Norway Travel Deduction Calculator 2026

In Norway you can deduct the cost of travelling between your home and your regular workplace when you file your tax return. The Tax Administration calls this the travel deduction (reisefradrag), although many people say pendlerfradrag. You get it whether you drive yourself, share a lift, have a company car or use public transport, as long as your employer does not arrange the transport. The deduction is based on the shortest travel distance and a fixed rate per kilometre, not on what the trip actually costs you. In 2026 the rate is NOK 1.9 per km and the first NOK 12,000 a year is your own contribution (egenandel).

How the deduction is calculated

1. Find the shortest travel distance, there and back, per day (at least 2.5 km each way). It can be rounded up to the nearest whole kilometre.
2. Multiply by the number of travel days and NOK 1.9 per km.
3. Add tolls and ferries if the conditions are met (see below).
4. The total is capped at NOK 120,000. Subtract the own contribution of NOK 12,000.
5. The deduction reduces your ordinary income, so tax falls by 22% of the amount (18.5% in the northern tax zone).

Worked example: 30 km to work

• 60 km per day × 230 days = 13,800 km
• 13,800 km × NOK 1.9 = NOK 26,220
• NOK 26,220 − NOK 12,000 own contribution = NOK 14,220 travel deduction
• Tax saved: 22% × NOK 14,220 = NOK 3,128 a year

Above the own contribution, each extra kilometre one way adds NOK 874 of deduction (NOK 192 less tax) with 230 travel days.

Travel deduction in 2026 by distance

230 travel days, tax value 22%, no tolls or ferries. 14 km is the shortest whole distance that gives a deduction, and 138 km is where the cap of NOK 108,000 is reached.

Working from home reduces the deduction

Home-office days are not travel days. For someone who lives 30 km from work, the deduction changes like this:

Tolls and ferries

Tolls and ferries give a deduction on top of the kilometre rate when together they cost more than NOK 3,300 a year and driving saves at least 2 hours of travel and waiting time, there and back, compared with public transport. You need receipts, and the cheapest ticket option is used. Example: 30 km and NOK 6,000 in tolls give a deduction of NOK 20,220 instead of NOK 14,220.

How to claim it

You claim the deduction yourself in your tax return (skattemelding) and state the distance and number of travel days, so check the figures every year. To get lower withholding during the year, add it to your tax deduction card (skattekort). The Tax Administration has its own travel deduction calculator that finds the distance from your addresses. To see how a deduction affects your total tax, use the Norway income tax calculator, and see the tax table calculator for how the deduction card works.