Hello, everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful season. I have been extremely busy recently with Norwegian language courses and exams. It was a 6-month intensive course that took up most of my time. But I loved it thoroughly! Now I can speak Norwegian much better, and it is certainly needed when I live in Norway. As I was very busy learning the language, I wanted to have a quick trip within Norway this spring. So, can you guess my destination? Correct! I went to Trondheim. So for today’s post, I wanted to share with you my little trip to Trondheim from Oslo, what I did, and what you can do in Trondheim.

Planning the Trip to Trondheim

My husband studied and lived in Trondheim for many years, as well as many of our friends and family around us. So I heard many things about Trondheim, and therefore, planning the trip was quite easy. My husband has done it countless times!

Here’s how we did it and some of our thoughts.

Q. How Should I Get from Oslo to Trondheim

There are three choices for you here: taking a train, taking a flight, or driving. Taking a train and a flight costs nearly the same, and the price fluctuates depending on the season. So it is not going to help even if I write down the price for now here; you just need to check!

But there are times to get there by different transportation.

Time to Get to Trondheim from Oslo

• Train: 6.5-8 hours
• Flight: Less than 1 hour with a direct flight
• Car: 6.5 hours if driving straight, but it needs about 8 hours to charge and to take a break

We drove by a car for many reasons. First, we are free to leave whenever we want. With a train or a flight, you also need to think about the time to get to the station on time! Secondly, it is cheaper to drive if you have a car. And last but not least, you can drop by at awesome places on the way to Trondheim. I explained more about what places you could visit later in the blog post. 😄

Q. What Season Is Best for Trondheim?

When would you visit Trondheim?

Well, I think summertime is beautiful everywhere in Norway with all the greenery, flowers, blue sky, and ocean. I visited Trondheim in early April, and although it was beautiful, I was certain it would have been even more beautiful in the summer when all the trees had green leaves and flowers.

Trondheim is in the northern part of Norway, so spring and summer come a little later than in Oslo. I would say from mid-May to August would be the perfect time to visit Trondheim! Just remember that Trondheim is known for changing the weather all the time, even throughout the day, and it can rain at any time of the day.

Otherwise, I would say autumn in Trondheim with beautiful fall colors or winter with snow would also be amazing.

Q. Where Should I Stay in Trondheim?

• Hotel in downtown: There are many nice hotels you can choose from in downtown Trondheim. The price of the accommodation is way more affordable than most other places in Norway. So getting a hotel in Trondheim could be a great choice, like Scandic Nidelven or Radisson Blu Hotel, Trondheim.
• Airbnb: If you don’t mind staying a little farther away from downtown Trondheim, getting an Airbnb is also a great idea! Most Airbnbs in Norway are clean and well-maintained.

We stayed at an Airbnb that was a little away from downtown, but it was close to where my husband used to live in Trondheim as a student. So it was perfect for us to get nostalgic, too. The price was great, with free parking on the premises. We got a 24-hour bus pass to go to the city center and get around the city. It is a perfect choice if you also have a car.

I love staying at an Airbnb so I can cook meals, make some coffee, and stay cozy like coming home. This is what I made for dinner one day during our stay in Trondheim!

Q. How Long Do I Need in Trondheim?

Many of my friends and family recommended that 2 days in Trondheim would be enough. I initially thought it might be a little too short, but it was the perfect time to go around Trondheim and see most things.

Including driving from Oslo to Trondheim and coming back by car, it took 3 full days. I would say I spent nearly 2 full days (evening of the first day, full second day, and the morning of the third day) in Trondheim, and that was a perfect amount of time to get to know the city.

Things to do in Trondheim | My Oslo to Trondheim Roadtrip

Day 1 – Drive, Stop by at Bolleland

Storelgen

Address: Rv3 1860, 2476 Atna

Storelgen, meaning “the big elk” in Norwegian, is a statue of a huge elk in the middle of the park. It’s nice to stop by after a drive from Oslo, as there is a charging station and a public bathroom next to it.

I got a huge shopping bag full of buns at Espa Boller!

Espa Bolleland

Address: Falletvegen 11, 2338 Espa

One of the best things about driving from Oslo to Trondheim is dropping by the Espa Bolleland. It’s a very small place that sells Norwegian buns (boller) just by the gas station. They say they sell 1.5 million buns every year!

It’s no surprise, though. Do you know how many buns we got? 16 buns! The thing with the buns is that they are fresh out of the oven, and they store their buns warm, so the buns are so soft and juicy like clouds.

We got 4 classic (hveteboller), 4 cinnamon, 2 caramel, 2 chocolate, 2 queen (vanilla cream with cinnamon), and 2 whole wheat. We ate the buns as brunch on the way to Trondheim. We had 4 leftovers, so we ate the others the next morning.

Then we arrived at our Airbnb in Trondheim. It was a very cozy and well-maintained place!

Day 2 – Full Day in Trondheim

We started the day with some leftover buns from Espa Bolleland at the Airbnb stay the day before. Dronningboller, the buns with vanilla cream in the middle, with some cinnamon sugar sprinkled, were my husband’s favorite.

Midtbyen

As you walk around Trondheim, you’ll be able to walk along the Nidelva River. It was a bit cloudy and rained a bit now and then, but that’s Trondheim!

Gamle Bybru

This is one of the most iconic structures in Trondheim! There is a river that runs through Trondheim, and you can see the old, historic buildings of Trondheim from the bridge.

The main architecture of NTNU is beautiful! It’s worth visiting.

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

This is one of the biggest science and technology universities in Norway. My husband and a lot of his friends have studied here, so it was really nice to walk around the campus and listen to my husband’s story.

My husband was a guide around the buildings.

Going around the campus was even more fun for me because I got to hear my husband’s stories from when he was a student here.

Pizza, pasta, and salad with this view! Who wouldn’t love it?

Lunch Buffet at Egon Restaurant, Tyholttårnet

Egon Restaurant is a Norwegian chain restaurant that you can find all over Norway. I would say it is an American-style restaurant serving mainly American-style pizza and burgers in a hip vibe. Egon has a reputation as a “tourist place” among Norwegians in Norway, but I think it’s a different story in Trondheim!

The restaurant is at Tyholttårnet, which is a high tower in Trondheim where you can see the whole of Trondheim! What’s more, the restaurant moves around the circle. So everyone at the table by the window can just sit in one place, and they would be able to have the whole view of Trondheim.

We ordered two lunch buffets and a drink. The lunch buffet has different types of pizzas served throughout lunchtime, one type of cold pasta, and a simple salad. It wasn’t a lot of choice, but it was good enough for lunch. And most importantly, the view was so amazing! It was so amazing that we decided to come back in the evening so we could see the sunset and the night view of Trondheim.

Solsiden Shopping Center

This is one of the biggest shopping centers in Trondheim. As someone who lives in Norway, I didn’t need anything in particular from here. But it might be an interesting place for someone who is visiting Norway!

Cheers!

Mocktail at Tyholttårnet

One thing to remember at Tyholttårnet is that you need to book a table before the visit. If you book early enough, you’d have a higher chance of getting a table by the window. It was so romantic!

My husband and I got mocktails, and both of them were delicious. Sipping mocktails while watching the sunset in Trondheim was a beautiful experience.

And it became so amazing again at night when everything got dark and the lights from the building sparkled. I highly recommend anyone coming to Trondheim for the first time to go and visit the Egon restaurant at Tyholttårnet.

Day 3 – Breakfast in Trondheim & Drive Back 

We walked along the Nidelva River to a bakery in the morning to grab something to eat.

Breakfast at Backstube

We had a little breakfast at Backstube in the Trondheim center, which is a Norwegian-concept chain bakery that offers a variety of European baked goods such as pretzels (they are so good!), baguettes, pastries, coffee, and fresh juice. If you are in Norway, you need to try fresh-baked whole-grain breads in bakeries like Backstube!

Backstube has a really laid-back vibe with affordable prices, so it was a perfect brunch place for us before heading back to Oslo. It has breakfast deals, which offer an even better deal than the ones they already have. We are always too late to get the breakfast deals, so we just get some bread and coffee for brunch.

Backstube has many vegan pastries to offer. So when I’m there, I take a long time to choose what to get because there are too many choices for me. It doesn’t happen so often! They had croissants with not only chocolate filling but also ones made out of whole grains. We had to get both of them. In total, we got a cup of black coffee and about five pieces of bread and pastries.

Unfortunately, my husband started to grab the croissants before I got to take pictures. So this picture is all I got. 😄

Nidaros Cathedral

Nidaros Cathedral is a Gothic cathedral from the 13th century. I love Gothic-style architecture; all the elaborate details on the building are absolutely gorgeous. I haven’t gone inside the cathedral because we didn’t have time to get a guided tour, but I certainly will come visit next time I visit Trondheim.

This is supposed to be the backside of the Nidaros Cathedral, but somehow it is more elaborate than the front side!

Driving Back to Oslo

Then we just drove back to Oslo with some music on. We dropped by Bolleland again and got 6 more buns this time. It was a cozy little day trip!

We saw this absolutely breathtaking snow-covered mountain on our way to Oslo. I had to check its name—it is called Tronfjellet Mountain.

Trip to Trondheim from Oslo

I hope you enjoyed what we did in Trondheim, how we traveled there, and how we spent our time there. I hope this helped you to plan your trip. Wishing all of you a great trip to Trondheim!

If you have been to Trondheim, let me know what you thought about the trip. Until next time!