Thank you, I downloaded the apps. Good to know that buses need to be hailed. Here in Germany I did it once and the driver was very grumpy, saying "I'm not a taxi". haha
Very very welcome. We also live in Germany and I can imagine you got some rude looks stopping a bus, here is so easy to make someone angry LOL. That’s also something different you will notice, everyone is like having a great day everyday, amazing! Have a great time there!
It is not really necessary to hail the bus per say, the busses will stop if you simply walk a couple steps forward from your bus shed or start reaching into your pocket for your phone, the driver know what to look for, as locals we simply "ignore" the bus if we are waiting for another route and most of the time the driver picks up on that and drives by, sometimes tho he stops for you and it can be a bit awkward when he realise you are waiting for another bus hehe.
@donkrkonto thanks for the feedback. Being local it may be common sense to know that, but for us being from Spain and Germany was definitely not 😅. We missed one night bus because we were sitting on the bus station hoping the bus sees us being the only people in that station and stops, which is what it would have happened in our countries. Well, it was an experience and it definitely makes sense, I agree.
Really nice video.Thank u very much. Do you know anything about transportation from and to the airport. How often are there buses and how much does it cost? Thanks a lot in advance.
Hi @1391mad You can take the Bus 40 or 42 from the airport ("Tromsø lufthavn" ) to Tromso city (as example: "Nerstranda"). I checked it right now in the app Entur and there are buses every 10 minutes from 5am to 00:05 so almost 24hours. It costs around 40 Kr/4€ (that I checked in the app Troms Billet). I hope it helps :)
Thanks for the information! I was looking to book through Lastminute and got confused what luggage is included. Will take your advice and book direct through the airline 😀Also, do you recommend visiting in January or February? January has whale watching but February has more daylight! Can't decide 🤣
Yes exactly 😂, better book your plane ticket wit Norwegian airline or Trip.com which has sometimes cheaper prices. During our trip from late January to mid-February, we experienced good daylight. Enough to do some day adventures or pictures. Even during the darkness, it was never completely dark due to the reflection of snow and clouds, which created an unusual light at night.
Oh and one thing, we went to whale watching too. You can take a look at the video I posted about “Tromsø adventures” and check out the whale activity and some more (I put links and prices). Let me know if it helped ❤
I loved your videos! I would like to know how you went from Tromso (city center) to Laksvatn to the Cabin you rented. What's the number of the bus and how often does it come? And to go from the Cabin to Tromso as well? Hola, me encantaron sus videos! Me gustaría saber cómo ir desde Tromso a la casa de alquiler en Laksvatn. Hay public buses? Con que frequencia hay?
Hi there! Thanks for your kind words, I am super glad you enjoy our videos. Regarding your questions: We went from Tromso city to Laksvatn by public bus and it took around 45 minutes to bring us to the specific bus stop we needed (which was the last one, named "Laksvatn" too). Then you can just walk 15 minutes to the cabin we rented. I am checking it now in the app and you can take either the bus 100 or the 160 (the 412 also goes there but it takes way more time) and there are buses every hour more or less. The first bus is at 6:21am and the last one is at 21:00. Did I answer your questions? Let me know if I let something or if you have further questions 🤗
Hi there. Yes they accept card. Our card happens to be a debit visa and it was with no problem. I googled about credit cards and apparently taxis there also accept credit cards. It should be no problem. About Uber, we did not use Uber there so I am not sure. Anything I can help, please ask. Have an amazing journey!
Very welcome! I’m actually super happy to be able to interact with and maybe help people that is thinking about going to Norway. We went almost eye blinded and got so many surprises like the bus ignoring us if we did not signalize them haha
Is there a designated bus stop or you just wave anywhere you are then the bus will stop? I am really interested the transportation in tromso because we will go there too . Thanks in advance
Hi @lolangtamad8591. Interesting question. Buses stop only at bus stops when signaled by someone waiting there or when someone inside wants to go off the bus. This is specially important at night as it can be you are the only one and if you don’t wave them, they assume you are waiting for another bus and they don’t stop. I hope you have an amazing time in a Tromso 💙
@@Nature4U1 ok that’s good to know. I am a little scared because we wanna go there on winter season and it will be longer night time . I know norway is not a dangerous place to visit but getting lost in the dark on a foreign country is really scary. Anyway thank u for replying 😊
@lolangtamad8591 We went on January/February last year and the night started soon but you were never on the dark because of the big amount of (white) snow and the sky was weirdly light even when cloudy. Also, as you said, people in Norway is very friendly. I’m sure you are going to have an amazing time there!
@lolangtamad8591 I find all comments super interesting and a big chance for me to interact with other people that also like Norway and nature. Thanks for your kind words and your support, it means so much. Any question that comes up just ask, I may know how to help. Sending a big online hug (hope it gets to you soon 🥰).
Hi there 🤚 Exactly, simply enter your current location or the street where you are in the taxi app without specifying the destination. Taxis in Tromsø are aware of this but we did not see any info in the app 😅. Also, taxis arrive to you super fast so you will not need to wait much time to see they really come to you without destination 😊. Have lots of fun there!
@@Nature4U1 Hi ! Hi ! As we will start our travel to Norway in Mid-Oct, we also not to enter the exact destination in the Taxi App in Oslo & Stavanger as Tromso ? Also, the price follow the meter of Taxi if we not enｔｒｙ the exact destination in the Taxi Appn in Tromso.....right ? Ｍａｎｙ Ｔｈａｎｋｓ．
Hi there👋 We only used Taxi in Tromso but I imagine it is a general thing to let the destination empty for ocasions where you just want to pick up something from the hotel and come back. The money would be in this case calculated inside the taxi, with the old fashion automatic counter. Everyone in Norway (from taxi drivers to people walking on the streets) was extremly nice and spoke perfect english, I believe you won't experience any problem. We are going again to Norway also mid october, maybe our paths cross and we can order the taxi together XD. All the best for your journey
@@LeslieYipHongKong That looks like an amazing trip. Enjoy a lot! We will go by boat this time and will visit some cities like Bergen and Olden. Big hugs!
Hi there! Totally! We went to Norway end January to first week February and we saw plenty. I bet you won’t have issues, just follow the little steps I explain in the other video of Tromso on how to hunt the auroras better and it will be easy 🎊 enjoy your adventure!
@@Nature4U1No guarantee though. I was in Tromsø 8-11th of February, didn´t see the northern lights at all. Not even at an 8 hour "northern lights chase" bus trip, or at the top of Fjellheisen, despite having lots of clear weather.
@@mimosa7070 Exactly, its a bit of luck and also good to know some tricks. I also went on an 8 hour bus trip to hunt auroras, and many other auroras adventures and got almost no auroras. However, after 2 weeks I started to know how to hunt them better and learned some tricks. Its a bit long to explain but you can watch it here th-cam.com/video/zgDc3e8RBEk/w-d-xo.html.
It is possible, but much difficult than outside the city. One thing to consider is that Auroras occur very very often, but they are above the clouds so it is the cloud condition what makes you see them or not. In tromso city we had always plenty of light pollutions (city clouds) and that made the auroras to be not visible. If you like, you can take a look at the video about trips to hunt auroras th-cam.com/video/zgDc3e8RBEk/w-d-xo.html Have a lovely day
Oh and you can also check the Tromso Live Webcame so you get a real feeling about the auroras in the city weather.cs.uit.no they even have Timelapse videos so you can quickly check how the entire night looked for many many days
As I show in the video, in the bus station info panel , bus drivers expect us to clearly signify we want them to stop. We did not read that until it happened to us twice, that the bus did not stop. If you did not experience if it’s also fine but it is better people knows about it in case they loose a late night bus.
Headed to Tromsø in a couple days. Your videos have been really helpful for us to prepare - thank you! :)
Thanks you for the kind words, I’m so glad to hear that, it made my day 💙. Have a wonderful time in Tromso 🗺️
Thank you soo much!! Best video explaining everything. Can't wait to get to Tromsø
Oh wow, thank you for your feedback. It means a lot
great video. Thansk for the info!
Very welcome 🤗 I am glad you found it good :)
Thank you for posting this. Super-helpful 😊
Hi there! Super glad to hear it helped you. Thanks a lot ☺️.
Have a lovely day
Thank you, I downloaded the apps. Good to know that buses need to be hailed. Here in Germany I did it once and the driver was very grumpy, saying "I'm not a taxi". haha
Very very welcome. We also live in Germany and I can imagine you got some rude looks stopping a bus, here is so easy to make someone angry LOL. That’s also something different you will notice, everyone is like having a great day everyday, amazing! Have a great time there!
It is not really necessary to hail the bus per say, the busses will stop if you simply walk a couple steps forward from your bus shed or start reaching into your pocket for your phone, the driver know what to look for, as locals we simply "ignore" the bus if we are waiting for another route and most of the time the driver picks up on that and drives by, sometimes tho he stops for you and it can be a bit awkward when he realise you are waiting for another bus hehe.
@donkrkonto thanks for the feedback. Being local it may be common sense to know that, but for us being from Spain and Germany was definitely not 😅. We missed one night bus because we were sitting on the bus station hoping the bus sees us being the only people in that station and stops, which is what it would have happened in our countries. Well, it was an experience and it definitely makes sense, I agree.
Really nice video.Thank u very much. Do you know anything about transportation from and to the airport. How often are there buses and how much does it cost? Thanks a lot in advance.
Hi @1391mad You can take the Bus 40 or 42 from the airport ("Tromsø lufthavn" ) to Tromso city (as example: "Nerstranda"). I checked it right now in the app Entur and there are buses every 10 minutes from 5am to 00:05 so almost 24hours. It costs around 40 Kr/4€ (that I checked in the app Troms Billet). I hope it helps :)
Thanks for the information! I was looking to book through Lastminute and got confused what luggage is included. Will take your advice and book direct through the airline 😀Also, do you recommend visiting in January or February? January has whale watching but February has more daylight! Can't decide 🤣
Yes exactly 😂, better book your plane ticket wit Norwegian airline or Trip.com which has sometimes cheaper prices.
During our trip from late January to mid-February, we experienced good daylight. Enough to do some day adventures or pictures. Even during the darkness, it was never completely dark due to the reflection of snow and clouds, which created an unusual light at night.
Oh and one thing, we went to whale watching too. You can take a look at the video I posted about “Tromsø adventures” and check out the whale activity and some more (I put links and prices). Let me know if it helped ❤
I loved your videos! I would like to know how you went from Tromso (city center) to Laksvatn to the Cabin you rented. What's the number of the bus and how often does it come? And to go from the Cabin to Tromso as well?
Hola, me encantaron sus videos! Me gustaría saber cómo ir desde Tromso a la casa de alquiler en Laksvatn. Hay public buses? Con que frequencia hay?
Hi there! Thanks for your kind words, I am super glad you enjoy our videos.
Regarding your questions: We went from Tromso city to Laksvatn by public bus and it took around 45 minutes to bring us to the specific bus stop we needed (which was the last one, named "Laksvatn" too). Then you can just walk 15 minutes to the cabin we rented. I am checking it now in the app and you can take either the bus 100 or the 160 (the 412 also goes there but it takes way more time) and there are buses every hour more or less. The first bus is at 6:21am and the last one is at 21:00.
Did I answer your questions? Let me know if I let something or if you have further questions 🤗
Hi, Friend ! Greetings from Budapest!
Hi there friend! Greetings from Rostock, Germany! I was looking at your videos last week, how small is the world sometimes.
@@Nature4U1 , wow. Nice to meet you friend from Germany.
Thanks for watching my video .
have a nice weekend.
@@MrDrive007 It is always awesome to encounter cool and realistic content, it helps to get to know cities :) . Enjoy your weekend you too 🌞
@@Nature4U1 agree. thanks
Thank you so much
You're most welcome 🤗
Hi, I am travelling to Tromso in a week time, the taxi accept credit card? And is there Uber in tromso?
Hi there. Yes they accept card. Our card happens to be a debit visa and it was with no problem. I googled about credit cards and apparently taxis there also accept credit cards. It should be no problem. About Uber, we did not use Uber there so I am not sure. Anything I can help, please ask.
Have an amazing journey!
@@Nature4U1 thanks so much for your fast reply.
Very welcome! I’m actually super happy to be able to interact with and maybe help people that is thinking about going to Norway. We went almost eye blinded and got so many surprises like the bus ignoring us if we did not signalize them haha
IN which month did you visit?
Is there a designated bus stop or you just wave anywhere you are then the bus will stop? I am really interested the transportation in tromso because we will go there too . Thanks in advance
Hi @lolangtamad8591. Interesting question.
Buses stop only at bus stops when signaled by someone waiting there or when someone inside wants to go off the bus. This is specially important at night as it can be you are the only one and if you don’t wave them, they assume you are waiting for another bus and they don’t stop.
I hope you have an amazing time in a Tromso 💙
@@Nature4U1 ok that’s good to know. I am a little scared because we wanna go there on winter season and it will be longer night time . I know norway is not a dangerous place to visit but getting lost in the dark on a foreign country is really scary. Anyway thank u for replying 😊
@lolangtamad8591 We went on January/February last year and the night started soon but you were never on the dark because of the big amount of (white) snow and the sky was weirdly light even when cloudy. Also, as you said, people in Norway is very friendly. I’m sure you are going to have an amazing time there!
@@Nature4U1 thanks dear. Your videos are a big help for me and the fact that u are replying its a bonus🙏will subscribe on your channel 🥰
@lolangtamad8591 I find all comments super interesting and a big chance for me to interact with other people that also like Norway and nature.
Thanks for your kind words and your support, it means so much. Any question that comes up just ask, I may know how to help.
Sending a big online hug (hope it gets to you soon 🥰).
Hi ! Hi !.....It is ok by not input the destination in Taxi appn in advance ? The Taxi will still go to pick us ? Why ?....Many Thanks
Hi there 🤚 Exactly, simply enter your current location or the street where you are in the taxi app without specifying the destination. Taxis in Tromsø are aware of this but we did not see any info in the app 😅. Also, taxis arrive to you super fast so you will not need to wait much time to see they really come to you without destination 😊. Have lots of fun there!
@@Nature4U1 Hi ! Hi ! As we will start our travel to Norway in Mid-Oct, we also not to enter the exact destination in the Taxi App in Oslo & Stavanger as Tromso ?
Also, the price follow the meter of Taxi if we not enｔｒｙ the exact destination in the Taxi Appn in Tromso.....right ? Ｍａｎｙ Ｔｈａｎｋｓ．
Hi there👋 We only used Taxi in Tromso but I imagine it is a general thing to let the destination empty for ocasions where you just want to pick up something from the hotel and come back. The money would be in this case calculated inside the taxi, with the old fashion automatic counter. Everyone in Norway (from taxi drivers to people walking on the streets) was extremly nice and spoke perfect english, I believe you won't experience any problem.
We are going again to Norway also mid october, maybe our paths cross and we can order the taxi together XD.
All the best for your journey
@Nature4U1 Great ! My rundown (19/10 to 5/11) in Norway as Stavanger > Oslo > Tromso.....
Hoping you have the wonderful trip in this time....😊
@@LeslieYipHongKong That looks like an amazing trip. Enjoy a lot!
We will go by boat this time and will visit some cities like Bergen and Olden.
Big hugs!
Hi can you suggest is it possible to witness northern lights mid feb
Hi there! Totally! We went to Norway end January to first week February and we saw plenty. I bet you won’t have issues, just follow the little steps I explain in the other video of Tromso on how to hunt the auroras better and it will be easy 🎊 enjoy your adventure!
@@Nature4U1No guarantee though. I was in Tromsø 8-11th of February, didn´t see the northern lights at all. Not even at an 8 hour "northern lights chase" bus trip, or at the top of Fjellheisen, despite having lots of clear weather.
@@mimosa7070 Exactly, its a bit of luck and also good to know some tricks. I also went on an 8 hour bus trip to hunt auroras, and many other auroras adventures and got almost no auroras. However, after 2 weeks I started to know how to hunt them better and learned some tricks. Its a bit long to explain but you can watch it here th-cam.com/video/zgDc3e8RBEk/w-d-xo.html.
Did you go in July?
Hi there. We were there from end January to mid February. Hope it helps :)
Hello mam..
Is it possible to see northern lights from tromso city
It is possible, but much difficult than outside the city. One thing to consider is that Auroras occur very very often, but they are above the clouds so it is the cloud condition what makes you see them or not. In tromso city we had always plenty of light pollutions (city clouds) and that made the auroras to be not visible. If you like, you can take a look at the video about trips to hunt auroras th-cam.com/video/zgDc3e8RBEk/w-d-xo.html
Have a lovely day
@@Nature4U1 thank you 🙏🙏
Oh and you can also check the Tromso Live Webcame so you get a real feeling about the auroras in the city weather.cs.uit.no they even have Timelapse videos so you can quickly check how the entire night looked for many many days
Erm yeh they do
So u gave a like but don't comment. Very lame
Hi, didn’t mean to be rude. I just came out of the hospital and feel very sick still. Have a nice day
As I show in the video, in the bus station info panel , bus drivers expect us to clearly signify we want them to stop. We did not read that until it happened to us twice, that the bus did not stop. If you did not experience if it’s also fine but it is better people knows about it in case they loose a late night bus.
@Nature4U1 rubbish. I was in tromso as they stopped when it's needed to be stop
00:42 it is even in the bus stops as info.