Lillehammer Car Rental Guide
This page provides information about car rental in Lillehammer. It also presents some basic facts about the car rental and driving restrictions in Norway.
Rental Restrictions
Cars rented in Norway are not allowed into the following countries: Albania Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia.
Driving Restrictions
In Norway, traffic is on the right and passing on the left. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. All passengers are required to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol is 0.5‰ and fines for drunk driving are extremely severe.
When driving, headlights must always be on. The excessive use of the horn is illegal. Trams should be passed on the right, but on one way roads, they may be passed on the left.
The use of a mobile phone while driving is illegal unless you have a hands-free system.
Parking is not allowed on main roads in Norway, but there are many municipal lots. Parking metres are categorised by color: yellow permitting parking for 1 hour, grey for 2 and brown for 3. Parking regulations are strictly enforced.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highways | 90KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police: 112
Ambulance: 113
Fire: 110
Road Tolls
There are toll highways in Norway.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Norway
Car rental agency - bilutleie firma
Parking – parkering
About Lillehammer
Lillehammer, known as the olympic town of Norway, is a picturesque town in the Lagen River valley close to the mountainous Oppland region. The city with its beautiful wooden architecture has facilities and activities for all tastes. It is a popular tourist resort all year round, providing excellent access to skiing and outdoor sports at the nearby lakes and mountains.
The biggest attraction of the city is the Sandvig Collection at Maihauge, which is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe. Downtown there is the Olympic Park and the Norwegian Olympic Museum as well as the Lillehammer Art Museum.
Area:
Population: 25,000
Country: Norway
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 2
Monetary unit: Norwegian Krone
