Your day, step by step
08:20
Walk to Torgsenteret and take bus 26 to the Fjellheisen stop.
09:00
First cable car up to Storsteinen, 421 m above sea level. About an hour at the top.
10:15
Down by cable car, then bus to the Arctic Cathedral (check that day's opening hours; weddings and funerals close it). About 30 minutes inside.
11:15
Bus back across the bridge to the centre.
12:00
Polaria: aquariums, the panoramic cinema and the 12:30 seal feeding.
13:15
Lunch at Fiskekompaniet on the quayside (lunch until 14:00, Monday to Saturday).
14:30
Polar Museum on Søndre Tollbodgate (about 45 minutes).
15:15
Storgata and a tasting tray at Ølhallen, then walk back to Prostneset.
- Latest you can leave Centre (Prostneset berth)15:45
16:00
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Centre (Prostneset berth)Walk, 5–10 min15:45
- FjellheisenCable car down, bus 26 back across the bridge15:30
- Arctic CathedralBus back across the bridge15:30
- Centre (Breivika berth)Bus 42, 15–20 min15:45
Where people get Tromsø wrong
Walking from Breivika, which is about 4.5 km through an industrial area; take bus 42, the shuttle or a taxi.
Built from our Tromsø guide, checked against 21 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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