cheapest grocery stores are REMA 1000, KIWI, and some Coops - check out the prices and special offers!. They have stores at for example Xhibition, Grieghallen, Sandviken and Wergeland (the stop at Bybanen). REMA 1000 sells an own product line, which are a very cheap alternative to the other products.

The biggest shopping center in Bergen is Lagunen. Lagunen can be reached by Bybanen (only 8 stops from Fantoft). Here you will find a lot of the bigger (and cheaper) shops like XXL (sport store), Clas Ohlson (tools and other practical stuff, this store is also on the top of Bergen Busstasjon), Coop Obs Hypermarked (everything from clothes to food), Fretex (second hand), Elkjøp and Lefdal (electro stores).

Åsane senter is another big shopping center in Bergen, where you can find stores which you cannot find in the city center (Mango, Indiska, Gina Tricot). Here you will also find IKEA. IKEA can be reached by taking the bus number 4 from the city centre.

Hair dressers are usually very expensive in Norway. But if you want a cheaper alternative, you should go to a trainee. Many hair dressers have trainees, just go in and ask. They will normally cut your hair for 200 kr, colour it for 250. BUT, they use longer time than professionals, so bring your books so you can use the time to study.

Other

Weather forecast	Useful free apps	Health services
There are several places to check out the weather forecast in Norway. The most reliable though is: YR STORM PENT (a comparison between YR and STORM) Note that the weather in Bergen can never be trusted. If you wake up in the morning and see the sun shining outside your window – don’t expect it to be sunny all day long. The rain comes quickly, and it doesn't know about good timing!	REMA 1000 dinner planner:get ideas and prices for dinner SKYSS ticket: buy it on your phone SKYSS travel planner: for trams, buses and ferries in Bergen UT: free maps and descriptions over hiking routes in Norway eTilbudsavis: Overview of all the offers that the stores have. It has an own folder for groceries and you can search for specific products.	The student welfare organization (Sammen) has a health service consisting of doctors, dentists and psychologists. Visit their page for more information!

Weather forecast

Useful free apps

Health services

There are several places to check out the weather forecast in Norway. The most reliable though is:

YR
STORM
PENT (a comparison between YR and STORM)

Note that the weather in Bergen can never be trusted. If you wake up in the morning and see the sun shining outside your window – don’t expect it to be sunny all day long. The rain comes quickly, and it doesn't know about good timing!

REMA 1000 dinner planner:get ideas and prices for dinner
SKYSS ticket: buy it on your phone
SKYSS travel planner: for trams, buses and ferries in Bergen
UT: free maps and descriptions over hiking routes in Norway
eTilbudsavis: Overview of all the offers that the stores have. It has an own folder for groceries and you can search for specific products.

The student welfare organization (Sammen) has a health service consisting of doctors, dentists and psychologists. Visit their page for more information!