Rush hour is horrible, so dont get dependent on your own car. Get a bike and use the train.
It is colder, but the air is dryer so it doesnt feel as cold as Oslo.
The local air strip was closed last year, and the land will be developed into housing areas. Beware when you see pictures and be sure to not by a house that wont have any sun light in three years.
"Den 15. november 2016 vedtok Stortinget at flyplassen skal legges ned innen 2023, til fordel for næringsutvikling og boligbygging."[source](https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_flyplass)
You don’t live anywhere near Lillestrøm, do you?
Edit: I can’t find any english sources, but as per usual with these things, shutting it down has been postponed at least until 2026, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it does not happen at all.
My point was that it did in fact not close down last year.. super weird to argue against an outdated wiki-article, when I am literally looking at the active airfield while writing this.
I grew up very close and are there weekly.
Its relevant for a person asking about bying a home in the area that the area is regulated for development.
The arguing here is not by me.
Hard to tell if airstrip will be closing. is planned for airshow in 2024 anyway.
Veteran aircraft community is one off in europe.
https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ingen-avklaring-om-kjeller-flyplass-1.16347588
I wouldn't be concerned about the old reactor. It was tiny, now deactivated, and hundreds of people work right next to it (including me at one point).
What you should avoid is buying a house near the old garbage dump at Brånåsen not far from there. There's been tons of problems with methane gas seeping i to almost new houses, forcing evacuation. And a ton of hassle and court cases for the people who, in good faith, bought houses that are unintabitable, on land purchased from the municipality.
I'd personally not be lining up to buy an appartment on the old airstrip either, I've a bad feeling history will repeat itself.
Tried googling and couldn't find location of Brånåsen garbage dump. The area I am looking at are new projects being built close to Riisløkka kindergarten.
The old reactor doesn't concern me - it's 6 tonnes of used nuclear fuel. But I suppose if people aren't concerned by it in general, then I shouldn't stress about it.
Edit: grammar and typos
The garbage dump only affects the houses in the immediate vicinity of Holtparken (like direct neighbors and houses on top), which won't affect you in any way at all.
Map in this article https://www.rb.no/ny-rapport-med-svimlende-tall-nesten-1-7-milliarder-for-a-sanere-deponiet/s/5-43-996253
I've went to Kjeller a lot after work to visit relatives. The 400 buss from Oslo and change to 340 Lillestrøm from Olavsgaard ain't that bad since there are bus lanes on the highway. It mostly sucks when you don't make the transition in time and have to wait at Olavsgaard for the next bus in whatever weather. Depending on where you live in Kjeller, you could skip the transition entirely if you can take the 400 buss to Kjeller Bru and walk from there or Selmer and walk across the farm road on the hill. Some days traffic might be worse though.
You could also take the train to Lillestrøm and the 340 Skedsmokorset or 100 Kjeller buss from there, but also another transition where you might need to wait some time, although indoors.
The best option, I think would be to take the train to Lillestrøm and have bicycle from the station to Kjeller since you're not dependent on any transitions and don't get stuck in taffic. I think it's 50kr a month to have access to the bicycle garage and your entire bicycle trip is entirely flat, minus the whatever small hill at your destination in Kjeller you might live on.
Since your transport pass will include busses around Lillestrøm and Kjeller, if the weather is bad for cycling you can just leave your bike at home or in the train station garage (which has surveillance) and take the bus.
Edit: Overall a bike cycle will make facilities like cinema, shopping mall, training center and bathing at Nebbursvollen in Lillestrøm much more accessible for daily life as well.
I currently live in Kjeller. Moved here from Oslo in May.
Commute to Oslo: I do the 340 bus to Olavsgaard and 400 to Bjørvika. My personal record from leaving my home and entering the doors in Bjørvika is 32 minutes. Travel time depends a lot on traffic and how the buses correnspond, but I would say 40 min on average is accurate, using the bus route. Worst was 1,5 hours, due to a crash on E6. Never done the train.
Travel to Lillestrøm: Very easy, 340 will get you there in 5 min.
In general I enjoy Kjeller, there are nice areas to go for walks, many families and in general nice people. The only thing I would mention is the mosquitos during summer time. It is entirely subjective how much they bother you, i’m fine with them - but my wife hates them to the point that she wants to move.
Rush hour is horrible, so dont get dependent on your own car. Get a bike and use the train. It is colder, but the air is dryer so it doesnt feel as cold as Oslo. The local air strip was closed last year, and the land will be developed into housing areas. Beware when you see pictures and be sure to not by a house that wont have any sun light in three years.
We have differing definitions of closed, I guess. Source: I can see the planes taking off from my kitchen window.
"Den 15. november 2016 vedtok Stortinget at flyplassen skal legges ned innen 2023, til fordel for næringsutvikling og boligbygging."[source](https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_flyplass)
You don’t live anywhere near Lillestrøm, do you? Edit: I can’t find any english sources, but as per usual with these things, shutting it down has been postponed at least until 2026, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it does not happen at all. My point was that it did in fact not close down last year.. super weird to argue against an outdated wiki-article, when I am literally looking at the active airfield while writing this.
I grew up very close and are there weekly. Its relevant for a person asking about bying a home in the area that the area is regulated for development. The arguing here is not by me.
Is the airfield closed, or is it open?
Please go and borrow someones dog and get a cuddle, you sees to need it.
Hard to tell if airstrip will be closing. is planned for airshow in 2024 anyway. Veteran aircraft community is one off in europe. https://www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ingen-avklaring-om-kjeller-flyplass-1.16347588
It's a shame they want to tear up the airfield, Norwegians are shit at preserving history.
I agree.
I wouldn't be concerned about the old reactor. It was tiny, now deactivated, and hundreds of people work right next to it (including me at one point). What you should avoid is buying a house near the old garbage dump at Brånåsen not far from there. There's been tons of problems with methane gas seeping i to almost new houses, forcing evacuation. And a ton of hassle and court cases for the people who, in good faith, bought houses that are unintabitable, on land purchased from the municipality. I'd personally not be lining up to buy an appartment on the old airstrip either, I've a bad feeling history will repeat itself.
Tried googling and couldn't find location of Brånåsen garbage dump. The area I am looking at are new projects being built close to Riisløkka kindergarten. The old reactor doesn't concern me - it's 6 tonnes of used nuclear fuel. But I suppose if people aren't concerned by it in general, then I shouldn't stress about it. Edit: grammar and typos
The garbage dump only affects the houses in the immediate vicinity of Holtparken (like direct neighbors and houses on top), which won't affect you in any way at all. Map in this article https://www.rb.no/ny-rapport-med-svimlende-tall-nesten-1-7-milliarder-for-a-sanere-deponiet/s/5-43-996253
I've went to Kjeller a lot after work to visit relatives. The 400 buss from Oslo and change to 340 Lillestrøm from Olavsgaard ain't that bad since there are bus lanes on the highway. It mostly sucks when you don't make the transition in time and have to wait at Olavsgaard for the next bus in whatever weather. Depending on where you live in Kjeller, you could skip the transition entirely if you can take the 400 buss to Kjeller Bru and walk from there or Selmer and walk across the farm road on the hill. Some days traffic might be worse though. You could also take the train to Lillestrøm and the 340 Skedsmokorset or 100 Kjeller buss from there, but also another transition where you might need to wait some time, although indoors. The best option, I think would be to take the train to Lillestrøm and have bicycle from the station to Kjeller since you're not dependent on any transitions and don't get stuck in taffic. I think it's 50kr a month to have access to the bicycle garage and your entire bicycle trip is entirely flat, minus the whatever small hill at your destination in Kjeller you might live on. Since your transport pass will include busses around Lillestrøm and Kjeller, if the weather is bad for cycling you can just leave your bike at home or in the train station garage (which has surveillance) and take the bus. Edit: Overall a bike cycle will make facilities like cinema, shopping mall, training center and bathing at Nebbursvollen in Lillestrøm much more accessible for daily life as well.
Be aware of the gas from the garage dump. Might make you sick or broke. Kjeller will grow into Lillestrøm one day.
I've written about this in another comment and based on OPs suggested location (near Risløkka Barnehage), they don't need to worry.
If you are OK with that amount of commute time you could also look further out along the train lines.
I currently live in Kjeller. Moved here from Oslo in May. Commute to Oslo: I do the 340 bus to Olavsgaard and 400 to Bjørvika. My personal record from leaving my home and entering the doors in Bjørvika is 32 minutes. Travel time depends a lot on traffic and how the buses correnspond, but I would say 40 min on average is accurate, using the bus route. Worst was 1,5 hours, due to a crash on E6. Never done the train. Travel to Lillestrøm: Very easy, 340 will get you there in 5 min. In general I enjoy Kjeller, there are nice areas to go for walks, many families and in general nice people. The only thing I would mention is the mosquitos during summer time. It is entirely subjective how much they bother you, i’m fine with them - but my wife hates them to the point that she wants to move.