Trøndelag, alternative spelling Tröndelag, is a region of Norway, sometimes referred to as Middle Norway. Administratively, it is divided into the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, which have little relevance for the tourists though.

Cities

• Brekstad
• Hell - not as bad as it sounds, close to Trondheim airport.
• Levanger - one of the well-preserved wooden towns
• Melhus
• Namsos - port of Namdalen district, totally destroyed during the war
• Orkanger - small town at the mouth of Orkla river and valley
• Røros - old mining town in the uplands, a UNESCO world heritage site
• Steinkjer - the hub at the northern end of great fjord
• Trondheim - one of Norway's main cities, lovely location on the river bend, historically important as previous capital and seat of the archbishop, Norway's national cathedral.

Other destinations

• Hessdalen Valley
• Oppdal
• Stjørdal (Stjørdalshalsen)

Understand

Trondheim has been a centre of commerce since the Viking Age. Saint Olaf's Way has been an important pilgrimage route.

Get in

By plane

1 Trondheim Airport Værnes (TRD ^IATA) serves international and national flights. There are plenty of flights every day to Oslo, and several other main towns including Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Bodø and Tromsø, as well as the short-field airports of Mosjøen, Sandnessjøen, Brønnøysund, Namsos and Rørvik. International destinations include London Gatwick, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Riga. There are also flights to many destinations in the Mediterranean and on the Canary Islands, both charter and regular. There is train and bus connection from the airport.

Røros has a local airport with flights from Oslo. Rørvik and Namsos have local airports with flights from Trondheim.

By train

There are several daily departures from Trondheim to Oslo, and also departures from Trondheim going all the way north to Bodø. Trains from Oslo, operated by NSB, take around 7 hours to Trondheim and 5 hours to Røros.

By bus

Long distance buses from Oslo and Bergen to Trondheim, NOR-WAY.

By car

From Oslo there are two options. Follow E6 all the way, or use road 3. Road 3 is slightly shorter and faster, but E6 is more beautiful.

By boat

Hurtigruten sails all the way north to Kirkenes and south to Bergen, stopping at numerous destinations on its way, including Trondheim and Rørvik.

Get around

By train

Trondheim station is the hub for rail as the electrified Dovre line terminates there and the northbound lines operated by diesel trains continue. The coastal areas do not have rail connections. The rail runs through the central interior and along the eastern shores of the Trondheimsfjord, basically along the same route as road E6. There are branches to Røros from Støren, and to Meråker and Sweden (Åre and Östersund) from Hell.

• Local trains Steinkjer–airport–Trondheim and Trondheim–Røros are operated by NSB on the Røros line.

• The Meråkerbanen (Nabotåget) service runs twice daily to the Swedish border at Storlien, continuing to the ski resort Åre and the city of Östersund. There are connections to Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

• Long distance trains Oslo-Dombås-Oppdal-Trondheim on the Dovre line and Trondheim-airport-Steinkjer-Snåsa-Namsskogan on the Nordland line (bound for Bodø).

By bus

For local buses in Nord-Trøndelag, search rutebok.no.

And in Sør-Trøndelag including Trondheim, search atb.no

By boat

There are some local passenger boats. Use the same site as for local buses.

By car

There is an extensive road network, however often fairly curvy and slow. The Norwegian north-south highway E6 passes Trondheim and is partly constructed as motorway or semi-motorway.

To cross fjords, there are several bridges and tunnels, but some car ferries also exist. They have fees, but there is no need for booking. The key ferry connection across the Trondheimsfjord is Flakk-Rørvik, several departures per hour.

Some roads, especially new tunnels, and all entrances to Trondheim have road tolls.

See

• 1 Nidaros Cathedral (Nidarosdomen). Jun–Aug: M–F 09:00–18:00, Sa 09:00–14:00, Su 09:00–17:00; Sep–Dec: M–Sa 09:00–14:00, Su 09:00–16:00. This is the biggest church of Northern Europe, the only major Gothic cathedral in Norway and the pride of the city. Towering over the city centre at its southern edge, the majestic cathedral is the defining feature of Trondheim. Nidarosdomen is also Norway's national cathedral. It was erected over what was believed to be St.Olav's grave and it became a major pilgrimage site in Northern Europe. Next door is the Archbishop's Palace, which was partly burnt down in the 80's and has been heavily restored. Cathedral: NOK70, Archbishop's Palace museum: NOK70, Crown Regalia: NOK70, Combined ticket (cathedral, palace, crown): NOK140, Tower: NOK30. 
• 2 Røros (Bergstaden ("the mining town")). Røros is a unique place. The town developed around the copper mines and the original town is largely intact. The town with the landmark church is a UNESCO heritage site. The copper mines can also be visited, mining began in 1644 and ended in 1977. 
• 3 Stiklestad. Site of a key battle in year 1030. 
• 4 Bardal rock carvings (Bardalfeltet). 400 stone age and bronze age paintings/carvings on a 300 m² area free. 

Do

Alpine skiing

Oppdal slopes

• 1 Oppdal ski resort (Oppdal skisenter), Oppdal (Road E6 or Dovre railway). One of Norway's major alpine ski resorts. Frequently listed among top 5 or top 10 resorts in Norway. 46 slopes, 3 chair lifts, 14 T-lifts, 1 band lift. Slopes and lifts close to Oppdal village. (updated Aug 2015)
• Vassfjellet, Klæbu
• Meråker skisenter, Meråker
• Grong/Bjørgan skisenter

Eat

• Try Norwegian seafood!

Go next

• Jämtland County in Sweden
• North to Nordland county
• West to the fjordlands of Møre og Romsdal
• South to the wide uplands of Oppland