Information for visiting staff

Practical information for each campus

Blæstad

Accommodation

Blæstad is approximately 15-20 minutes outside Hamar. Guests are recommended to find accommodation there. Please refer to the information about Hamar Campus.

Busses from Hamar, direction Elverum, every half hour. The bus stop is “Vang Sentral”.

Elverum

Vistiting address: Hamarveien 112, 2406 Elverum

The airport bus goes directly to Elverum. Most airport buses stop right by campus Elverum, Terningen Arena. All buses stop in the city centre. From the city centre, you can take the city bus to campus. The train requires a train change in Hamar. The train station is a 15-minute walk to the city centre and campus (in different directions.) From the train station, you can take the city bus to campus.

Accommodation:

• Thon Hotels Elgstua, located right across the street from Terningen Arena, Campus Elverum, is a 5-minute walk.
• Thon Hotels Central Elverum is located in the city Centre, a 30-minute walk from campus, and available by the city bus.

INN has discounts for partners visiting these hotels. Please ask the hotel during booking, or contact your contact person at INN before booking.

Evenstad

Visiting address: Anne Evenstads veg 80, 2480 Koppang

If you travel to Norway by air, you are advised to book a ticket for Oslo Airport Gardermoen. From there, you catch the train to Evenstad.

• There are few trains to Evenstad, so ensure your flight connects to one.
• The travel time is approx. 2 hours 20 minutes.
• Book a ticket from Oslo Gardermoen to Evenstad; however, remember to change trains in Hamar (the train from the airport is the R10 train). In Hamar, you change to the train towards Trondheim or Røros (Evenstad is an intermediate stop on this line). It is a very short Diesel train, usually on the neighbouring track. Do not hesitate to ask if you have doubts.

Accommodation:

Campus Evenstad rents out rooms for short-term stays. Please get in touch with reception at maren.roang@inn.no for prices and availability. 

Places to explore while staying in Evenstad

There are many hiking options around the campus, and various outdoor activities are possible depending on the season. The students also run their pub, the Biotopen. The closest towns are Koppang, 20 minutes to the north, and Rena, 30 minutes to the south. 

Hamar

Visiting address: Holsetgata 31, 2318 Hamar

It takes an hour by train from Oslo Gardermoen to Hamar. It is a 5-minute walk from the train station to Campus Hamar on Holsetgata 31. If you take the bus, Sykehuset Skolegata (bus line 170) is the nearest bus stop.

Accommodation

The recommended hotels are within walking distance from the train/bus terminal in Hamar and the campus.

• Scandic Hamar
• Thon partner Victoria Hotel
• Clarion Collection Astoria Hotel

Places to explore while staying in Hamar

Hikes:

• Swimming in the lake Mjøsa at Koigen.
• Walk along the lakeside.

Museums: 

• Anno museum Domkirkeodden
• Anno museum Kirsten Flagstad
• The Norwegian Railway museum

Lillehammer

Visiting address: Vormstuguvegen 2, 2624 Lillehammer

There are three bus lines: B1, B2, and B4, connecting the city centre (and the bus/train terminal – Lillehammer Skystasjon) with the campus (Høgskolen i Innlandet Storhove). Buses are frequent, and the campus is located approx. 15 min. from the city centre. Check www.entur.no to view the routes, or download the "ENTUR" app. It is cheapest to purchase bus tickets in the app, compared to in the bus.

Accommodation

The recommended hotels are within walking distance of the train/bus terminal (Lillehammer Skysstasjon), the city centre and bus routes leading to the campus.

• First Hotel Breiseth
• Scandic Victoria
• Clarion Hotel
• Lillehammer Stasjonen Hotel (budget option)

Registration and access to services and facilities

For shorter visits (under three weeks), visiting staff at Campus Lillehammer will have access to wifi through the guest network and can use a desk at the library as a working space. 

For longer visits (over three weeks), visiting staff at Campus Lillehammer will receive a guest access card upon arrival. Please complete this electronic form at least one month before you arrive in Norway.

Places to explore while staying in Lillehammer

Museums:

• Maihaugen Museum
• The Olympic Museum
• Art Museum

Hikes:

• Walk Along waterfalls and river pools to the Olympic ski jump (Lysgårdsbakken)
• Balbergkampen, located right next to the campus

Other activities:

• Storgata Shopping street
• Hafjell and Sjusjøen ski resorts

Check out the following link for more inspiration (external link).

Rena

Visiting address: Telthusveien 12, 2450 Rena

The easiest way from Gardermoen airport to Rena is by train (with a change in Hamar). The train station is in the city centre, only 500 meters from the campus. Train schedule and tickets you will find at Vy.

Accommodation:

• Trudvang Apartment Hotel is 200 meters from the train station in the city centre.    
• Rena Motel, located 700 meters from the city centre, is a 5-minute walk. (budget option)

INN has discounts for partners. Please ask the hotel during booking or contact your contact person at INN before booking.

Places to explore while staying in Rena

The city centre offers restaurants, a shopping centre, a timber cathedral, and nice hikes along the Glomma and Rena and up to the mountain near Rena.

Museums:

• The Norwegian Forest Museum (Elverum 20 minutes by train from Rena)
• The Glomdal Museum (Elverum 20 minutes by train from Rena)

Sports:

• Outdoor and indoor activities at the army camp sports centre and several city centre sports centres.
• Renting cross-country skis, ice skates, and other sports equipment at the army camp is possible.

Other activities:

• Cinema and exhibitions at the city culture building
• Birkenåsen ski resort (15 minutes by car/ taxi from the city centre)
• Trysil ski resort (the largest ski resort in Norway / 1 hour by car from the city centre)