We will be traveling to Norway next summer in August and we want to travel to the arctic circle.
The idea is to travel from Oslo by plane and stay for 3 days in the area.
Is Tromso the best option?
How is public transportation there?
I suppose renting a car is a must to be able to have freedom to move. I read that taxis are very expensive in that area.
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We visited Tromso from our Hurtigruten ship which I highly recommend. We walked all over Tromso easily and took a bus at one point. There was a tourist office with information and maps. There is lots to see in Tromso-Artic Cathedral, Polar Museum, Polaria.

Tromso is a good option. You can visit the Arctic Cathedral and the Arctic Museum. We walked everywhere and took a bus too.

Thank you for sharing information about Tromsų. I've only been to Bergen and Stavanger when I visited Norway, which is why I also haven't seen the Northern Lights. This hasn't stopped me from dreaming of going back to experience the spectacular show of lights.😍

Everything in expensive in Norway.

But if Tromsų is the best option or not depends a lot on what you are looking for. And if you want to travel to the arctic circle, Tromsų is a bad option as it is about 350 km from the arctic circle.

Fyris, I thought Tromso is a great place to see the Northern Lights. Why do you say it's not a good option?

I didn't say anything about the northern lights. If the lights are important, Tromsų is not a bad option. Although there are better places in my opinion.