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Useful phone numbers and travel information:
 

Emergency telephone numbers

Fire: 110

Police: 112

(For non-emergencies, call the police central switchboard on telephone: 02800)

For medical emergencies call: 113

(If you need medical attention but it does not qualify as an emergency you can call the local medical switchboard on telephone: 116117 Here you will be able to speek to a nurse and if needed she will arrange for you to see a doctor that is on call.)

Do you need someone to talk to? Call the national mental health line: 116123

Poison information: +47 22 59 13 00

Tip:

Download the app: "Hjelp 113" from the Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation. If you are in a place where you are not known locally and need help, the app provides information about GPS coordinates and makes it easier for the rescue service to find you! 

Download it here: App Store 

 

Road and traffic information:

For updated traffic information call: 175

You may also check the official traffic information website from the Norwegian Road Authorities. You can find the link here: 175.no

Tip:

Download the app: «Veivesen trafikk" from the Norwegian Road Authorities (Statens Vegvesen)

Download it here: Vegvesen Trafikk

 

Weather service:

You can find Norways most popular weather forecast service here: yr.no

You can find updated Avalanche and Landslide warnings here:  varsom.no

Tip:

Download the app: "Yr" from NRK and the Norwegian Institute of Metrology. Down load it here: App Store 

 

Public transportation:

Both train and bus tickets can be easily bought different apps or websites. If you are planning to travel by means of public transport during your stay, we recommend that you purchase"Travel Pass Nordland" The travel pass gives you 7 days of unlimited travel by buss and «hurtigbåt» (speedboat) 

For more information and purchase of Travel Pass Nordland follow this link: Travel Pass Nordland 

 

Traveling by train:

Saltdal has 3 train stations. Rognan, Røkland and Lønsdal. (Please use the map and filter by «togstasjoner» in order to locate them) Neither of these stations have an operational ticket machine at the station. It is therefore possible to buy a ticket on board the train. You will not be charged an additional fee for doing so. 

However, it is easy to buy a train ticket via an app called «ENTUR»  or via the ENTUR website here: Entur.no  

Tip:

Download the app «ENTUR - reiseplanlegger" from Entur AS- Download it here - App Store

 

Traveling by bus:

If you are planning to use bus as a means of transport in Saltdal, you can easily plan your journey and purchase tickets via the app "Reis" or the national travel website/app  «Entur" 

From 2023 it is possible to purchase single tickets, 24 hour or 3 day tickets. If you are staying longer than 3 day we recommend that you consider purchasing the «Travel Pass Nordland» 

Tip:

Download the "Reis" app from Nordland Fylkeskommune here - App Store

Download the «ENTUR» app from Entur AS here - App Store 

 

Traveling by taxi:

If you need further transportation, Rognan Taxi can be contacted 24/7 on telephone 07550. It is also possible to book a journey via app. 

Tip:

Download the "Taxifix" app for easy taxi booking. (The app is only in Norwegian but it is fairly easy to use, you just need to be able to distinguish between  «taxi nå» (which means taxi now) and «taxi senere» (which means taxi later) in order to make a booking. Download here - App Store 

 

Car rental:

The webpage of AVIS car rental (at Bodø Airport) can be found here: 

The webpage of Budget car rental (at Bodø Airport) can be found here:

 
Motorhome renta/ RV rentall:

The local company Polar Bobilutleie / Graddis Fjellstue rents motorhomes/ RVs. You can find their website here: