Travel to Peer Gynt’s kingdom
The Peer Gynt Festival is located in the Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen region and is easily accessible by car and public transportation.

Festival bus in the Gudbrandsdalen valley
The Peer Gynt Festival offers a festival bus to the theatre play «Peer Gynt» at Gålå. The bus departs from Lillehammer every day, stopping in Øyer (Hafjell) and Gausdal (Skei) before the theatre venue by lake Gålåvatnet. The bus travels over the Peer Gynt road, which is a mountain road through Peer Gynt’s kingdom, offering scenic sights on the way to the theatre play.
Return to Lillehammer by bus on the same route immediately after the theatre play.
Time schedule, prices and registration will be available spring 2020.
By bus
There are daily express bus departures to the festival area from Oslo Bus Terminal, Trondheim Central Station and Bergen Bus Terminal, operated by Nor-Way Bussekspress or Nettbuss.
Travel by bus from Oslo Bus Terminal and Oslo Airport to Lillehammer, Gudbrandsdalen valley and Vinstra. Nettbuss has connecting routes between Oslo and Måløy on the West coast, travelling via Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen valley. Lavprisekspressen departs from Oslo and travels via Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen to Trondheim. Travel time from Oslo Airport to Vinstra is approximately 3 hours, and around 3,5 hours from Oslo Busterminal.
Buses depart daily from Trondheim Central Station (Trondheim S) via Vinstra, Gudbrandsdalen valley and Lillehammer to Oslo. The journey by bus from Trondheim Central Station to Vinstra will take approximately 4-5 hours.
Traveling by bus from Måløy, there are daily departures via Vinstra, Gudbrandsdalen valley and Lillehammer to Oslo. Travel time from Måløy to Vinstra is approximatelt 6,5 hours.
There are also daily departures from Bergen to Lillehammer. Approximate travel time between Bergen and Lillehammer is 9 hours.
By train
The closest railway station to the Peer Gynt festival is Vinstra, and the trains are operated by the Norwegian State Railways (NSB). From Oslo Central Station (Oslo S), Intercity trains to Lillehammer depart every hour.
There are daily train departures from Oslo Central Station and Trondheim Central Station. Approximate travel time from Oslo Central Station to Vinstra is 2-3,5 hours, and travel time from Trondheim Central Station to Vinstra is approximately 4-5 hours
Most hotels can arrange to pick you up at the station.
By airplane
The closest airport to Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen is Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. There are almost 150 direct routes to Norway’s biggest airport from all over the world.
All the major rental car companies are situated at Oslo Airport.