Yes, you can smoke at Bergen Airport (BGO) at the designated outdoor areas just outside the main terminal entrance, on the landside before security. All smoking at Bergen Airport Flesland is outdoors and landside; the single consolidated terminal has no smoking area after security and no indoor smoking room.
Bergen is Norway’s second-busiest airport, run by Avinor, and since the T3 expansion opened in 2017 the old and new buildings operate as one connected terminal. Avinor does not maintain indoor smoking rooms at Bergen, so plan any cigarette, cigar, or vape break around the outdoor spots at the front of the building.
Where to Smoke at Bergen Airport
Smoking is permitted at the marked outdoor areas outside the terminal, near the kerbside by the departures and arrivals doors. Step out through the main entrance and use the designated spots close to the front of the building, where ashtrays are provided. These areas are all landside, so you can reach them freely before you check in or after you collect your bags.
Because everything is landside, the practical move is to have your last cigarette outside the terminal before you clear security. Once you are through screening there is nowhere to smoke until you land at your destination.
After Security and Transit Passengers
There is no smoking area past security and no indoor smoking room anywhere in the T3 terminal, including the domestic and international piers. Connecting and transit passengers who want to smoke must clear passport control where required, exit the secure area to the outdoor spots at the front of the terminal, and then pass back through screening to return to their gate.
On a short layover this is rarely worth the time, since re-clearing security can be slow at peak periods. If you have a tight connection through Bergen, treat it as a smoke-free stop and plan accordingly.
Vaping and Snus
Vaping is allowed at the same outdoor areas as cigarettes, landside outside the terminal. Norway treats e-cigarettes like tobacco under its Tobacco Control Act, so vaping indoors is not permitted anywhere in the building; use the outdoor spots with the smokers.
Snus, a smokeless tobacco pouch, is legal and extremely common in Norway. Many travellers keep a tin for the flight and use it discreetly inside the terminal or on board when the outdoor areas are inconvenient, since it produces no smoke or vapour.
Summary
| Location | Smoking Allowed |
|---|---|
| Outdoor (terminal entrance, landside) | Yes |
| After security (airside) | No |
| Indoor smoking room | No |
| Vaping (outdoor, landside) | Yes |
For Norway’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our Norway airport smoking guide.