Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TRONDHEIM: CYCLE CITY
You have to admire the Kommune of Trondheim for its tenacity. Some years ago, it
laid on around 200 green bicycles, available free of charge for use on the central pen-
insula. But they were soon stolen, wrecked or simply not returned. Undeterred, the
municipality tightened up on security and tried again.
This time the distinctive bikes are red and widely used for short hops around town.
You borrow one for a maximum of three hours before returning it to any of 12 racks
around central Trondheim (including one at the train station). To join in, get a bike
card (Nkr70 per 24 hours plus a refundable deposit of Nkr200) from the tourist of-
fice, pick up a cycle from the nearest rack and jump into the saddle.
Other cycle-friendly measures include clear signing of cycle routes, often traffic-
free and shared with pedestrians, a lane of smooth flagstones along cobbled streets
that would otherwise uncomfortably judder your and the bike's moving parts - and
Trampe, the world's only bike lift, a low-tech piece of engineering to which cyclists
heading from the Gamle Bybro up the Brubakken hill to Kristiansten Fort can hitch
themselves.
Information
Library (Kongens gate; 9am-7pm Mon-Thu, 9am-4pm Fri, 10am-3pm Sat)
Free
internet access. Carries international press.
Tourist office ( 73 80 76 60;
www.trondheim.no
;
Torvet; 8.30am-8pm Mon-Fri,
10am-6pm Sat & Sun late Jun-mid-Aug, 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun
late May-late Jun & mid-late Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat rest of yr)
Getting There & Away
Air
Værnes airport is 32km east of Trondheim. There are flights to all major Norwegian cities,
as well as Copenhagen and Stockholm. Norwegian flies to/from London (Gatwick) and
KLM covers Amsterdam.
