Practical information
Conference venues
The conference will mainly take place at Rica Nidelven Hotel, one of Trondheim’s most modern and well-equipped business hotels. The hotel is located in the city centre and extends 17 meters out into the river Nidelven. Rica Nidelven Hotel has won the award for Norway’s Best Breakfast six years in a row. In addition, the hotel just won the award as Norway’s second best hotel, voted by TripAdvisor’s many travellers.
Some sessions and events will take place at Dokkhuset, Olavshallen and Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel, all of which are located within 5 minutes walking distance from Rica Nidelven Hotel.
You can find a map showing the locations relevant for the conference at the bottom of this page.
Accommodation
The following three hotels can be booked via the online registration for the conference. See below for information about other accommodation options.
Rica Nidelven Hotel (conference venue)
Conference rate single room: 1145 NOK
Conference rate double room: 1395 NOK
Thon Hotel Trondheim
Conference rate single room: 845 NOK
Conference rate double room: 1095 NOK
10-15 minutes walk from the conference venues.
P-Hotels Trondheim
Conference rate single room: 745 NOK
Conference rate double room: 845 NOK
About 10 minutes walk from the conference venues.
All three hotels are located in the city centre.
To receive the conference rate, you need to make your booking via the online registration for the conference.
For other accommodation options, please visit this page.
Trondheim has a very compact city centre, so most centrally located hotels are within walking distance of the conference venues.
Low cost options:
Trondheim youth and family hostel
Located a little bit outside of the city centre, about 15-20 minutes walk from the conference venues.
Pensjonat Jarlen
Located in the city centre, 10-15 minutes walk from the conference venues.
Transport
Getting to Trondheim
By train
Trondheim has train connections to Stockholm, Sweden and of course to both the northern and southern parts of Norway with several daily departures/arrivals. Please visit the web site of the Norwegian Railways, NSB, for information about prices and timetables.
By air
Trondheim Airport Værnes is located 35 kilometres north of the city. There are direct flights to Trondheim from several destinations in Europe, in addition to more than 40 daily flights to/from Norway’s capital, Oslo, and excellent connections both to western and northern Norway.
The bus companies Flybussen and Værnesekspressen have continuous departures from Værnes to Trondheim city centre. The bus stop is located right outside the terminal.
Værnes train station is in the immediate vicinity of the terminal and is served by both local trains running between Trondheim or Steinkjer and the long-distance trains along Nordlandsbanen. For an up-to-date timetable, please visit the web site of the Norwegian Railways, NSB.
Taxis are available right outside the terminal. Airport taxis at a fixed rate can be pre-ordered from TrønderTaxi or Norgestaxi. (Web pages only available in Norwegian.)
By bus
Express bus services to/from Bergen and Oslo are running every day, with departure/arrival at Trondheim Central Station, which is also the centre for all the district buses. Please visit the web page of NOR-WAY Bussekspress for information about prices and timetables.
Transport within Trondheim
Trondheim is a small city with a compact and pedestrian friendly city centre, making it easy to get around in the city centre on foot.
Local buses within the city are run by AtB. Please visit their web site for information and timetables.
Map
Locations relevant to the conference are marked on the map below. Click the markers for more information about each location.
