Travel to Trondheim
The Norwegian conference page (www.srae2013.no) has a map on Trondheim. Please click here for this map.
Getting to Trondheim
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The city of Trondheim is situated by the Trondheim fjord in the middle of Norway in Northern Europe (see map). The location provides for quick and easy access by air from the European Continent, America and Asia. Norway is a small country and moderate distances also make travel by car or train interesting options. |
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Travelling by Air
Trondheim Airport Værnes (TRD) is the local airport of Trondheim and is located in Stjørdal, about 30 kilometers to the north-east of the city center. The airport offers regular domestic flights to and from most major cities in Norway, as well as daily flights with service to a few European cities.
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Trondheim Airport Værnes (TRD) offers multiple daily flights with service to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup (CPH), Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), and London Stansted Airport (STN).
Copenhagen is the Scandinavian hub for Star Alliance, (with partner airlines SAS, United, Lufthansa, Air Canada and Air New Zealand), and offers excellent connections to most parts of the world.
Amsterdam is the central European hub for the Skyteam Airline Alliance (with partner airlines KLM, Northwest, Continental and Air France), with even more connections to all parts of the world.
Nonstop flights between London (UK) and Trondheim are offered by the Norwegian airline Norwegian.no
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Travelling through Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)
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Many international travellers go to Trondheim through Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL).
Oslo Airport offers connections to most major cities in Europe, in particular with frequent flights to the imporant hubs Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), London Airports Gatwick and Heathrow (LGW, LHR), Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Frankfurt am Main (FRA) and Paris Airports de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY). In addition, Continental offers transatlantic flights to New York (Newark, EWR).
There are up to two departures with service to Trondheim Airport per hour in the daytime. Flight time from Oslo to Trondheim is about one hour. Airlines with service to TRD from OSL: SAS Braathens, Norwegian, and Wideroe.
Note: Some budget airlines offer international flights to Oslo taking you to Sandefjord Airport Torp (TRF) rather than to OSL. If your connecting flight to Trondheim is scheduled to depart from OSL, please factor in an additional 2 hours of travel time by bus between TRF and OSL.
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Getting from Trondheim Airport to the Conference Venue
Airport Shuttle
The airport shuttle ("Flybussen") to the center of the city corresponds with all flight arrivals, and is the easiest (and cheapest) way to get to city. On its route it passes most major hotels in city. Ask the driver for guidance when you purchase your ticket.
The shuttle buses are lined up in the street just outside the arrival terminal. Tickets are purchased after boarding the bus, and the fare is currently NOK 90 (major credit cards accepted).
Taxi
Taxi from the airport to the city center is about NOK 600 depending on the time of day (night fares are more expensive).
Travelling by Train
Going by train to Trondheim is easily combined with arriving in Oslo by plane as the train passes Oslo Airport Gardermoen on its way from Oslo to Trondheim. (Travel time from Oslo Airport Gardermoen is about 6 hours). See Norwegian State Railways (NSB) for more information.
Trondheim Central Station is right in the city center.
Travelling by Car
There are a number of liners that will take you and your car from the continent (Denmark, Germany) or the British Isles to ports in the south of Norway (Oslo, Sandefjord, Larvik and Kristiansand) or west of Norway (Bergen, Haugesund and Stavanger). Most of these have daily departures in both directions. See Color Line and DFDS SEAWAYS for details.
You also have the option of crossing the Øresund bridge from Denmark to Sweden and driving through Sweden to Oslo and on to Trondheim.
Driving Directions Coming from the South
The E6 highway runs from Oslo north to Trondheim.