Why go
- City in Norway.
- Served by Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD).
History
Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. 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.
Where to stay
Dronningens gate 5, 7011 Trondheim, Norway · britannia.no
Lillekvamsvegen 45, 7036 Trondheim, Norway · lerflaten.no
Brattørkaia 1, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · nordicchoicehotels.no
Havnegata 1-3, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · scandichotels.com
Savalen, 2500 Tynset, Norway · savalen.no
Kjøpmannsgata 1, 7013 Trondheim, Norway · nidarospilegrimsgard.no
Nedre Bakklandet 60, 7014 Trondheim, Norway · scandichotels.com
Kjøpmannsgata 48, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · strawberry.no
Kongens gate 30, 7012 Trondheim, Norway · strawberry.no
Weidemanns v. 41 B, 7043 Trondheim, Norway · rumihostel.no
Mauritz Hansens gate 3, 7030 Trondheim, Norway · stolav.no
Beddingen 1, 7042 Trondheim, Norway · scandichotels.com
Prinsens gt. 4A, 7012 Trondheim, Norway · strawberry.se
Indoor
Klæbuveien 127 A, 7031 Trondheim, Norway · scandichotels.com
Kongens gate 40, 7012 Trondheim, Norway · jarlen.no
Søndre gate 26, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · cht.no
Fosenkaia 7, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · p-hotels.no
Kjøpmannsgata 73, 7010 Trondheim, Norway · radissonhotels.com
Rogerts gate 1, 7016 Trondheim, Norway
Indoor
Gardemoens gate 1, 7066 Trondheim, Norway · tlh.no
Nordre gate 24, 7011 Trondheim, Norway · cityliving.no
Sandgata 10, 7012 Trondheim, Norway
Restaurants & places to go
Cafe · Opening hours: PH,Mo-Su 11:00-15:00 Features: step-free access Wikipedia: no:Skistua · skistua.no
Restaurant · restaurant · grenaderen.no
Burger, Pizza, Restaurant · Hos Kompis lager vi alt av sauser og toppinger selv. Våre pizzabunner bakes i vårt produksjonskjøkken på Fossegrenda. Burgerbrød… · kompisrestauranter.no
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:00, Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 12:00-16:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · bigbite.no
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 13:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · dominos.no
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00, Sa 09:00-20:00 · no.espressohouse.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00, Su 13:00-21:00 Features: delivery · flychicken.no
Japanese, Ramen, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00; Su 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · koieramen.no
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-24:00 · klempeogdons.no
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 13:00-22:00; Su-Th 13:00-21:30 Features: vegan options, step-free access · pearlofindia.no
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 16:00-21:00; Tu-Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa,Su 15:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · amberasianfood.no
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 14:00-21:00; easter -2 days-easter: off Features: takeaway, vegan options · bangkokcafe.no
Pub, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 17:00-00:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access, air conditioning · ecdahls.no
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 16:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · emilieseld.no
Nepalese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 15:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-22:00; Su 15:00-21:00 · himalayanoven.no
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 00:00-24:00 · lilleszechuan.no
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 13:00-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · napolitrondheim.no
Wraps And Dinner Of The Day, Restaurant · Opening hours: 10:00-19:00, Sa closed, Su closed Features: takeaway, delivery, vegan options, step-free access · persilleriet.no
Bistro, Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: sun-thu 16:00-22:30 fri-sat 16:00-23:00 · robata.no
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-21:00 Fr 15:00-21:00 Sa 13:00-22:00 Su 13:00-21:00 Features: step-free access · sabrurasushi.no
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-24:00; Su 13:00-22:00 · sansebastian.no
Kebab, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · wolt.com
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We,Th 11:00-22:00, Tu 11:00-23:00, Fr 11:00-01:00, Sa 12:00-02:00, Su 15:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · facebook.com
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-15:00 · instagram.com
French, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su closed · byhaven.no
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 16:00-22:00+ · havfruen.no
Bakery, Pastry, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-17:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · hevd.no
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-21:15; Sa 09:30-19:15 Features: step-free access · ikea.com
Ethiopian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th,Su 14:00-22:00, Fr,Sa 14:00-01:00 · facebook.com
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 14:00-21:00 · facebook.com
Tapas, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · sansebastian.no
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa 14:00-23:00; Su 14:00-22:00 · facebook.com
Food Court · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-20:00 Features: step-free access · lager11.no
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 12:00-19:00 Features: takeaway
Nordic, Restaurant · Features: step-free access · tollbua-trondheim.no
Fish, Regional, Seafood, Restaurant · Fish/Regional restaurant · trollrestaurant.no
Ice Cream · Opening hours: "Open when nice Weather" · simensisbar.no
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-03:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · facebook.com
African, Restaurant · African restaurant
Middle Eastern, Fast Food · Middle Eastern fast food
Restaurant · +Sunday 12:00-18:00 Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · matfrahagen.no
Burger, Restaurant · Burgers & beer Features: outdoor seating · brorbar.no
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · bigbite.no
280 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD) 26 km to the centre
Trondheim, 50, NO — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Norwegian Air Shuttle, Widerøe, Scandinavian Airlines System, Air Canada…) · direct flights to 31 destinations incl. Copenhagen, Sandefjord, Alicante, Amsterdam, Bergen… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 31 direct destinations
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 737-300) · 15 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Bergen, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Harstad/Narvik, Krakow, London, Malaga, Nice, Oslo, Riga, Sandefjord, Tromso
- Widerøe WF (Dash 8-100, Dash 8-200, Dash 8-300, Dash 8-400) · 12 routes: Bodo, Bronnoysund, Harstad/Narvik, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Mo i Rana, Mosjoen, Namsos, Rørvik, Sandefjord, Sandnessjoen, Tromso
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-700, 737-800, CRJ-900, 717, 737-700…) · 10 routes: Alesund, Alicante, Bergen, Bodo, Copenhagen, Oslo, Sandefjord*, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tallinn-ulemiste International*
- Air Canada AC (MD-80) · 1 route: Copenhagen*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Thai Airways International TG (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Copenhagen*
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 1 route: Gdansk
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Ørland Airport (OLA) 51 km to the centre
Ørland, 50, NO — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 1 airline (ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. Oslo (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 1 airline, 1 direct destination
- ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras M3 (SWM) · 1 route: Oslo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Fagerhaug Airfield 89 km to the centre
50, NO
Stadsbygd Airfield 23 km to the centre
Stadsbygd, 50, NO
Ler Airfield 25 km to the centre
Melhus, 50, NO
Getting there by ferry
Ravnkloa
Ferry terminal · 2.8 km from the centre
Trondheim hurtigbåtterminal
Ferry terminal · 3.1 km from the centre · AtB
Trondheim
Ferry terminal · 3.1 km from the centre
Hurtigruten Trondheim
Ferry terminal · 3.6 km from the centre · Hurtigruten
Munkholmen
Ferry terminal · 4.7 km from the centre
Flakk
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre · FosenNamsos Sjø
milliAmpere 2
Ferry route
Munkholmbåten
Ferry route
Trondheim - Vanvikan
Ferry route
810 Trondheim-Vanvikan
Ferry route · FosenNamsos Sjø AS
810 Vanvikan-Trondheim
Ferry route · FosenNamsos Sjø AS
Flakk - Rørvik
Ferry route · Fjord1
Kystekspressen
Ferry route
Brekstad - Trondheim
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Trondheim Airport, Værnes (TRD); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: TRD has direct flights to 31 destinations on 10 airlines (incl. Copenhagen, Sandefjord, Alicante, Amsterdam, Bergen…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Ravnkloa, 2.8 km); routes include milliAmpere 2, Munkholmbåten, Trondheim - Vanvikan.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Trondheim, Norway. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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