Geilo

Ski holiday Geilo, Norway
Prev
Next
Geilo has been welcoming skiers since 1890. Although its ski area and accommodation have certainly moved on with the times, the resort has managed to retain its charming, traditional character. We’ve made the Geilolia Ski Centre home to Neilson – its uncrowded slopes, excellent childcare and outstanding ski school make it the perfect choice for beginners, improvers and families.

Click on the options below to find out more.

 Back to Resort List

Departure airports Gatwick - charter flight all season

Manchester - scheduled flights all season
Resort airport
Oslo International Airport
Transfer time 4hrs 30mins including 20min refreshment break
Airlines TCX - Thomas Cook (charter) or SK - Scandinavian Airlines (scheduled)

NOTE: WE OFFER SCHEDULED FLIGHTS WITH SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES. UPGRADES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS CLASS OR EQUIVALENT. PLEASE CALL US ON 0870 333 3347 FOR A QUOTE AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

Flight times are subject to change so the timings below are to be used as a guide only. Confirmed times will be printed on your tickets.

Flight Duration Departure Return/Land Flight
Code
Day/time Day/time Supplement
CHARTER flights to Norway
To Oslo
From GATWICK - BA - 2hrs 10mins
01Z14 7 Sun 07.00 Sun 12.30
 NIL
SCHEDULED flights to Norway
To Oslo
From MANCHESTER - SAS - 1hr 55mins*
01Z14 7 Sun 11.30* Sun 18.30*
 £20

*Please note: the scheduled service from Manchester is direct apart from 12 Apr 09 when it flies via Copenhagen arriving in  Oslo 15.25. Return flights from Manchester are always via Copenhagen arriving in Manchester 18.30 (departure times from Oslo vary depending on departure date but are between 12midday and 15.00).


Customer Reviews

Latest reviews (Click here to see all reviews)

StarStarStarStarStar by Barry Atkinson
I went to Geilo in January 1985 as a complete beginner. Geilolia is an ideal place to learn especially if you stay in the Forest Cabins or the resort hotel (Vestlia). That was my sixth Neilson holiday but obviously the first in the snow. I chose Neilson for snow because of brilliant holidays in Nidri, Porto Heli (twice) Finikounda and a Beach Plus in Corfu. I have nothing bad to say about Neilson except I am disapointed with many aspects of the "new" website which do not work very well.
StarStarStarStarStar by karen r
Returned recently from our second week in Geilo. Last year was the last chance saloon, with my ski-avoiding partner ready to quit the slopes forever. Fortunately Geilo was absolutely the right medicine and we're set for many years more I hope. Our 2 children (3 and 5) loved the Snowman club and our son was ready to happily wave us goodbye and stay with Charman for good! Our daughter had a great time too in ski-school - the Geilolia ski instructors speak perfect English and are very patient (with big people too thankfully!). The Forest Cabins accommodation was fabulous - spacious, warm and well-appointed, and it was great to have a little of our own 'outside space' for snowman-building and the like. The friendly woman on reception loaned us sledges for the kids all week too - a big hit, and very handy for lugging tired little bodies about the place. The reps, especially Ian (who even managed to charm and amuse at 4.30am), were helpful, pleasant, and easy to get hold of if needed. The only downer was that 4.30am bus to the airport. It's a shame after such a relaxing and wonderful week to return to work shattered! And the flight times this year (and the transfer from Oslo) are actually worse! It's the only thing leaving our return trip in the balance. For a 'family friendly' top 10 resort, a 4.30 am check-in at Gatwick with small children seems very unfriendly.
StarStarStarStarStar by Chris
This is a great place to learn. The forest chalets are very good, only a few meters walk from the ski centre. The instructors are very good and are able to cope with varying levels of skills within groups. The Neilson staff are very attentive and Chris our chalet host was a real star. Flight times do need to be looked at as they are not very UK friendly.

To leave a review of this page you'll need a neilson user account. click here to register for an account.

Help and advice:

Wherever you are in the process you'll find all the info you need here.

Beginners Intermediates and Advanced Families Groups Solo Skiers Non-Skiers Luxury Travellers Featured Resort: South Tyrol