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Flying from Copenhagen to Oslo?

Add a departure date and see which side gets the sun.

About this route

CopenhagenOslo

A short flight from Denmark to Norway. Your watch stays put on arrival.

Route type International
Distance 517 km / 321 mi
Distance class Short-haul
Direction Northbound
Est. duration About 1h 10m
Time change No change

Departing from

CPH

Copenhagen Kastrup Airport

Location Copenhagen, Denmark
Time zone GMT+2 · UTC+2
Current time

The bicycle capital

Copenhagen is a flat, compact Scandinavian capital built around canals and a historic harbor, where bicycles routinely outnumber cars on the main streets. The metro runs directly to the airport and operates around the clock, one of the more convenient airport links in Europe. The city is calm, orderly, and expensive by most standards, with a strong design and food culture. Winters are dark and cold, summers mild, with long daylight hours either way.

Surrounding hubs

547 km / 340 mi
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633 km / 393 mi

Arriving at

OSL

Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport

Location Oslo, Norway
Time zone GMT+2 · UTC+2
Current time

The Nordic capital among the fjords

Oslo sits at the head of a long fjord, ringed by forested hills, a small and orderly Scandinavian capital with a compact center easy to cross on foot, by tram, or by a fast express train that also reaches the airport. It is expensive by almost any standard, and the surrounding forests, fjord, and winter skiing are as much a draw as the city itself. Winters are dark and cold, with very short daylight; summers bring the opposite, long bright evenings. The country's oil wealth shows in its public infrastructure.

Surrounding hubs

763 km / 474 mi
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How it works

Find out which side of the plane to sit on.

Pick your airports, set your departure time, and you're done.

We calculate the sun's position based on your flight path and departure time, then tell you which side of the plane gets direct sun and which stays shaded. No guessing, just math.

01

Enter your flight

Pick your departure and arrival airports and set your departure time at the departure airport. FlightSide estimates the duration and you can adjust it if you know the exact schedule.

02

We track the sun along your route

Your flight path is broken into hundreds of points. At each one we check where the sun is and which side of the plane it faces.

03

You get a recommendation

Which side of the plane to sit on, left or right, depending on whether you'd rather avoid the sun or enjoy it. The percentages and the map are there if you want to see why.

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