Local transportation

From Oslo airport (Oslo lufthavn, Gardermoen) to Lillehammer

There is a train to Lillehammer departing from the train station at the airport. You can prebook tickets in advance using the website www.vy.no/en. In the From field, make sure to use "Oslo Lufthavn" and destination is "Lillehammer stasjon".

Train tickets to Lillehammer station from Trondheim or Bergen (via Oslo) can be booked through the same web site.

From Lillehammer train station to Ilsetra

There are essentially three options.

  1. If you are an owner of a smart phone you can use an app called "Helt frem" (App store/Google play) to book a minibus from Lillehammer station to Ilsetra corresponding with train arrivals from Oslo every day 13.40 - 16.44 - 18.41 - 19.40. This bus service will wait if the train is delayed, and it will bring you to the door of the hotel. The price is NOK 195 per person. Booking must be placed at least 2 hrs before departure from Lillehammer. There is a bit of information on the website en.lillehammer.com/about-the-region/transport/By-bus/Hafjellbussen, but the links for the english text sometimes lead to wrong places. It seems the bus can also be booked without the app, from one of these web pages.

  2. One can take a taxi from Lillehammer station to Ilsetra hotel, estimated price is 800-1000 NOKs.

  3. One can take a bus from Lillehammer station to Hafjell (route 141), which is about 11km from Ilsetra. Then either agree with the organizer to pick you up there, or take a taxi up to Ilsetra hotel, though it might not be many taxis available in that region.