Tromsø Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The main bus terminal (sometimes called Prostneset) is located on Kaigata. Nor-Way Bussekspress has at least two daily express buses to/from Narvik (Nkr360, 4¼ hours) and at least one to/from Alta (Nkr469, 6¼ hours), where you can pick up a bus for Honningsvåg, and from there, on to the Nordkapp.

Car & motorcycle

A two- or four-wheeled vehicle is the best way to negotiate Norway’s far-northern reaches. Among car-hire companies are Avis (90 74 90 00; Strandskillet 5), Europcar (77 67 56 00; Alkeveien 5), Hertz (77 62 44 00; Richard Withs plass 4) and Budget (77 65 19 00). All have desks at the airport. Contrasting with steep rates in summer (when it’s essential to reserve in advance), car rental can be very reasonable in winter.

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Boat

Express boats connect Tromsø and Harstad (2¾ hours), via Finnsnes (1¼ hours), two to four times daily. Tromsø is also a major stop on the Hurtigruten coastal ferry route.

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Air

Destinations with direct SAS flights to/from Tromsø’s Langnes Airport (77 64 84 00), the main airport for the far north, include Oslo, Bergen, Narvik/Harstad, Bodø, Trondheim, Alta, Hammerfest, Kirkenes and Longyearbyen.

Norwegian (www.norwegian.no) flies to and from London (Stansted) and Oslo.

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