Here's a list of things to experience while you're visiting Trondheim. Enjoy!

Historic attractions/Sights

Nidarosdomen (Big ass beautiful Cathedral)

Bakklandet (Old Town)

Gamle Bybro (A great place to see the colourful wharf buildings)

Kristiansten Festning (City fortress)

Stiftsgården/Stiftsgårdsparken (The royal residence in Trondheim)

Munkholmen (Old monastery/Prison situated on an island in the fjord)

Svartlamon (Alternative lifestyle borough Anarcho/Hippie/Punk/Eco/DIY)

Museums

NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet (Regional nature & culture)

Vitensenteret i Trondheim (Science, family-friendly)

Rustkammeret (Armoury/Military History)

Sverresborg (Trøndelag Folk Museum)

Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum (Maritime History)

Justismuseet (Crime and Justice)

Ringve Musikkmuseum (Music and Instruments)

Rockheim (Rock and Pop Museum)

Art

Trondheim Kunstmuseum (Traditional)

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustri-museum(National Museum of Decorative Arts)

K.U.K. (Young/Contemporary)

Parks

Ringve Botanical Garden (a bit seasonal)

Stiftsgårdsparken (08:00 to 21:00)

Marinen

Høyskoleparken

Gåsaparken

Festningsparken

Activities

Trondheim Camping (Minigolf and beer)

Havet (Outdoor Sauna + Events)

Jotunheimen E-sport (Internet Café / Gaming Pub)

Reality Adventures (Escape Room)

Escape Hunt Trondheim (Escape Room)

Pirbadet (Indoor waterpark)

Høyt & Lavt (Treetop Climbing Park)

Leos Lekeland (Amusement Centre/Indoor Playground for Kids)

Rush (Trampoline Park)

Gråkallbanen (The world's northernmost tram)

Film & Theatre

Cinemateket (Cinema showing old classics & independent films)

Prinsen & Nova Kino (Traditional Movie Theatres)

Trøndelag Teater (Multi-staged theatre putting on international and Norwegian Classics, musicals and smaller productions)

Rosendal Teater (Performance, Theatre, Dance, Music)

Trykkeriet (Improv)

Food

Fine dining: Fagn, Speilsalen, To Rom & Kjøkken

Gourmet: Bula Neobistro, Saga

Traditional: Troll, Gubalari, Sellanraa

Mid-range: Le Bistro, AiSuma

Pizza: Grano, Frati, Selma, Una, Wood, Leo's Pizza

Burger: Bror, Sot, Super Hero Burger,

Sushi: Sushime, Amber, Sushi Bar

Mexican: Frida, Héctor, La Border (Mex-Tex)

Asian: Phu Yen (Asian), PaoPao (Bao & Ramen) Koie Ramen (Ramen & Sides) Palaeng Cafe (Thai), Bangkok Cafe (Thai) Robata Asian Fusion (Sushi/Japanese/Asian Fusion)

Food Courts: Olavshallen, Lager11

How to see Northern Lights?

https://www.nordlysvarsel.com/en/

Festivals

Olavsfestdagene (Religion, history, culture, music)

Pstereo (Big music festival at Marinen)

UKA (Big studentdriven bi-annual music festival)

Kulturnatt (Free concerts, shows, exhibitions, shows etc.)

Trondheim Punkfestival (Punk)

Trondheim Jazz Festival (Jazz)

Trondheim Calling (Up and coming music artists)

ISFiT (Social and Political International Student Festival)

Kosmorama (Film festival)

Minimalen (Short-film festival)

Eat the Rich (DIY Non-commercial Anti-Capitalist Festival)

Trondheim Pride (LBGTQ events and parade)

Æ Å Trondheim Litteraturfestival (Literature)

Sonisk Musikkfestival Trondheim (Music Films, Film Music, Vinyl)

Barokkfest (Early Music Festival)

Trondheim Open (Visit artist studios and workshops)

Beaches / Lakes

Theisendammen

Lianvannet

Korsvika

Hestsjøen

Hansbakkfjæra

Midtsandtangen (Big area)

Munkholmen (On an island)

Rotvollfjæra

Brænnebukta

Tømmerholtdammen & Estenstaddammen (Close to eachother)

Baklidammen

Kyvannet (Even has a water jump)

Djupvika

Ringvebukta

Devlebukta

Haukvatnet

Do NOT go swimming in Nidelva (the city river).

It's dangerous because of strong undercurrents.

Skating places

Trikkestallen Skatepark (BMX, Scoot, Skate) Check their Facebook page for opening hours and schedule.

Brattøra Skatepark Medium to relatively large outdoor skatepark with its own half pipe/mini ramp.

Finalebanen Medium sized sports park with a small outdoor skating section. Right next to the hospital! ;)

To be added

sports, pubs, concert scenes, cafés, tattoos, shopping, ice skating places

Student and living in Trondheim? Struggling to figure out how the bus system works, typical norms etc.? Then this post is hopefully your answer.

The current bus system in Trondheim is utilizing the "Hub-and-spoke" model whereas for most your travels you will have to travel to the city hub(s) in order to travel further for more specific locations.

The city hubs (Knutepunkt) are:
Tillerterminalen
Heimdal
Strindheim
Prinsens Gate
Tonstadkrysset
Studentersamfundet
Trondheim S

From these hubs you will essentially be able to travel wherever you decide.

Now for some common terminology/information regarding the routes.

"Korr/Korrespodanse"
Buses with "Korrespodanse" or simply "Korr: ###" as their undertext indicate that the bus will yield, and await for the respective route before continuing their journey at a planned stop.

However some buses will drive these respective routes themselves after finishing their current route, for example Route 50 to Heimdal (50 Heimdal) will always drive in Korrespodanse to Route 216, which means it will drive Route 216 after reaching its last stop.

Ticket Inspection
Ticket inspections are carried out by private security companies on contract by AtB, as of 12th October 2023, the responsible company is Avarn Security AS. Ticket inspectors are distinguished by their reflective vests labeled "Vekter" on the back, "Vekter" is the norwegian translation for "Security Officer".

Some inspections may be conducted by civilian inspectors, meaning they won't reveal themselves until a point of interest for the inspection to happen, in this case they will ID themselves.

Rush Hour Traffic
Rush Hour Traffic is when it is most anticipated that there will be people taking the bus, either when getting off work, school etc. Routes will drive more often during these hours and some buses will drive different routes/stops, (i.e Route 2 will either drive to Husebytunet or Midteggen instead of the longer route to Lund), while some routes will drive longer distances.

"Ingen påstigning/avstigning"
These are indications more prominant on region buses, "Ingen avstigning" indicates that the route in question does not permit de-boarding where it is posted under, vice versa for "Ingen påstigning". It's really just to prevent people using region buses as local transport.

Now for some actual bus information, route types, etc.

"Blåbuss"/Region bus
Region buses are routes which have their own set of stops, and usually don't stop where normal city buses stop, these buses drive to other municipalities (i.e Stjørdal, Skaun, Orkanger) and sometimes other counties. Route numbers for region buses range from 300-500, some routes for instance452 Sandviksberget, 311 Fosslia Fjellhall

Here you will have to show your ticket or register your t:kort

City Buses
Pretty basic, these buses bring life to the public transport system, the number range for the routes giving life to City Buses are from 1 to 80 (obviously not gonna state all)

Here you do not have to show your ticket when you board the bus, but if you have a t:kort, you will have to register it at one of the machines located at metrobus stops or by the bus driver, keep your t:kort clear in this case while signaling the bus so they hopefully open the front door for you, normally you will just board the back entrance instead.

School Buses
If you're american, you're probably used to the yellow buses, well school buses in Trondheim are the same city buses operated on standard routes, city school routes numbers go from 200 to 220, while for "outskirt school routes" these go from 5000 to 6000.

Contrary to popular belief, you can use school buses as a normal form of public transport, although some buses might not allow boarding after the school.

As always my best advice is to use AtB's app to plan your trip, and do it beforehand!

BTW: If you're travelling from/to Trondheim Airport Værnes, use routes 70, 311 or 430 instead of the airport express, way cheaper.

If you have additional questions regarding public transport, feel free to ask me here, I can answer almost everything.

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