I fly OAK-ARN regularly. Biggest tip is being near the door when arriving at OAK. Security time is the quickest in the US if first out the door, and the slowest (2+ hrs) if last out the door. Of course, coming back in ARN, you're through in 5 mins. I can't understand why the US can't fix this with a few dollars - it's destroying your reputation.

Some details:

- They fly out of Oakland airport, OAK, not San Francisco Airport.

- They don't fly non-stop to Oslo, apparently. Itineraries to Oslo from OAK connect in London, Gatwick.

- OAK<->LGW September 18th - 24th indeed $499

- OAK<->LGW July 3rd - 10th $1,189. So you'll still want to buy tickets well in advance.

> They don't fly non-stop to Oslo, apparently. Itineraries to Oslo from OAK connect in London, Gatwick.

There is a non-stop flight, Norwegian Air Shuttle 7064. You can look at its flight path here: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NAX7064

The flight leaving tomorrow was $340 one way when I checked now. Round-trip, I was able to find a non-stop OAK--OSL ticket for $510 (similar September dates to yours).

Or you can fly to ARN then OSL, which can be quicker.

There used to be OAK <-> OSL non-stop until last October but I guess there is not enough people to keep it sustainable.

OAK <-> LGW on Norwegian during October was ~$650, which is about the same as Virgin Atlantic.

Some of the fare prices to Europe are very cheap, but not always.

The utility of that depends on what your priorities are. Low-cost and longer flights, plus checking in again when you change airlines? Norwegian Air is good.

If you want to get on a plane, go to sleep, and wake up at your destination, a extra few hundred dollars is worth it to some people.

How are they 'longer'? Fuel efficient cruise speed for an airliner is very much constant. All airlines try to stick to that, unless the flight is late and makes up to meet the landing slot.

Their flights have layovers, such as at Gatwick for the flight being discussed.

Norwegian will check you through onto their own short-haul flights.

I've been curious about Norwegian for years, but I can never actually find flights on them. As I recall, they had like one for a week from Oakland and it was always full. Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, or maybe I was choosing the wrong destination, but I've never been able to find an itinerary worth booking.

They will be starting a new direct route to Rome FCO in the fall as well.

Bounviaggio!