That’s two totally different kinds of travel, so pick the one that suits you best! One is fast, one is slow, it depends if you want to spend a lot of time in Tromsø or prefer seeing the coast by boat. There’s no right answer.

Also, I made a hotel reservation at Comfort Hotel Xpress Tromso. Do you recommend that hotel?

Thanks for any information. This is my first time outside of the US.

You can search with SAS and Norwegian, both operate direct flights from Oslo to Tromsø.

In 2018, my wife and I decided to spend a few days around Christmas in Tromsø and then spend New Year’s Eve with an English girl friend of ours in Hegra, not too far from Trondheim. So we flew from Geneva to Kirkenes via Copenhagen and Oslo. We spent the night in Kirkenes and took the Hurtigruten to Tromsø which took us about a day and a half, if I remember correctly. I must say that traveling with this coastal, or should I say “postal” route is a delight!! We both have only nice things to say about the crew members, they were smiling, friendly, service minded and polite and went that extra (nautical) mile to make sure your travel experience was satisfactory. The same went for the second ship from Tromsø to Trondheim, so it wasn’t just a coincidence with the first ship. The only thing we could criticise were the prices of the excursions which were quite prohibitif; there was a snow scooter expedition that went across a mountain at night and where you could catch up with the ship on the other side of the mountain. It was actually more expensive than the outside-double-cabine-all-inclusive-tickets from Kirkenes to Tromsø.