Connecting at Oslo airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at OSL.

How connections work at OSL

At Oslo airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.

The airport has 3 terminals or concourses (West pier (domestic, gates A-B), East pier (Schengen, gates E), East pier (non-Schengen, gates F)). All of them are connected after security, so you do not need to clear security again to change.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at OSL long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: West pier (domestic, gates A-B), East pier (Schengen, gates E), East pier (non-Schengen, gates F)

Getting between them: Walking: about 10 to 12 minutes end to end

One terminal: domestic flights use the west pier and international flights the east pier, where the E gates are Schengen and the F gates at the far end are non-Schengen, behind passport control.

Non-Schengen gates (F) are behind passport control.

  • Arriving from outside Schengen allow about 90 minutes: passport control can add 30 minutes on a slow morning.
  • International to domestic on separate tickets: you often collect bags, clear customs and check in again; allow at least 2 hours.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: layoverindex.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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