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Public transport in Norway

Norway: 45 public transport operators, 471.9M km of scheduled service a year, 1,000 major stations and 510 tender notices — per region and operator.

Operators
45
Vehicle-km / year
≈ 471.9M km
Vehicles (peak)
≈ 5,279
Trips / week
441.7K
Stations*
1,000
Tender notices
510
Open procedures
362
Value (€)
€538.7M
Vehicle-km per inhabitant
≈ 84.4 km
Rank 6 of 25

Estimates from the scheduled timetables (one representative week per feed). *Stations with a page of their own. Methodology →

Norway over time

27 snapshots · Mar 2024 – Oct 2026

471.9M km ↑ +2% since Mar 2024
243.8M km487.6M kmMar 2024Oct 202620252026

Vehicle-km over 12 months: ±0% since Oct 2025. All countries →

The largest operators

Map →

Vehicle-km / year

  1. 1 Ruter 97.1M km
  2. 2 Skyss 59.8M km
  3. 3 AtB 37.4M km
  4. 4 Vy 32.2M km
  5. 5 Kolumbus 25.9M km
  6. 6 Innlandstrafikk 24.5M km
  7. 7 FRAM 23.3M km
  8. 8 Agder Kollektivtrafikk AS 22.3M km
  9. 9 Nordland fylkeskommune 18.2M km
  10. 10 Svipper 15.6M km
  11. 11 Brakar 13.3M km
  12. 12 VKT 12.1M km
  13. 13 Østfold kollektivtrafikk 11.2M km
  14. 14 Farte 9.8M km
  15. 15 NOR-WAY Bussekspress 7.7M km

Share of vehicle-km

53% Top 5 operators
Ruter 97.1M km 21% Skyss 59.8M km 13% AtB 37.4M km 7.9% Vy 32.2M km 6.8% Kolumbus 25.9M km 5.5%

Routes by mode

3,841 routes

Regions

NUTS-3 regions by the service run inside them.

  1. Viken Operators 17 91.7M km
  2. Oslo Operators 16 63M km
  3. Vestland Operators 11 57.5M km
  4. Trøndelag Operators 9 40.7M km
  5. Innlandet Operators 6 28.4M km
  6. Vestfold og Telemark Operators 9 27.1M km
  7. Rogaland Operators 8 25.7M km
  8. Agder Operators 5 23.4M km
  9. Troms og Finnmark Operators 6 20.5M km
  10. Møre og Romsdal Operators 9 19.4M km
  11. Nordland Operators 8 14.6M km
  12. Jan Mayen Operators 0 0 km
  13. Svalbard Operators 0 0 km

Busiest stations

By scheduled departures per day.

  1. Nationaltheatret 2,818 departures/day
  2. Jernbanetorget 2,639 departures/day
  3. Majorstuen 2,283 departures/day
  4. Nidarosdomen 2,175 departures/day
  5. Studentersamfundet 2,175 departures/day
  6. Lysaker stasjon 2,151 departures/day
  7. Bjørvika 2,076 departures/day
  8. Carl Berners plass 1,832 departures/day
  9. Møhlenpris 1,802 departures/day
  10. Lerkendal 1,655 departures/day
  11. Prinsens gate 1,632 departures/day
  12. Oslo bussterminal 1,631 departures/day
  13. Strindheim 1,600 departures/day
  14. Tøyen 1,539 departures/day
  15. Skøyen stasjon 1,488 departures/day

Tender market

Tenders in Norway → On the map →

By stage

510 Tender notices

By service type

  1. Other 248
  2. Taxi 98
  3. Demand-responsive 65
  4. Scheduled public transport 52
  5. Rail 18
  6. Vehicle hire with driver 16
  7. School transport 13

Most active contracting authorities

  1. 1 SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF 69
  2. 2 Helse Nord RHF 33
  3. 3 Ruter As 24
  4. 4 Politiets fellestjenester 20
  5. 5 Helse Midt-Norge RHF 17
  6. 6 AtB AS 16
  7. 7 Telemark fylkeskommune 13
  8. 8 INNLANDET FYLKESKOMMUNE 12
  9. 9 Oslo kommune v/ Utdanningsetaten 12
  10. 10 Vestfold fylkeskommune 12
  11. 11 Oslo kommune v/ Renovasjons- og gjenvinningsetaten 12
  12. 12 Troms fylkeskommune 11

How we calculate
Operators Unit: operators · counted
Transport companies as their timetable names them (GTFS agency). The same operator in several feeds is counted once; in Germany the company that actually runs each line. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km / year Unit: km per year · estimate
For every trip: route length (along the published route shape; without one, the straight line between its stops × 1.25) × the days it runs in the representative week, × 365.25 / 7. Only scheduled service — no empty or depot runs, no demand-responsive services. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicles (peak) Unit: vehicles · estimate
The highest number of trips running at the same moment in the representative week — a lower bound: reserve and workshop vehicles are not included. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Trips / week Unit: trips per week · counted
All scheduled trips in the representative week; trips given as a frequency (every 10 minutes) are expanded into single trips. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Stations* Unit: stations · counted
Stations with a page of their own: at least 250 scheduled departures a day, or among a country's busiest 1,000 with at least 30. Capped per country, so not comparable between countries. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km per inhabitant Unit: km per inhabitant and year · estimate
Vehicle-km per year of all operators in the country ÷ its population. Only countries whose timetables cover the whole country; the figure for all countries together is their vehicle-km ÷ their population. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed; Eurostat, population on 1 January 2025
Tender notices Unit: notices · counted
Every published notice counts once: prior information, call for tenders or award notice. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Open procedures Unit: notices · as published
Prior information notices and calls for tenders — notices that do not announce an award. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Value (€) Unit: € · as published
Sum of the contract values stated in the notices, in euro only; other currencies are neither converted nor added. Many notices state no value, so the sum is a lower bound. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal

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