Bus laneNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
8. Bus lane
A bus lane is a traffic lane reserved primarily for buses or other authorised public-transport vehicles. It is intended to improve the reliability and flow of public transport by allowing authorised vehicles to avoid general traffic congestion.
Other road users, such as taxis, cyclists, motorcycles or vehicles carrying several occupants, may also be permitted when signs expressly allow them. The operating hours, permitted vehicles, direction of travel and rules for entering or crossing the lane depend on local traffic signs and regulations.
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Which vehicles may use a bus lane in Norway?
Norway’s kollektivfelt must be read together with its traffic sign. The Traffic Rules allow specified additional vehicle classes, while local supplementary signs can restrict access, including access for electric vehicles.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
May bicycles and motorcycles use a bus lane in Norway?
The Traffic Rules include bicycles and specified two-wheeled vehicles among the additional users. Read the actual sign, especially any restrictions on a category or period; permission for an electric vehicle is not universal at every Norwegian location.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Does bus-lane access also allow stopping or parking in Norway?
Use a bus stop or lane only within its actual authorisation and the separate stopping rules. A permission to travel in a kollektivfelt does not permit blocking a stop or parking in the lane.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
