From port to city

- From the Breivika terminal, most cruise lines organize a shuttle to the city, otherwise bus 42 runs every half hour.

- The city center is small, you can get around it on foot.

- From the terminal you can order a transfer from the manager of Fort Gates Ukraine, order a taxi on the spot or at the reception of the cruise liner.

- You can also book a group excursion from the cruise company with the manager of Fort Gates Ukraine.

 

From the airport to the city

- The best way to order a transfer from the manager of For Gates Ukraine (price).

- You can also book a group transfer from the cruise company with the manager of Fort Gates Ukraine.

- The airport is served by three bus routes: buses 40 and 42, and express (Flybussen). Buses 40 and 42 are urban public transport that follow a local route with a stop at the airport. The total travel time is 15-20 minutes in one direction. Airport Express offers a faster way to travel between the airport and Tromso city center, with a total travel time of less than 15 minutes one way. Buses run exclusively between the airport, selected hotels in the center of Tromsø, the University of Tromsø and the University Hospital.

Northern Lights. From early September to early April, you will have a better chance of seeing this stunning phenomenon. The best period is from mid-November to mid-January, known as the polar night, when the sun does not rise above the horizon. Tromsø is located in the Oval Northern Lights, an ideal spot to watch Aurora.

 

Midnight sun. From 20 May to 22 July, Tromsø bathes in constant sunshine, which is difficult to understand until you see it for yourself. One of the best places to see the spectacle in Tromsø is the Storsteinen mountain ledge.

 

Fjords of Tromsø. Kaldfjorden, Balsfjorden, Ullsfjorden and Malangen are some of the fjords close to Tromso. You can take a cruise to see these beautiful bodies of water.

 

Arctic Cathedral. Located in the Tromsdalen Valley, this church is a modern masterpiece designed by Jan Inge Hovig and consecrated in 1965. The body of the building consists of 11 rectangular aluminum frames, with a glass façade with a giant cross on the west side.

 

Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden. Managed by the University Museum of Tromsø, the northernmost botanical garden in the world sits on an elevated position in a panoramic position overlooking the mountains from all directions. The garden is open from May to October and has many polar and alpine flowers, perennials and herbs, with different types of flowering plants in each month.

 

Polar Museum. Founded in 1978, exactly 50 years after the death of legendary explorer Roald Amundsen, this museum is dedicated to the life of polar pioneers, from animal hunters to explorers.

 

Museum of Tromsø. In the southern part of Tromsø, there is an interesting museum about the city and the region, which is also supported by the University of Tromsø, which examines life in northern Norway from different angles, exploring the Sami culture, the facts behind the northern lights, the history of polar exploration, the geology and natural life of the region. as well as religious art and archeology.

 

Science Center for Northern Norway. A hands-on science museum dedicated to subjects such as the human body and brain, energy and the environment, weather and climate, and the science of heaven, the museum also introduces you to the realities of life beyond the Arctic Circle, documenting natural habitats and uncovering scientific research conducted in this region.

 

Art Museum of Northern Norway. Norway's northernmost art museum has collected over 2,000 paintings from the Romantic period to the present day. Landscapes of northern Norway are present in the works of the 19th century artists Peder Balke, Gunnar Berg and François-Auguste Biard. But there are also works by Edvard Munch, David Hockney and abstract expressionist Anna- Eva Bergman.

 

Polaria. The building of the museum has a non-standard shape: it is made in the form of ice blocks. Inside the museum there is a panoramic cinema, a model of the coast with the Northern Lights, aquariums with inhabitants of the northern seas. It has dozens of reservoirs and habitats for local marine life. The stars of the show are bearded seals that can be seen in the outdoor pool.