Trondheim and Storlien
Apr 17, 2008 | 4:43 pm
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Trondheim and Storlien
Planning on staying in Storlien, Sweden this September. I will be arriving at the Trondheim airport and I understand there is a train that will take me to Storlien. I'd like to explore Trondheim during my week long visit. While visiting the city center of Trondheim, will I need to go back to the airport to board the train that will take me to Storlien? I'm trying to pick up the new languages, but if all else fails are people there generally familiar with English? Do they accept NOK in Sweden? I'm a newbie when it comes to traveling and would greatly appreciate ANY advice, tips, or reccomendations.
Thank you so much in advance!
Thank you so much in advance!
Apr 17, 2008 | 5:18 pm
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Planning on staying in Storlien, Sweden this September. I will be arriving at the Trondheim airport and I understand there is a train that will take me to Storlien. I'd like to explore Trondheim during my week long visit. While visiting the city center of Trondheim, will I need to go back to the airport to board the train that will take me to Storlien? I'm trying to pick up the new languages, but if all else fails are people there generally familiar with English? Do they accept NOK in Sweden? I'm a newbie when it comes to traveling and would greatly appreciate ANY advice, tips, or reccomendations.
Thank you so much in advance!
Thank you so much in advance!
There is – or at least once was – a station, like Oslo, actually inside the Trondheim airport [Vaernes Station] and this station has [or at least once had] express service to the city center running on the hour IIRC.
I am afraid that I cannot comment personally on where best to catch the train to Storlien but a quick glance at the NSB website shows day trains to Storlien directly from Trondhiem Sentralstasjon [Central Station].
As for English, my experience is that a significant percentage of the Norwegian population speaks English – and I mean accent free, idiomatic English, though it did seem like there were progressively fewer English speakers the further North and the more rural one went.
Oh, and Trondheim is a beautiful city – but I suppose you already know that.
Cheers and have fun.
Apr 18, 2008 | 7:53 pm
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anrkitec is absolutely right 
, there's a station connected to Trondheim Airport. It's outside, but there's a covered walkway all the way to the platform.
But I wouldn't take the train to the Trondheim city centre. Take the airportbus (Flybussen), it's faster, has a lot of stops closer to downtown Trondheim and it's cheaper. You don't have to take the train back to the airport. The train to Storlien actually doesn't stop at the airport, it stops at Hell the stop before the airport.
They might take Norwegian money in Sweden, but at a stinky rate. I recommend credit card (accepted everywhere) or change some money.
, there's a station connected to Trondheim Airport. It's outside, but there's a covered walkway all the way to the platform.But I wouldn't take the train to the Trondheim city centre. Take the airportbus (Flybussen), it's faster, has a lot of stops closer to downtown Trondheim and it's cheaper. You don't have to take the train back to the airport. The train to Storlien actually doesn't stop at the airport, it stops at Hell the stop before the airport.
They might take Norwegian money in Sweden, but at a stinky rate. I recommend credit card (accepted everywhere) or change some money.