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# Trondheim

Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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## Every way there

- Ålesund → Trondheim 239 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · kr1,450–2,250 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/alesund-to-trondheim) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=%C3%85lesund&to=Trondheim)
- Oslo (Gardermoen) → Trondheim Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/oslo-gardermoen-to-trondheim) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Oslo+%28Gardermoen%29&to=Trondheim)
- Bergen → Trondheim 429 km · quickest by air, 4h 11m · kr1,490–2,310 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/bergen-to-trondheim) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Bergen&to=Trondheim)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around Trondheim, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What Trondheim has

- Y Scheduled flights Trondheim (TRD), 27 km
- Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 1 timetable feed for this country, 2 with real-time
- Y Ferries Ravnkloa, 1 km; sailings estimated
- Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
- F Bike and scooter share 1 share feeds in Transitous, not surfaced yet
- N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known.

63.430°, 10.393°

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.

Get in

## Getting to Trondheim

1. Trondheim Airport Værnes
2. Trondheim S
3. Coastal Steamer It runs from Bergen to Trondheim, and on to Bodø, Tromsø, Hammerfest and finally Kirkenes, just on the Russian border.

See

## Worth seeing

Stay close to the

1. Marinen just behind Behind the cathedral, there is a park with a children's playground.
2. Stiftsgaarden
3. Bakklandet
4. Ilsvikøra Wooden harbour buildings can be seen along Kjøpmannsgata, Fjordgata and Sandgata.
5. Old Town Bridge across Nidelva

Do

## 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

Eat

## 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.

1. Studentersamfundet The red, roundhouse that previously housed the Trondheim Interrail centre during summer and the student society otherwise.
2. Tavern Sverresborg Alle 11 (next to the Trøndelag open air folk museum at Sverresborg; take bus 11 to Trøndelag Folkemuseum).
3. Lager 11 Casual and inexpensive food is available from 8 different food stalls.
4. Ramp Strandveien 25a (in the squat area of Reina (Svartlamon)).
5. Bakklandet Skydsstation The place to find one of Trondheim's best seafood collections, such as a herring buffet and baccalao (dried or salted cod).

How locals move

## Getting around Trondheim the local way

- Get in There are also flights from many destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, both charter and regular.
- Get in Many offer fixed price to Trondheim in shared or chartered taxi.
- Get in Olav 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 next To 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.

From [Wikivoyage: Trondheim](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Trondheim), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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