Oslo
Norway.
Norway · 4 districts · 3 vibes
5 handpicked hostels in Oslo, sorted by traveler rating.
Oslo is Norway's compact, fjord-set capital — short days, long summer light, the start of every backpacker's Bergensbanen rail trip, with hostels that take the kitchen seriously because eating out can wreck a budget here.
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Best Hostels in Oslo
5 handpicked hostels in Oslo, sorted by traveler rating.
Bunks at Rode
Brand-new design hostel in the middle of Grünerløkka, with kitchenettes and private bathrooms in every room, a leafy garden, terrace, and a cosy ground-floor bar that doubles as a movie-night spot.
HI Oslo Haraldsheim
Oslo's classic Hostelling International outpost, a 2.5 mi tram ride from the centre, set in green Grefsen with a fully equipped guest kitchen, garden BBQ, library, and breakfast included. The reliable budget pick.
Oslo Living
Boutique-feel guest accommodation on Frognerveien, with garden views, a shared kitchen, terrace, and a calm atmosphere a 10-minute walk from Vigeland sculpture park. Compact, cozy, and right in posh Frogner.
Oslo Hostel Rønningen
A quiet former-school hostel up in leafy Kjelsås, 4.3 mi from the city centre. Big garden, library, board game shelf, and the Maridalsvannet lake walk starts at the doorstep — the antithesis of central Oslo prices and noise.
Oslo Vest
Apartment-style hostel on Frognerveien (the second Frogner pick) with sun terrace, board games, garden, and parquet-floor rooms — friendly, quiet, and within steps of Vigelandsparken trams.
Hand-picked guides.
Every Oslo hostel in our shortlist has a usable shared kitchen — and in this city, that's not a perk, it's a financial weapon. A restaurant …
Oslo's three board-game hostels — Rønningen, Haraldsheim, and Oslo Vest — share a particular northern logic: when a pint of craft beer at Cr…
Two Oslo hostels run regular movie nights — Bunks at Rode (the brand-new Grünerløkka design hostel where the ground-floor bar doubles as a s…