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Lines that start here
HX’s winter expeditions, Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line, Havila, Ponant and Tauck, and what Viking has listed.
Jump to lines →The Arctic coast and beyond
North to the Cape and Kirkenes, the islands HX visits in winter, and Svalbard.
Jump to destinations →Two quay areas to know
Prostneset in the centre, Breivika 4 km north, and which one the big ships get.
Jump to the terminals →Flying into Tromsø
The airport express bus, the city bus and the taxi, with fares.
Jump to getting here →Thirteen hotels, ranked
Twelve within about 500 m of Prostneset and one by the airport, scored on what each one publishes.
See the hotels →In brief
Tromsø has been a port of call for a long time. As a place to start a cruise it’s new. Seatrade reported 7 turnarounds among 104 calls in 2025, and 47 among the 204 calls booked for 2026 as of March 2025, and the port expects about one call in five to be a turnaround through 2030.
This page is for starting or ending a cruise here. If your ship is only calling for the day, our Tromsø port-day guide covers the two berths and the walk into town, and our shore excursion picks cover the tours.
Many of the voyages that start here are winter trips built around the northern lights, which Visit Tromsø puts from late August to early April. The midnight sun runs roughly May 20 to July 22. Those dates come from our port-day page, checked in September.
Cruise lines sailing from here
Deployments change every season, so this roster is dated and sourced, and it lives only here.
Checked against the lines’ pages, Tromsø Havn’s schedule, trade press and sale listings on October 12, 2026. HX (Hurtigruten Expeditions) launched seven-night winter round trips from Tromsø on MS Spitsbergen in January 2026, to Lyngen, Senja, Lofoten and Vesterålen, per Seatrade; a sale listing shows a December 26, 2026 departure. Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line boards MS Trollfjord at Prostneset Kai 8 from 11:00 to 17:00 for an 18:00 departure, and its voyages end here at 10:00. A third-party listing shows a Tromsø to Oslo sailing on March 18, 2027. Havila sells a four-day Round Voyage Tromsø, to Kirkenes and back, and both Havila’s and Hurtigruten’s coastal ships call twice a day, northbound and southbound, with port-to-port tickets. Ponant’s Le Champlain leaves for Glasgow on April 3, 2027, and Tauck sails the same ship on 11-night round trips from March 3, 13 and 23, 2027; both are on third-party listings. Viking: a sale site lists Viking Vela from Tromsø to London in February and March 2027, which we couldn’t see on Viking’s own site. Viking.com shows a new 2028 London-to-Tromsø voyage, ending here.
Sources, read October 12, 2026: seatrade-cruise.com, hurtigruten.com (North Cape Line arrival and departure), havilavoyages.com, vikingcruises.com, and third-party listings on icruise.com, planetcruise.com, jetsetterguide.com, cruiseweb.com and cruisekings.co.uk. We didn’t research Aurora Expeditions. Deployments change; confirm your own ship and date before you book around it.
Where you can go
From Tromsø the coastal ships run north toward the North Cape and Kirkenes and south toward Bergen; HX’s winter round trips work the islands and fjords nearby; and some expedition ships carry on to Svalbard. The stops below are ones on those routes. One voyage won’t call at all of them.
Destinations
Nine stops from Tromsø
Ports on the coastal route, HX’s winter round trips and the Svalbard run. Check your own itinerary.
Showing all 9
North to the Cape
3On the coastal route between Tromsø and Kirkenes.
Kirkenes
Norway
Where the coastal voyage turns around, and the far end of Havila’s Round Voyage Tromsø.
HX’s winter round trips
4The places HX names for MS Spitsbergen’s seven-night northern-lights voyages from Tromsø, per Seatrade.
Lyngen
Norway
On HX’s winter round trips.
Senja
Norway
On HX’s winter round trips.
Lofoten
Norway
On HX’s winter round trips.
Vesterålen
Norway
On HX’s winter round trips.
Svalbard
1Ponant’s Le Lyrial calls at Tromsø on its June 2027 voyage from Glasgow to Longyearbyen.
South down the coast
1Where the coastal route starts.
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Starting somewhere else on the route? Our Bergen, Kirkenes and Longyearbyen cruise guides cover those ports the same way: the quay, the airport and the night before.
Prostneset, Breivika and the quay we can’t place
Tromsø Havn lists two quays at Prostneset, in the city centre. Quay 7, 190 m long, is the coastal-voyage berth; Quay 8, 300 m, is the only quay the port labels mainly for cruise ships. Hurtigruten gives the terminal as Samuel Arnesens gate 5 and boards its North Cape Line at Kai 8. The terminal stores luggage on its first floor, near the exit to the bus terminal, and is open 06:30 to 01:30, per Visit Tromsø.
Breivika is about 4 km north of the centre. The port lists Quay 24, given as 20 to 24 and 410 m long, and Quay 25, 150 m. Ships over 230 m call there, per Seatrade. It’s a secure area with access control. To reach the centre, take the underpass to the stop across Stakkevollvegen and catch bus 42 towards Eidkjosen, per Visit Tromsø; some lines run their own shuttles.
One loose end. The port’s cruise schedule puts big ships, among them Majestic Princess, Queen Anne, AIDAluna, Mein Schiff 3 and Ambience, at “Kai 21”, which isn’t on its quay list. It may be part of the Breivika stretch listed as 20 to 24; we couldn’t confirm that. If your documents say Kai 21, ask your line.
| Quay | Where | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| Prostneset Quay 7 | City centre; Samuel Arnesens gate 5 | 190 m; the berth for Hurtigruten’s and Havila’s coastal ships |
| Prostneset Quay 8 | City centre, next to the terminal | 300 m; the port’s cruise berth. Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line boards here, 11:00–17:00 |
| Breivika Quay 24 (20–24) | About 4 km north of the centre | 410 m; cargo, fishing and cruise. Ships over 230 m, per Seatrade |
| Breivika Quay 25 | Breivika | 150 m; cargo, fishing, cruise and offshore |
| Kai 21 | Not on the port’s quay list | In the cruise schedule for large ships; location unconfirmed |
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Sources: tromso.havn.no (quays, cruise calls and port access), hurtigruten.com, visittromso.no and seatrade-cruise.com, read October 12, 2026. Seatrade’s report is from March 2025; it said a 530 m² waiting area at Prostneset was due for cruise passengers in 2026, and we couldn’t confirm it has opened. Confirm with your line — the quay can change with the ship.
Parking, in short
There’s no cruise car park at Prostneset or Breivika that we could find. In the centre, Fjellet, the underground garage run by Tromsø Parkering, has about 900 spaces and a 2.20 m height limit, and stays over 14 days have to be arranged in advance, per Visit Tromsø. Scandic quotes it at NOK 45 an hour on weekdays from 08:00 to 18:00, NOK 225 overnight and NOK 450 per 24 hours, not bookable. Comfort Hotel Xpress quotes NOK 42 an hour or NOK 420 a night. The Seminaret garage near Tromsø Bridge has a 2 m limit and no published prices.
Avinor’s airport car parks cap a week (eight days) at NOK 949 in P7 and P11. With the airport express to Prostneset, that may cost less than a week at Fjellet. Note that the Tromsø Bridge is closed to cars until November 1, 2026.
Getting here
Tromsø Airport, Langnes, is about 5 km from the city centre, per Visit Tromsø, about 10 minutes by car. The red airport express bus leaves from in front of the arrivals hall, and the taxi rank is to the left outside arrivals.
| From | Taxi | Public transport |
|---|---|---|
| TOS — airport to Prostneset | About NOK 280 on weekday daytimes, more in the evening, at night and at weekends, per a University of Tromsø page from April 2025; about 10 minutes. | The airport express, about 15 minutes, stops at Prostneset: NOK 125 one way, per Best Arctic, on the timetable that ran to 31 March 2026. City buses 40 and 42 also serve the airport. |
| TOS — airport to Breivika | No fare published. | City bus 42 serves the airport, the centre and Breivika, per Visit Tromsø; check the route in the Svipper app. |
| The centre — to Breivika | No fare published. Tromsø Taxi, My taxi and Din Taxi work the city. | Bus 42 towards Stakkevollan, to the Breivika stop. Some lines run their own shuttles. |
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Kiosks by the arrivals exit show the taxi price before you confirm, per Visit Tromsø. City-bus tickets are in the Svipper app, at machines or by card on board; no cash. Until November 1, 2026 the Tromsø Bridge is closed to cars; buses still cross 07:00 to 17:00 and use the Tromsøysund Tunnel overnight. Tromsø Airport to the ship has the rest.
The night before, ranked: we’ve scored thirteen hotels for the night before a Tromsø cruise, twelve of them within about 500 m of Prostneset in a straight line and one by the airport, on what each one publishes. None runs a ride to the ship. Five worth knowing:
| Hotel | Where | One thing to know |
|---|---|---|
| Home Hotel Aurora | Sjøgata, on the quayside | No. 1: about 150 m from Prostneset, with breakfast, fika and a dinner buffet in the rate. |
| Home Hotel With | Sjøgata, on the pier | Ties No. 1 on points: 76 rooms on the pier, with the same meals in the rate. |
| Radisson Blu | Sjøgata, the harbour front | The hotel Viking names, “or similar”, for its Tromsø extension. |
| The Dock 69°39 | Skansegata, the old shipyard | Rooftop igloos and a 12th-floor bar on the old shipyard. |
| Moxy | Huldervegen, near the airport | About 1.4 km from the airport, per Marriott, for a late landing or an early flight home. |
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Tromsø FAQ
Where do cruise ships dock in Tromsø?
At Prostneset, in the city centre (Quays 7 and 8), or at Breivika, about 4 km north (Quays 24 and 25). Ships over 230 m go to Breivika, per Seatrade. The port’s schedule also uses “Kai 21” for some large ships, which isn’t on its quay list.
Which cruise lines start cruises in Tromsø?
HX runs winter round trips on MS Spitsbergen, Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line boards here, and Havila sells a Round Voyage Tromsø. Ponant and Tauck have 2027 departures on Le Champlain on third-party listings. Viking’s own site shows a 2028 London-to-Tromsø voyage; its 2027 Tromsø departures appear only on a third-party listing.
How do I get from Tromsø Airport to the cruise ship?
The airport express bus runs to Prostneset in about 15 minutes; it was NOK 125 one way on the timetable that ran to 31 March 2026. A taxi to the centre is about NOK 280 on weekday daytimes, per a 2025 University of Tromsø page. For Breivika, city bus 42 serves both the airport and the quay.
What time does Hurtigruten’s North Cape Line board in Tromsø?
From 11:00 to 17:00 at Prostneset Kai 8, per Hurtigruten. Cabins are ready at 15:00, you need to be aboard by 17:00, and the ship leaves at 18:00.
Is there cruise parking in Tromsø?
Not that we found. The Fjellet garage in the centre is NOK 450 per 24 hours, per Scandic, and stays over 14 days must be arranged in advance with Tromsø Parkering. Avinor’s airport car parks cap a week at NOK 949.
How do I get from Breivika to the city centre?
Take the underpass to the stop across Stakkevollvegen and catch bus 42, per Visit Tromsø, or a taxi. Some cruise lines run their own shuttles. No taxi fare is published.
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