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Airport Express bus to ProstnesetorBus 420 to Sommarøy?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Airport Express bus to Prostneset reaches Prostneset, the harbour bus terminal by Storgata in the city centre; the Bus 420 to Sommarøy does not. This goes west across Kvaløya to Sommarøy on the outer coast, away from the city; for the centre take bus 42 or 40 from the other side of the road.

The Airport Express bus to Prostneset is quicker: 20 min against 1 h 21. The Bus 420 to Sommarøy varies between 81 and 97 minutes.

Airport Express bus to Prostneset: 08:00–23:55, to 25 October 2026; the winter timetable is not yet published. Bus 420 to Sommarøy: 12:43–16:32, Monday to Friday; Sunday 16:01 only.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in NOK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersAirport Express bus to ProstnesetBus 420 to SommarøyDifference
1NOK 125NOK 50NOK 75
2NOK 250NOK 100NOK 150
3NOK 375NOK 150NOK 225
4NOK 500NOK 200NOK 300
5NOK 625NOK 250NOK 375
6NOK 750NOK 300NOK 450
7NOK 875NOK 350NOK 525
8NOK 1,000NOK 400NOK 600

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Airport Express · Bussring, sold by Best ArcticAirport Express bus to Prostneset
From
The Airport Express stop just outside arrivals; look for the red bus
To
Prostneset, stand 8, in the harbour terminal, then Scandic Ishavshotel and The Dock Hotel
Luggage
One wheelchair space on every bus; child seats on request to the driver.
Runs
08:00–23:55
Journey
20 min

NOK 125 against NOK 50 on city bus 42 or 40, which takes about as long to the same harbour front; its gain is the stop at the door and the hotel stops.

On Saturday the last bus leaves the airport at 17:20; after that, take city bus 42 or 40.

Departures may be moved to fit flight arrivals. The timetable runs to 25 October; check the winter one from 26 October with Best Arctic.

No cash: pay online beforehand or by card to the driver.

Airport Express bus to Prostneset: price for every party size

Check times and fares with Best Arctic
420 · Svipper, the Troms county authority; run by Tide TromsøBus 420 to Sommarøy
From
The city bus stop on Flyplassvegen, on the side for Kvaløya
To
Sommarøy, the stop in the village
Runs
12:43–16:32
Journey
81–97 min

Two buses on weekdays, one on Sunday and none on Saturday; if you land after 16:32 on a weekday there is no bus to Sommarøy that day.

The 12:43 is signed Hillesøy and takes up to 97 minutes; the 16:32 is 81.

Bus 420 to Sommarøy: price for every party size

Check fares with Svipper

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