Practical information about Trondheim and accomodation

Arriving Trondheim

Usually, people arrive in Trondheim by plane. The airport is located 70 km north of the city. There are both buses and trains going to the city centre. The buses cost about 50 NOK, and leave about every 20 minutes. They take 30-45 minutes, depending on where in the city you want to go. The trains go much less frequently, about every hour in the rush hour. At other times, for example on Sundays, there may be several hours between the trains. The train is also slower, it takes about one hour. The train is slightly less expensive than the bus. It is also possible to rent a car at the airport, but this is extremely expensive compared to other countries.

It is also possible to go by train from Oslo to Trondheim. It costs about the same as by plane, and it takes seven hours. The plane takes one hour. The train station is in the city centre.

If you ask the bus driver to drop you off at the main square of Trondheim, where the statue of Olav Trygvasson is, there are buses and taxis. A taxi to a hotel may cost about 50-100 NOK, and the buses cost about 20 NOK.

Maps and locations

Maps of Trondheim and campus.

Location of our department at campus.

Accommodation

There are five types of accomodation available:

- hotels
- apartment-hotels
- Vandrehjem
- university accomodation
- student housing

Hotels

There are a large number of hotels, with varying price range. One of the least expensive hotels (550-600 NOK) with reasonably good quality is the "Elgseter Hotell" (Tel. 7394 2540, Fax. 7393 1873). They give a small discount if you book through the university. This hotel is located 15 minutes walk away from our department.

Apartment-hotels

The apartment-hotels have lower prices than hotels, and less service. Your rent a small apartment for a short time.

- Apartment Hjemmehotell
- Botellet (Tel. 7380 7850)

Vandrehjem

The Vandrehjem is a kind of high-standard youth hostel that take travellers of all ages. Tel. 7353 0490, Fax. 7353 5288. It is clean and well organized. They have several types of rooms:

A bed in a room with four people: 195 NOK
A bed in a room with two people: 265 NOK
A bed in a single room: 395 NOK

The prices are for one night, and in August-2000. If you stay more than one week, there will be a discount of 25 NOK for those days.

At the Vandrehjem, the price includes breakfast. This is a self-serve buffet of bread, butter, jams, cheese, ham, cereal, milk, coffe and tea.

The Vandrehjem is about 45 minutes away by foot. Alternatively, it is possible to take the bus (20 NOK). It is necessary to change buses at "Studentersamfundet", a red round building.

University accomodation

The university accomodation is a room in a house, with access to a kitchen. The price is slightly lower than the youth hostel. There is very high demand for these rooms, and one has to book several months in advance.

Student accomodation

The student accomodation is the least expensive. It is only meant for students staying for a longer time, for example in the ERASMUS programme. The accomodation is organized by the International Office at the university.

This page is made by

Nils Reidar B. Olsen

NTNU

Faculty of Civil and Env. Engineering

Dept. of Hydraulic and Env. Engineering

Updated: 31. August 2000