Trondheim
Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 1 January 2026, it had a population of 218,460. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and St. Olavs University Hospital.
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Worth seeing in and around Trondheim
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Nidaros Cathedral
Nidaros Cathedral is a Church of Norway cathedral located in the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. It is built over the burial site of King Olav II (c.
400 m · cathedral in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 02Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim, with regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund.
1.2 km · university in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 03Lerkendal Stadion
The Lerkendal Stadion is an all-seater association football stadium located at Lerkendal in Trondheim, Norway. The home ground of the Eliteserien side Rosenborg BK, it has a capacity for 21,405 spectators, making it the second-largest football stadium in the country.
2 km · association football stadium in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral.
400 m · lutheran diocese of the Church of Norway · Wikipedia - 05Haltdalen Stave Church
Haltdalen Stave Church is a stave church that was originally built in the 1170s in the village of Haltdalen in what is now Holtålen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is now on display at the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum in the city of Trondheim.
2.3 km · historic church in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 06Tyholttårnet
Tyholttårnet is a 124-metre tall radio tower with an observation deck in Trondheim, Norway. It was completed in 1985.
2.1 km · radio tower in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 07Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros
The Archdiocese of Nidaros was the metropolitan see covering Norway in the later Middle Ages. The see was the Nidaros Cathedral, in the city of Nidaros.
400 m · 1153-1537 lost archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 08Stiftsgården
Stiftsgården is the royal residence in Trondheim, Norway. It is centrally situated on the city’s most important thoroughfare, Munkegaten.
200 m · royal palace in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia - 09Trondheim Synagogue
The Trondheim Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Arkitekt Christies gate 1B, in Trondheim, Norway. Established as a congregation in June 1892, the present synagogue has served the Jewish community since its inauguration on October 13, 1925.
400 m · building in Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway · Wikipedia - 10Gråkallen
Gråkallen is a mountain in the Bymarka area of Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 552-metre tall mountain is located in the Byåsen part of the city of Trondheim.
7.1 km · mountain in Trondheim, Norway · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Stay close to the
- 01Marinen just behind
Behind the cathedral, there is a park with a children's playground.
- 02Stiftsgaarden
- 03Bakklandet
- 04Ilsvikøra
Wooden harbour buildings can be seen along Kjøpmannsgata, Fjordgata and Sandgata.
- 05Old Town Bridge across Nidelva
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Things to do
Check out Trondheim's bustling nightlife. During term time, the students make the nightlife rocking all week, and skyrocketing in weekends. Check the "Drink" section for more. Watch football at
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Where to eat
Trondheim has food spots to suit every taste, though remember that eating out is generally very expensive, just like elsewhere in Norway.
- 01Studentersamfundet
The red, roundhouse that previously housed the Trondheim Interrail centre during summer and the student society otherwise.
- 02Tavern
Sverresborg Alle 11 (next to the Trøndelag open air folk museum at Sverresborg; take bus 11 to Trøndelag Folkemuseum).
- 03Lager 11
Casual and inexpensive food is available from 8 different food stalls.
- 04Ramp
Strandveien 25a (in the squat area of Reina (Svartlamon)).
- 05Bakklandet Skydsstation
The place to find one of Trondheim's best seafood collections, such as a herring buffet and baccalao (dried or salted cod).
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Getting to Trondheim
- Airports
- Trondheim, Værnes (TRD), 27 km · Ålesund (AES), 237 km · Scandinavian Mountains (SCR), 282 km
- Stations
- Trondheim Central Station, 800 m · Selsbakk station, 4.3 km · Heimdal station, 9 km · Marienborg Station, 1.2 km · Skansen station, 900 m
- Ålesund → Trondheim239 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · kr1,450–2,250
- Oslo (Gardermoen) → TrondheimTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Bergen → Trondheim429 km · quickest by air, 4h 11m · kr1,490–2,310
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Trondheim
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Trondheim. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are also flights from many destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, both charter and regular.
- Get inMany offer fixed price to Trondheim in shared or chartered taxi.
- Get inOlav Waterway from Turku via the Archipelago Sea and Åland – partly by ferry or own vessel – connects to the established leg from Hudiksvall in Sweden.
- Go nextTo avoid short runs, it may be wise to get a bus or train to Stjørdal (close to the airport), then hitch on the E6 or E14 depending on where you want to go.
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