International Glaciological Society
31 May - 4 June 2010
Bus information
This page gives an overview of the buses participants are likely to use. Your bus card is valid for unlimited travel on city routes for 7 days from the first time you use it. To use the card, simply hold it up to the card reader at the front of the bus. Drivers usually speak English and are generally willing to call out a stop if you are unfamiliar with the route.For all routes to the university, you will want to get off at the main university bus stop, called UiTø/ISV, or just UiT. From there, there will be IGS signs leading you on the short walk to the venue, Teorifagbygget. The main city centre stops are shown here, and the university stop is shown here.
A trip planner is available in Norwegian only, but typing the bus stop names given here (or the start of them) will cause it to list suggestions, and you can choose the right starting (fra) and ending (til) bus stop (holdeplass) or location (sted) and give the date and time for departure (avgang) or arrival (ankomst), then click on Søk. "Vis i kart" will show the route or stop on a zoomable Google map. Links from stop names below go to the stop on a different map that allows for better linking; click on bus symbols for stop names.
On the pdf schedules, rows with DX67 on the left side run Monday to Friday, those with 6 on the left side run on Saturday, and those with 7 run on Sunday.
City centre - University
The best routes for going between the city centre and the university venue are buses 20 and 21, which run frequently from stop F1 on Fredrik Langes gate, and bus 32, which runs less often from stop F6 on Fredrik Langes gate. Both take about 10 minutes to reach the university.Bus 20/21 city centre to university
Board from stop F1 on the north side of Fredrik Langes gate, and get off at UiTø/ISV. These buses leave every 5 to 10 minutes most of the day. Exact times are shown on the schedule, on pages 6, 7, and 8, from Fr. Langes gate F1 to UiT.Bus 32 city centre to university
Board from stop F6 on the north side of Fredrik Langes gate, and get off at UiTø/ISV. This bus runs less frequently, with departures at 07:40, 08:20, and 08:55. For other times, see the full schedule, page 1.Bus 20/21 university to city centre
Board from UiTø/ISV, across the street from where you got off, and get off in the city centre, at Wito, Havnegata H1, or Skippergata. Buses run every 5 to 10 minutes in the afternoons; schedule on pages 1, 2, and 3.Bus 32 university to city centre
Board from UiTø/ISV, across the street from where you got off, and get off in the city centre, at Torgcenteret. See page 2 of the schedule, from UiT.Sydspissen
Sydspissen is about a 30 minute walk south of the city centre. The 34 runs between the city centre and the university, passing Sydspissen on the way, and can be used to get either to the university, by taking it on its way up the west side of the island, when labeled UiT UNN, or to the city centre, by taking it on its way up the east side of the island, when labeled Sentrum.Bus 34 to university
From Sydspissen, cross the main road to the Sydspissen bus stop on the side of the street with traffic going around to the west side of the island. Get on bus number 34 heading towards UiT/UNN (exact labeling may vary, but it should not say Sentrum) and get off at UiTø/ISV. Morning buses leave at 07:36, 07:58, 08:12, and 08:29, and the scheduled time to the university is 22 minutes. See the full schedule (pages 1 and 2; Sydspissen is just after Lanesbukta, destination is UiT) for other times.Bus 34 to city centre
From Sydspissen, go to the Sydspissen bus stop on the same side of the road as the hotel (traffic towards the east side of the island). Get on bus number 34 heading towards Sentrum. See the schedule (pages 5 and 6 for weekdays, 7 for Saturday, and 8 for Sunday, from just before Lanesbukta to Posthuset) for times. The last stop on the route, Posthuset, is right in the city centre, at the post office. The stop Polaria is nearest the Polar Environmental Centre.Bus 34 from university to Sydspissen
Take the 34 towards Sentrum from UiTø/ISV, across the street from where you got off of the 34 in the morning, to the Sydspissen bus stop. Times are on pages 5 and 6 of the schedule, from UiT to just before Lanesbukta.Alternatively, you can go to the city centre (see above), and then take the 34 from the city centre to Sydspissen (see next section).
Bus 34 from city centre to Sydspissen
Get on the 34 heading towards UiT/UNN at the stop Sjøgata S4 and get off at the Sydspissen bus stop. Times are on pages 1 and 2 (weekdays), 3 (Saturday), and 4 (Sunday) of the schedule, from Sjøgata S4 to just after Lanesbukta.Last bus to Sydspissen at night
The last bus to Sydspissen is the 34 from Sjøgata S4 at 00:10, every day. After this, the options are to walk or take a taxi.Tromsø Camping
Tromsø Camping is on the mainland, just across the bridge from the city centre. There are sidewalks on the bridge, and the walk to the city centre takes about 40 minutes. The university and the city centre can be reached by bus 20, and the university can also be reached by bus 22.Bus 20 to city centre and university
Get on bus number 20 heading towards Stakkevollan at the Tromstun stop (from the west side of the street, with southbound traffic). For the university, stay on through the city centre and get off at UiTø/ISV. The ride to the university takes about 25 minutes, with morning departures at 07:40, 07:55, 08:10, and 08:25; for other times see the schedule, pages 6, 7, and 8, from just after Kraftforsyninga to UiT. To the city centre is about 10 minutes, get off at Torgcenteret, times on pages 6, 7, and 8 for weekdays, and page 9 for Saturday (rows beginning with 6) and Sunday (rows beginning with 7).Bus 22 to the university
Bus 22 goes directly to the university via a tunnel under the sound. The ride is about 12 minutes. Get on bus number 22 heading towards Giæverbukta at the Tromstun stop (from the west side of the street, with southbound traffic). Get off at UiTø/ISV. The bus leaves at 06:40, 07:05, 07:36, 08:13, 08:40, and 09:40. See page 2 of the schedule from just after Kraftforsyninga to UiT (note the 14:06 from Kraftforsyninga does not stop at Tromstun).Bus 20 from university to Tromsø Camping
For university to city centre, see the entries above, in the city centre section. To go directly back to Tromsø Camping on bus 20, get on it going towards Kroken, from UiTø/ISV (across the street from where you got off). Ride through the city centre and get off at the stop Båthavna, the third stop after the bridge. See pages 1, 2, and 3 of the schedule, from UiT to just after Bruhodet øst.Bus 22 from university to Tromsø Camping
To go directly back to Tromsø Camping on bus 22, get on it going towards Kroken, from UiTø/ISV (across the street from where you got off the 22). Get off at the Tromstun stop (all afternoon trips of the 22 stop there). See page 1 of the schedule, from UiT to just after Krokvegen.Bus 22 arrives at the UiTø/ISV stop from Tromsø Camping across the street from where most buses (including bus 20 from Tromsø Camping) will drop off participants; to go back to Tromsø Camping on the 22, you will need to be on the side where most buses arrived at the university. If returning to Tromsø camping, check the schedule at the bus stop, which should indicate bus 22 to Kroken on one side of the street and bus 20 to Kroken on the other side.
Bus 20 or 24 from city centre to Tromsø Camping
These two buses go from the city centre to near Tromsø Camping.Get bus 24 towards Kroken sør from Havnegata H2 and get off at Tromstun; see pages 1 and 2 (weekdays), 3 (Saturday), and 4 (Sunday) of the schedule, from Havnegata H2 to just after Krokvegen. Note you cannot get on at the Wito stop.
Get bus 20 towards Kroken from Havnegata H1. For all weekday routes, get off at the stop Båthavna. For weekend routes with no time on the schedule under Krokvegen, you should also get off at Båthavna; for those with a time under Krokvegen, get off at at Tromstun. See pages 1, 2, and 3 (weekdays) and page 4 (rows that start with 6 are Saturday, those with 7 are Sunday) of the schedule; the bold numbers on the weekend schedules indicate the bus goes at that minute after the hour for the missing hours (e.g. from Havnegata H1 on Saturday, every half hour at 10 and 40 after the hour, from 19:10 to 22:40).