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Værnes-Ekspressen coachorTrøndertaxi, fixed price to Midtbyen?

The short answer

For one traveler the Værnes-Ekspressen coach is cheaper by up to NOK 465. The Værnes-Ekspressen coach fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Trøndertaxi, fixed price to Midtbyen is quicker: 25 min against 37 min.

Værnes-Ekspressen coach: 07:30–23:30. Trøndertaxi, fixed price to Midtbyen: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersVærnes-Ekspressen coachTrøndertaxi, fixed price to MidtbyenDifference
1from NOK 225NOK 690up to NOK 465
2from NOK 450NOK 690up to NOK 240
3from NOK 675NOK 690up to NOK 15
4from NOK 900NOK 690up to NOK 210
5from NOK 1,125NOK 1,290up to NOK 165
6from NOK 1,350NOK 1,290up to NOK 60
7from NOK 1,575NOK 1,290up to NOK 285
8from NOK 1,800NOK 1,290up to NOK 510

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
FB73 · Unibuss EkspressVærnes-Ekspressen coach
From
The coach stop outside the terminal, at Trondheim lufthavn
To
Prinsens gate, stop P3, in Midtbyen
Luggage
One case up to 23 kg in the hold plus hand luggage, included; NOK 50 for each extra piece.
Runs
07:30–23:30
Journey
37 min

The fare is not fixed: it moves with the date, from about NOK 225 bought online the day before to NOK 310 buying on the day or on board.

Buying the day before in the app or online is the only way to reach the lower price; the same-day and on-board prices are identical.

Up to four children ride free alongside one full-fare adult.

It waits for the last scheduled flight, so it is the last thing leaving the airport on most nights, well after the train and bus 70 stop.

Værnes-Ekspressen coach: price for every party size

Check today's fare and buy with Værnes-Ekspressen
taxi · TrøndertaxiTrøndertaxi, fixed price to Midtbyen
From
Order at the terminal or in the app; the car meets you at arrivals
To
Any address in Midtbyen, Gløshaugen, Ila, Sluppen, Nardo, Fossegrenda or Risvollan, at the same fixed price
Runs
All night
Journey
25 min

The price is Trøndertaxi's own, not the airport's or an authority's: it names itself as a fixed price, not a regulated fare.

It costs more the other way for up to four: NOK 799 from Midtbyen to the airport against NOK 690 the other direction. Five seats and up cost the same both ways.

From 18:00 to 06:00 on weekdays, and all day Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, every tier costs more.

Covers Midtbyen and the nearby districts named on the calculator; other zones of Trondheim have their own, higher fixed prices.

Trøndertaxi, fixed price to Midtbyen: price for every party size

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