Region · Norway
Where to stay in Akershus
This guide covers 11 destinations in Akershus, a first-level administrative division of Norway, with 18 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Sandvika, Nordre Follo and Asker. Across its destinations, June is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL).
- Destinations in this guide
- 11
- Places to stay
- 18
- Comfortable in the most places
- June
- Main airport
- OSLOslo-Gardermoen International Airport
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
Destinations
Destinations in Akershus
Every destination in this guide in Akershus, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandvika | 115,543 | 4 | OSL · 47 km |
| Gardermoen | 3 | OSL · 2 km | |
| Asker | 61,523 | 2 | OSL · 54 km |
| Lillestrøm | 2 | OSL · 27 km | |
| Son | 2 | TRF · 45 km | |
| Lørenskog | 51,511 | 1 | OSL · 34 km |
| Ski | 30,843 | 1 | OSL · 52 km |
| Kløfta | 8,668 | 1 | OSL · 14 km |
| Kolbotn | 1 | OSL · 46 km | |
| Skjetten | 1 | OSL · 25 km | |
| Nordre Follo | 65,381 | OSL · 51 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Akershus
13 places to stay in Akershus from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Country Club hotel | Kløfta | 486 |
| Quality Hotel™ Entry hotel | Kolbotn | 164 |
| Quality Hotel™ Leangkollen hotel | Asker | 98 |
| Quality Hotel™ Olavsgaard hotel | Skjetten | 176 |
| Son Spa hotel | Son | 148 |
| Thon Hotel Arena hotel | Lillestrøm | |
| Thon Hotel Asker hotel | Asker | |
| Thon Hotel Gardermoen hotel | Gardermoen | |
| Thon Hotel Lillestrøm hotel | Lillestrøm | |
| Thon Hotel Oslo Airport hotel | Gardermoen | |
| Thon Hotel Oslofjord hotel | Sandvika | |
| Thon Hotel Ski hotel | Ski | |
| Thon Hotel Snø hotel | Lørenskog |
Where to stay
More hotels in Akershus
5 hotels in Akershus recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Kleivstua | Sandvika | |
| Sollihøgda Hotel | Sandvika | |
| Sundvolden Hotel | Sandvika | |
| Hurdalsjøen Hotell | Gardermoen | |
| Vestby Park Hotell | Son |
When to go
Best time to visit Akershus
From the climate of 11 destinations in Akershus with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: June.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 11 | -0 °C | 64 mm |
| February | 0 of 11 | 0 °C | 48 mm |
| March | 0 of 11 | 5 °C | 49 mm |
| April | 0 of 11 | 10 °C | 50 mm |
| May | 0 of 11 | 16 °C | 63 mm |
| June | 6 of 11 | 20 °C | 78 mm |
| July | 0 of 11 | 22 °C | 88 mm |
| August | 0 of 11 | 21 °C | 107 mm |
| September | 0 of 11 | 16 °C | 84 mm |
| October | 0 of 11 | 10 °C | 101 mm |
| November | 0 of 11 | 4 °C | 80 mm |
| December | 0 of 11 | 1 °C | 67 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Akershus
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Akershus name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
OSL · Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport
TRF · Sandefjord Airport, Torp
TYF · Torsby Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Akershus, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Norway
Nearby
Regions near Akershus
Other regions of Norway with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.