Things to do in Tromsø

Things to do

1. Northern lights hunt

   By minibus far from the city lights, from September to March, chasing the gaps in the clouds. On Wikipedia

   Adventure and sportsNature6 hr≈ €110best in the evening

2. The Arctic Cathedral

   White concrete triangles stacked like blocks of ice, and a huge stained-glass window covering a whole facade. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr≈ €7best in the evening

3. The Fjellheisen cable car

   Four minutes up to 421 meters above the island of Tromsø, for the midnight sun or the northern lights. On Wikipedia

   Nature and sceneryViewpoint2 hr≈ €45best in the evening

4. Polaria and its seals

   A building like toppled dominoes, a film about Svalbard and the bearded seals’ feeding time. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMuseum1 hr 30 min≈ €30best in the afternoon

5. Dog sledding on Kvaløya

   A team of huskies, a trail through the island’s snowy valleys, and a hot meal in a Sámi tent.

   Adventure and sportsSport4 hr≈ €180best in the morning

6. The Polar Museum

   Trappers, seal hunters and Amundsen’s expeditions, in a wooden harbor warehouse.

   Culture and historyMuseum1 hr 30 min≈ €10best in the afternoon

When to go

The most pleasant months in Tromsø: in January, February, March, June, July, September, October and November, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in June, where to go in July, where to go in September, where to go in October, where to go in November.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€95

Mid-range

€180

Comfort

€335

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

830 kg

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Norway

Plugs

Type C, F, 230 V

Emergencies

112 (police), 113 (ambulance), 110 (fire)

Driving

On the right

Near Tromsø

• Rovaniemi and Lapland Finland, 450 km
• Tampere Finland, 930 km
• Turku and the archipelago Finland, 1,030 km
• Helsinki Finland, 1,090 km
• Oslo Norway, 1,150 km
• Stockholm Sweden, 1,150 km

Elsewhere in Norway

• Bergen and the fjords
• Oslo