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Polar is the sensible pick, and it’s close. Thon puts breakfast in the rate, Egon is in the building for dinner, and Prostneset is about 100 m away in a straight line by our map.
The airport bus stops about 100 m off, and there’s a baggage hold.
It trails the two Home Hotels because dinner isn’t in the rate and there’s no sauna or gym listed.
Book it if
- You want breakfast in the rate and the shortest walk to the quay
- You want a restaurant in the building
- You need somewhere to leave bags before boarding
Look elsewhere if
- You want dinner included; the Home Hotels do that
- You want a sauna or gym
- You’re driving and want a priced plan
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Thon Polar publishes and our own map estimates.
Egon restaurant, per Thon.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 100 m in a straight line by our map, a couple of minutes on foot.
Included, per Thon. The page we read doesn’t give the hours.
Prostneset is about 100 m away in a straight line, roughly 2 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Thon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and nothing for a cruise week.
Night-Before Score: 43 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Thon Polar is about 4.1 km from Tromsø Airport in a straight line, and about 100 m from Prostneset. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle; Thon puts the Airport Express stop about 100 m away.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 100 m in a straight line by our map, a couple of minutes on foot.
From TOS without a hotel shuttle
The red airport express bus leaves from in front of arrivals and takes about 15 minutes to the centre, stopping at Prostneset; it was NOK 125 one way on the timetable that ran to 31 March 2026, per Best Arctic. City buses 40 and 42 also serve the airport, and Visit Tromsø puts a taxi at about 10 minutes to the centre. The airport page has the fares.
Thon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and nothing for a cruise week.
Parking for your stay: Paid parking nearby; no price published.
No ride to the ship is listed. Prostneset is about 100 m in a straight line by our map, a couple of minutes on foot.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
ProstnesetMeasured to Prostneset, the city-centre quays where Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line and the coastal ships board, Thon Polar is about 100 m in a straight line. Ships over 230 m are sent to Breivika instead, per Seatrade, about 3.7 km away by our rough map pin. Your documents name the quay; the Tromsø cruise guide has the rest.
Source: tromso.havn.noDistance
~100 m, straight lineAbout 100 m from Prostneset between our map pins, roughly 2 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Airport bus 100 mThe Airport Express stop is about 100 m away, per Thon.
Source: thonhotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and nothing for a cruise week.
In town
Fjellet garage, NOK 420 to 450 a dayThere’s no cruise car park at Prostneset or Breivika that we could find. Fjellet, the underground garage in the centre, has about 900 spaces, and stays over 14 days have to be arranged in advance with Tromsø Parkering, per Visit Tromsø. Scandic quotes it at NOK 450 per 24 hours; Comfort Hotel Xpress quotes NOK 420 a night on weekdays, so check the sign.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteEgon restaurant, per Thon.
Breakfast
IncludedIncluded, per Thon. The page we read doesn’t give the hours.
Address
Grønnegata, the centreGrønnegata 45, 9008 Tromsø
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Thon Polar publishes it. We couldn’t confirm the parking price, pets, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Included, per Thon. The page we read doesn’t give the hours.
Parking for your stay
Paid parking nearby; no price published
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not stated on the pages we read.
Food and drink on site
- EgonRestaurant
Rooms
132 rooms, per Thon.
Accessibility
Thon Polar’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Rooms from NOK 1,371 when we checked, per Thon
- Baggage hold
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is included, per Thon.
- Rooms from NOK 1,371 when we checked.
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The parking price
- Pets
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Thon’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Thon Polar: the Tromsø cruise guide and Tromsø as a port of call.
Breakfast in the rate, and Prostneset round the corner.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Thon Polar for the night before. No payment on the form.
Thon Polar FAQ
Is breakfast included at Thon Hotel Polar?
Yes, per Thon’s page for the hotel.
How far is Thon Hotel Polar from the cruise ships?
About 100 m in a straight line from Prostneset by our map estimate.
Does the airport bus stop near Thon Hotel Polar?
Yes. Thon puts the Airport Express stop about 100 m away.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Thon Polar, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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