Travel Info

Meeting venue and address
The conference will be held at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, located in the heart of Oslo city centre:
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel
Sonja Henies Plass 3,
0185 Oslo, Norway

Reservations can be made by:
Telephone:
From Norway: 02525
From Europe: + 47 02525
From US and Canada: + 47 02525

Dates and language
The Conference will start at 09h00 on Monday 13 September and finish as 17h00 the same day. The proceedings of the Conference will be in English with interpretation into Spanish and German. Spoken Portuguese will be interpreted into Spanish, English and German.

A buffet dinner, hosted by the Government of Norway, will be held on Sunday 12th September at 19h00 in the Sky Bar restaurant, 34th floor of the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, to which all participants are cordially invited.

Accommodation
Media accreditation does not include accommodation. All journalists are responsible for his/her own hotel reservation. Hotels situated close to the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel include among others Thon Hotel Spectrum and Rica Oslo Hotel.

Visas
In case you need a visa to enter Norway, it is your own responsibility to apply for visa (including transit visas) in due time. We recommend that you contact the nearest Norwegian Embassy as soon as possible for information about visa application procedures.

You will find information on visa requirements on the Foreign Service Mission where the applications will be submitted, and on the website of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.

Arriving by air to Oslo - Airport Gardermoen
Oslo may be reached from all continents with direct flights or via Copenhagen, with departures for Oslo every hour. Oslo Airport Gardermoen is situated 50 km from the city centre.

An Airport Express Train - Flytoget - takes you from the airport to Oslo Central Station in 19 minutes. The fares are approx. NOK 170 Oslo Central Station one way. Website: www.flytoget.no.

InterCity, Express and Local Trains that run via Oslo Airport Gardermoen take you to Oslo Central Station in 25-40 minutes. The fares are approx. NOK 75 to Oslo Central Station one way. Website Norwegian National Rail (NSB): www.nsb.no.
The SAS Airport Bus runs between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and downtown Oslo every 15 minutes every day. The trip takes 35-40 minutes and the fare is approx. NOK 100 one way.

Airport Taxis take you to and from Oslo Airport Gardermoen at fixed prices. On arrival, please contact the taxi information desk in the arrival hall. The fixed prices from the airport to Oslo city centre varies from approx. NOK 660 (weekdays before 5 p.m.) to NOK 775 (weekends and weekdays after 5 p.m.) for 1-4 passengers.