Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
Destinations with direct SAS flights to/from Tromso Airport
( 77 64 84 00)
, the main
airport for the far north, include Oslo, Narvik/Harstad, Bodø, Trondheim, Alta, Hammer-
fest, Kirkenes and Longyearbyen.
Norwegian (
www.norwegian.no
)
flies to and from London (Gatwick), Edinburgh, Dublin
and Oslo.
Boat
Express boats connect Tromsø and Harstad (2½ hours), via Finnsnes (1¼ hours), two to
four times daily. Tromsø is also a major stop on the Hurtigruten coastal ferry route.
Bus
The main bus terminal (sometimes called Prostneset) is on Kaigata, beside the Hurtigruten
quay. There are at least two daily express buses to/from Narvik (Nkr390, 4¼ hours) and
one to/from Alta (Nkr494, 6½ hours), where you can pick up a bus for Honningsvåg, and
from there, on to the Nordkapp.
Car & Motorcycle
Atwo-orfour-wheeled vehicle isthe best waytonegotiate Norway'sfar-northern reaches.
Car-hire companies include the following:
Avis ( 90 74 90 00; Strandskillet 5)
Budget ( 77 65 19 00)
Europcar ( 77 67 56 00; Alkeveien 5)
Hertz ( 40 43 64 81; Fridtjof Nansenplass 3C)
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.
