Transport
Shuttlebus and Mountain Bus
Experience mountain adventures with ease using the Gaustaekspressen, our free shuttle bus. Additionally, there is a mountain bus running round trip between Gausta and Rjukan.
Gaustaekspressen
Bike transport
Book our Shuttle Transport when you and your travel companions are exploring areas outside the Gausta region.
The transport is a shuttle bus that can accommodate up to 8 people and 8 bikes.
Free transport to the restaurant
During the winter season, you can order free transport from the cabin to the restaurant at Gaustablikk Fjellresort if you book a table in advance.
This offer is valid between 5:00 PM and 11:00 PM every Friday and Saturday during the winter season and is only applicable in the Gausta area.
Getting around the area
At Gausta you can easily get around by car or bus, but also on foot. During the winter, you can ski from the base areas at Gaustablikk and Hovdestaul, and most accommodation in the area has ski-in / ski-out.
The drive from the Gausta plateau to Rjukan takes about 15-20 minutes and is accessible by car and bus. The popular Rjukan-Notodden Unesco World Heritage Site is located about 20 km, and respectively 35 km, from Gausta.
Travel to Gaustatoppen
Gaustatoppen is located in the Gausta area in Telemark in southern Norway, not far from the town of Rjukan in Tinn Municipality. The easiest way to get here is by car. Gaustatoppen is about 2.5 hours by car from Oslo, 4.5 hours from Kristiansand and 6 hours from Stavanger and Bergen. You can also travel here by bus or a combination of plane and bus/car.
The drive from Rjukan to the mountain plateau, where hiking trails to Gaustatoppen begin, takes about 20 minutes.
Read more: Travel to Gausta
Tip! Norway has a well-developed infrastructure for electric cars, so finding charging stations along the road to Gaustatoppen is no problem.
Parking near Gaustatoppen
There are many places to park near Gaustatoppen. Parking spaces are available at:
- Gaustabanen, Gaustablikk Fjellresort and Gausta View (for the guests of Gaustabanen and hotels)
- Hovdestaul
- Gausta Skisenter
- Stavsro
- Skiparkeringen ved Langefonn
Keep in mind that the car park close to Gaustatoppen quickly fills up during the high season in July-August and that it is not allowed to park outside the designated parking lots. If the parking is full, we recommend one of the other parking lots at Gausta and take a shuttle bus from there to the mountain (about 20 min).
By car
- Oslo - Gausta: 183 km (2.5 hours)
- Stavanger - Gausta: 340 km (6 hours)
- Bergen - Gausta: 370 km (6 hours)
- Haugesund - Gausta: 300 km (5 hours)
- Kristiansand - Gausta: 290 km (4.5 hours)
- Gothenburg - Gausta: 440 km (5.5 hours)
By bus og train
If you want to travel to Gausta by bus, there are daily express buses to Rjukan from Oslo, changing in Notodden. It is also possible to take the train to Notodden and change to a bus from here. You can grab a taxi for the last part. Otherwise, more information will come.
By plane
The nearest international airport is Oslo Gardermoen Airport, which is located about 225 km from Gausta. To get to Gausta from here, you can rent a car (about a 3.5-hour drive) or take the bus. There is a bus from the airport to Rjukan several times a day (with changes in Oslo and Notodden). Sandefjord Airport Torp is about 180 km away. From here there are trains and buses to Rjukan every day (several changes).
Parking at Gausta
Parking is available outside Gaustablikk Fjellresort for hotel and restaurant guests. Parking for visitors to the ski center can be found outside Stova and the Ski Center (at the bottom of the hotel hill).
Today, we offer a total of 12 universal electric vehicle charging stations in the hotel's parking area, and an additional 16 in the ski center's parking area.
Please remember to bring your own Type 2 charging cable, and easily make payments using the Chargenode.eu app.
Download the Chargenode.eu app from the Google Play Store here or the Apple App Store here.
It applies outside Gaustablikk Fjellresort and Gausta Activity Center/Ski Center.
For inquiries regarding refunds and other matters, please contact Apcoa directly.
You can find contact information on Apcoa's website at Apcoa.no.
