Practical information Oslo
On this
page on Badet Raceways internet site you will find all available practicalities
regarding the race. Technical rules and so on you’ll find at the
First you
need to get the address for Badet Raceway right:
Street
address:
Ole Brumms vei 1
Who are
you going to call??
If totally
lost somewhere in the universe, outside the race venue, you can try calling
Glenn Wenneberg, CEO of Badet Raceway
(+4791743929) or
Rolf K. Andersen, Booking Manager for
Remember
that both of us will race too, so please note that no calls will be answered
during our race times J
By reading
the following you will learn more about airports around
Airports around Oslo
Oslo
Airport Gardermoen is the main airport for
Travelling from Oslo Airport
There are
two main ways to travel; by bus operated by Flybussekspressen
(Airport Coaches) and by Taxi. The bus is practical if you are going directly
to Badet. Just ask the driver to stop at the first ordinary stop after take off
at Smedstua (Haugenstua)
bus stop and you can easily take the four minute walk over to Badet.. We will put up signs so that you’ll be able to find us.
Four people can share a Taxi that will cost you approximately the same as by
bus. Just ask the driver to take you to Ole Brummsvei
. 
From
Departures Friday.
First departure 05.30, then 06.00, 06.30. and 07.00 From
Returns on Sunday.
From 14.30
there are tree hourly departures; 57. 17. and 37 past the hour
The price
is 140 one way and they accept Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard,
Diners, Amex and of course cash in Norwegian kroners.
Taxi
Taxi to
Badet is of course easy travel. You should take an airport taxi operated by
Oslo Taxi. You will travel within the red zone of the airport taxis, which is
the cheapest Zone. Point that out to the driver to be sure that you will be
charged the right prizc.
You’ll find
more information on the airport taxies at this link (in English):
http://www.oslotaxi.no/upload/Priser%20og%20takster/Oversettelse%20Airport%20Taxi.pdf
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At
Badet…
…you will
find some services to your convenience when at the race.
There will
be a kiosk where several refreshments and light food will be available. There
will be a selection of:
Soft drinks
Beers
Sausages
Pizza
Chocolate
At
Breakfast time it will also be served Baguettes and juice
The kiosk
will, beside NOK (norwegian kroners) , also accept Euros. Please do not only bring big notes,
also bring some small notes and coins. Other vice there will be a change
problem and you risk getting Norwegian kroners in
return.
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Accommodation at Badet Barbizon
Plaza
We have had
a count for the numbers we can accommodate at the race venue. We have “room”
for at least 58 people. That means we will be able to accommodate a lot of you
if that’s the case. Regardless of that I’ll also, as promised, come up with
hotels for those who don’t fancy sleeping on the floor.
About
We have in
all 7 rooms that will accommodate from 3 to 20 persons. You’ll be sleeping on
the floor so bring your own mattress and sleeping bag. Don’t count on too much
privacy… We have only one shower, but more than enough toilets J
There will
be possible to buy a light breakfast, consisting of baguettes, coffee and
juice. As you understand this is a thru budget “hostel”. In fact the cost for a
place on the floor is nothing. As for the “bribes”; a nice and large selection
of the finest liquor from the tax-free at
Booking:
I’ll take
booking at this e-mail address rolf(dot)andersen(at)fafo(dot)no (The
strange writing to avoid search engines and hell of a lot off spam).
I’ll
organise it so that I’ll try to accommodate those of you that feel that you
would like to sleep together … can be placed in the same room. That means that
you should not send me mail one by one, but send one mail from your team or
several team if that’s the case.
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Accommodation; Hotel
Linne Hotel
This Hotel is the nearest to Badet Raceway, the race
venue. This does not mean really side by side, but it is a 7 minutes taxi drive
from Badet. Walking is only for the fit, since it
will take you at least half an hour. But Taxis are ok and if you are more than
4 you could always share a mini bus operated by Oslo Taxi.
Since not placed down town
There isn’t really any easy way to go from the airport and directly to the
hotel. You would either take the airport express train to down town Oslo and
then take the subway to the hotel, and have a 5 minutes walk from the subway
station to the hotel. Or take the airport coach and ask the driver to stop at Vollebek station, there is a minimum of 8 minutes to walk
from the bus stop up to the Hotel.
Fore those of you arriving on Friday it will be recommended that you take the
airport coaches directly to Badet, as described
another place on this page. Then you can check out the race venue and take a
taxi to the hotel at your liking. Remember to inform the Hotel in case of a
late check in.
You’ll find booking and contact info for the Hotel in English and German at:
http://www.linne.no/english/
http://www.linne.no/deutch/
Thon Hotel Spectrum
This hotel is located down town. A short 5 minutes walk from Oslo Centrals
station. It is a budget hotel which means that the size of a double room probably
isn’t too big. To get to down town from Oslo Airport Gardermoen
the best option by far is the Airport Express Train. It will take you to the
Central Station in 19 minutes. It departure from the airport every 10 minutes
during normal working hours, and every 20 minutes in the late and early hours.
To get to the race venue you can take a local train. Time tables and travel
description for the local train will be published later.
Prizes and booking
This is a hotel which my job has a deal with thru the
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. You will therefore get a special
prize, but also have to book thru a special travel agent.
First the prize should be 895 Norwegian kroner’s for
a double room per night, which is approximately Euro 112.50 per night.
Second, For booking you have to call Via Travel agency
at +47 23 15 05 90 and ask for Julie. You should refer to the “LO-deal”
(LO is the Norwegian short for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions) for
hotels and ask for a booking at Thon Hotel Spectrum. Via Travel is a rather big
travel agency chain in
Other Hotels
There are of course plenty of hotels in
Famous last words
The Hotel capacity in
.