City to city

Trondheim to Oslo by train

Trondheim Sentral → Oslo S

Fastest

≈ 6h 41m

Typical

≈ 7h 03m

Direct trains

Yes

Fewest changes

0

Operators

SJ Nord

Trains link Trondheim (Trondheim Sentral) and Oslo (Oslo S) in about 6h 41m at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Dovrebanen (553 km, typically ≈ 6 h 40 min), one of 1247 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.

How long does the train from Trondheim to Oslo take?

The fastest trains cover Trondheim to Oslo in about 6h 41m; a typical journey takes around 7h 03m.

Is there a direct train from Trondheim to Oslo?

Yes: direct trains run between Trondheim Sentral and Oslo S.

Is the train or a flight faster from Trondheim to Oslo?

A typical flight works out roughly 3h 20m quicker door to door (about 4h against 7h 25m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.

Train, door to door

≈ 7h 25m

Flight, door to door

≈ 4h (est.)

CO₂e per passenger

~17 kg train · ~53 kg plane

Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.

This corridor in the atlas

• Dovrebanen Over the Dovrefjell plateau where wild musk oxen roam: mountain birch, snow fences and midnight sun.

Legendary routes through Trondheim or Oslo

• Bergensbanen Oslo → Bergen
• Nordlandsbanen Trondheim → Bodø
• Sørlandsbanen Oslo → Stavanger
• Rørosbanen Hamar → Trondheim

More train routes in Norway.

Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.