Tromso Northern Lights Tours and Tickets Compared
Eight real Tromso Northern Lights tours sit on this page, priced from €35 to €194 per person, sorted into four groups: Northern Lights Chases, Aurora Cruises, Photography Tours, and Cultural & Wildlife Combos. I've ordered them from the tours that actively hunt for clear sky to the ones that treat the aurora as a bonus alongside reindeer or huskies, since that difference matters more than price alone when you're picking one for a single evening.
- Operators compared
- 16
- Bookable online
- 8
- Departure areas
- 5
- Cheapest online
- €35
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Which Tromso Northern Lights chase should you book?
Price and group size are what actually separate these four bus-based chases. The Tromsø Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour costs €35, runs 6 to 9 hours, and has no cap on how far the guide can drive, plus an onboard toilet for the long night. The Tromsø Small-Group Aurora Chase is €113, caps the minibus at 16 guests, and comes from an operator with over 25 years running this exact route. The Tromsø Family-Run Aurora Minibus Tour is €116 and adds homemade cake and live webcam tracking from a local couple's own operation. The Tromsø Glass Bus Aurora Dinner Tour is €125 and is the only one of the four built around a full hot dinner. I'd start with the unlimited chase if this is your only night to try.
★ Top pick Northern Lights Chases
Tromsø Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour
Cheapest unlimited-range aurora chase
✓ Free cancellation available
Northern Lights Chases
Tromsø Family-Run Aurora Minibus Tour
Boutique family-run local operator
✓ Free cancellation available
Northern Lights Chases
Tromsø Glass Bus Aurora Dinner Tour
Hot dinner and glass-roof viewing
✓ Free cancellation available
Northern Lights Chases
Tromsø Small-Group Aurora Chase
Small group with 25+ years experience
✓ Free cancellation available
Is the Tromso aurora cruise better than a bus chase?
Only if you want to skip the long drive. The Tromsø Evening Aurora Cruise costs €111 and runs a tighter 3.5-hour window, from 20:00 to 23:30, sailing straight out of a Tromso city-centre dock instead of driving for hours to escape light pollution. It includes deck access and a heated indoor cabin with onboard toilets, but photos are not part of the standard fare the way they are on most bus chases, and a three-course meal is only added on the dinner-cruise option. I'd book this one for a short trip or if a long winding drive isn't how you want to spend the evening.
Aurora Cruises
Tromsø Evening Aurora Cruise
Boat-based, no long drive required
✓ Free cancellation available
What does the Tromso Northern Lights photography tour add?
Hands-on instruction, not just a photo. The Tromsø Northern Lights Photography Tour costs €150, runs 6 to 8 hours, and is the only listing here built around teaching you to shoot the aurora yourself, with tripods, hand warmers and heated boot insoles included alongside locally made soup and hot drinks. Free professional photos in web resolution come on top of the lesson, so nothing is traded away to get the instruction. I'd pick this over a standard chase only if you're bringing a real camera and actually want to learn to use it in the dark.
Photography Tours
Tromsø Northern Lights Photography Tour
Hands-on aurora photography coaching
✓ Free cancellation available
Which Tromso cultural combo pairs best with a Northern Lights chance?
Pick the animal, not the aurora odds, since neither actively chases clear sky. The Tromsø Reindeer Sled, Sami Dinner and Aurora Chance costs €194, runs 5 to 6 hours, and centres on feeding around 300 reindeer, a sled ride and a three-course Sami dinner with bidos. The Tromsø Northern Lights Husky Camp with Dinner costs €166, runs 4 to 5 hours, and gets you to around 200 Alaskan huskies in just a 30-minute transfer, followed by a warm bacalao dinner, though it does not include dog sledding. I'd choose between them based on whether you'd rather spend the evening with reindeer or huskies.
Cultural & Wildlife Combos
Tromsø Northern Lights Husky Camp with Dinner
Relaxed husky visit plus dinner
✓ Free cancellation available
Cultural & Wildlife Combos
Tromsø Reindeer Sled, Sami Dinner and Aurora Chance
Reindeer sledding plus a Sami dinner
✓ Free cancellation available
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Tromsø Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour: From €35 · 6 to 9 hours (evening).
Compare all 8 Tromso Northern Lights tours
Every tour on this page sells a fixed evening departure, not a validity window, so the duration shown is the operator's own run time from pickup to drop-off rather than a ticket you can use across several days. Prices are the lowest published per-person fare checked on 2026-09-12 and can move with season and demand. The four Northern Lights Chases and the Photography Tour are true chase formats that drive until the guide finds clear sky, while the Evening Aurora Cruise sails from a fixed dock and the two Cultural & Wildlife Combos stay at one camp, which is the real reason to read the group headings above before sorting purely by price.
| Tour or ticket | Duration | Best for | From | |
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| Tromsø Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour Northern Lights Chases 6 to 9 hours (evening) | 6 to 9 hours (evening) | Cheapest unlimited-range aurora chase | 35EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Evening Aurora Cruise Aurora Cruises Approx. 3.5 hours (20:00 to 23:30) | Approx. 3.5 hours (20:00 to 23:30) | Boat-based, no long drive required | 111EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Family-Run Aurora Minibus Tour Northern Lights Chases Approx. 7 to 9 hours (evening) | Approx. 7 to 9 hours (evening) | Boutique family-run local operator | 116EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Northern Lights Husky Camp with Dinner Cultural & Wildlife Combos Approx. 4 to 5 hours (evening) | Approx. 4 to 5 hours (evening) | Relaxed husky visit plus dinner | 166EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Glass Bus Aurora Dinner Tour Northern Lights Chases Approx. 7 to 8 hours (evening) | Approx. 7 to 8 hours (evening) | Hot dinner and glass-roof viewing | 125EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Northern Lights Photography Tour Photography Tours Approx. 6 to 8 hours (evening) | Approx. 6 to 8 hours (evening) | Hands-on aurora photography coaching | 150EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Reindeer Sled, Sami Dinner and Aurora Chance Cultural & Wildlife Combos Approx. 5 to 6 hours (evening) | Approx. 5 to 6 hours (evening) | Reindeer sledding plus a Sami dinner | 194EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
| Tromsø Small-Group Aurora Chase Northern Lights Chases Approx. 8 hours (evening to after midnight) | Approx. 8 hours (evening to after midnight) | Small group with 25+ years experience | 113EUR per person | Check availabilityDetails → |
Prices checked: 2026-09-12 · prices may vary
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Who runs northern lights tours in Tromso, and can you book them here?
Sixteen companies run northern lights tours or cruises around Tromso, based mostly in the compact city centre with a few further out in Tromsdalen, north Tromsoya and west Tromsoya. Chasing Lights leads on Google reviews, 807 of them at a 4.8 rating, ahead of Amazing Arctic's 708 and Northern Horizon's 634. The real split between them is departure point and format: most run bus based chases from downtown, two depart by boat from the harbour, and the rest sit on the edges of Tromsoya. I would start with the highest review counts before weighing format.
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| What they run | Book online | |||
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| Northern Horizon Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Small group northern lights tours | 5.0 634 reviews | Direct only |
| Amazing Arctic Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights tours around Tromso | 4.9 708 reviews | Direct only |
| Spiritinthesky.Northern Lights & Fjord tours. Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights and fjord tours | 5.0 206 reviews | Direct only |
| Greenlander Tromsø North Tromsoya, outside the city centre | North Tromsoya, outside the city centre | Northern lights tours from north Tromsoya | 5.0 194 reviews | Direct only |
| Chasing Lights Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights chase tours around Tromso | 4.8 807 reviews | Direct only |
| The Green Adventure Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Sightseeing and northern lights tours | 4.9 254 reviews | Direct only |
| Enjoy the Arctic Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Arctic sightseeing and northern lights tours | 4.9 242 reviews | Direct only |
| Arctic Circle Tours Tromsø Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights and Arctic Circle tours | 4.9 229 reviews | Direct only |
| Hello Tromsø Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Sightseeing and northern lights tours in Tromso | 4.8 277 reviews | Direct only |
| Arctic World Tromsø Tromsdalen, across the bridge from the city centre | Tromsdalen, across the bridge from the city centre | Bus based sightseeing and northern lights tours | 5.0 95 reviews | Direct only |
| Rødne Fjord Cruise whale safari and Northern Lights cruise Tromso harbour and pier: boat departures | Tromso harbour and pier: boat departures | Boat cruises: whale safari and northern lights | 4.7 161 reviews | Direct only |
| Northern Lights Safari Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights safari tours and transport | 4.6 257 reviews | Direct only |
| Aurora Capital Tours Tromsø As West Tromsoya, outside the city centre | West Tromsoya, outside the city centre | Northern lights tours, based on west Tromsoya | 4.8 55 reviews | Direct only |
| Polar Adventures Tromso Tromso harbour and pier: boat departures | Tromso harbour and pier: boat departures | Boat, dogsled and northern lights tours from the pier | 4.5 570 reviews | Direct only |
| GuideGunnar Tromsø Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights and Arctic excursion tours | 4.6 99 reviews | Direct only |
| Northern Shots Tours AS Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators | Northern lights tours around Tromso | 4.4 508 reviews | Direct only |
Google ratings and review counts as captured 22 October 2026; they change daily. They are Google's numbers, shown without stars or review markup.
What do these Tromso tours actually include?
Every fare buys transport to a viewing spot away from city light pollution and a guide or crew actively watching the sky, but none of them can include a guarantee of seeing the aurora, since that depends on solar activity and cloud cover on the night. Hot drinks are standard across all eight, while a full hot meal is only built into the Glass Bus Aurora Dinner Tour, the Reindeer Sled tour and the Husky Camp tour. Free professional photos come with most chases and the photography tour, but not the standard Evening Aurora Cruise, where a three-course dinner is instead an option selected at checkout on the dinner-cruise upgrade.
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Which tour?
How should you choose between these Tromso aurora tours?
Start from what you want the evening to feel like, not from the price alone. On a single night where seeing the lights matters most, I'd book one of the four Northern Lights Chases or the photography tour, since both formats actively drive to find clear sky. If a long bus ride puts you off, take the Evening Aurora Cruise instead. On a second or third night, once you've already tried a dedicated chase, the reindeer sled or husky camp combos are the better pick, since they fill the wait with a genuine cultural or animal experience rather than a second attempt at the same drive.
Cheapest way in
The Tromso Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour costs 35 euro, the lowest price among the eight tours on this hub, and comes with free professional photos and no distance cap on the chase. If budget is your main concern, I would start here before looking at any pricier option.
Shortest night out
The Tromso Evening Aurora Cruise runs the shortest window on this hub, about 3.5 hours from 20:00 to 23:30, sailing straight from a Tromso city centre dock instead of a long drive. I would pick this one if you want to be back at your hotel before midnight.
Most included in one trip
The Tromso Reindeer Sled, Sami Dinner and Aurora Chance bundles reindeer feeding, a sled ride and a three course Sami dinner with the aurora search, more components than any other tour on this hub at 194 euro. I would choose this one if you want a full evening of activity rather than a single purpose chase.
Learning to shoot the aurora
The Tromso Northern Lights Photography Tour is the only listing on this hub built around hands on camera instruction, with tripods and heated boot insoles included at 150 euro. I would send a traveler with a real camera here rather than to any of the plainer chase tours.
Highest Google review count
Chasing Lights has more Google reviews than any other northern lights operator in Tromso on this page, 807 at a 4.8 rating, well ahead of Amazing Arctic's 708 and Northern Horizon's 634. If sheer review volume is how you judge a company before anything else, this is the name to search for directly.
Operators
The operators, by departure area in and around Tromso
Tromso city centre: the main cluster of operators
Northern Horizon
Small group northern lights tours · Tour operator
Northern Horizon holds a perfect 5.0 from 634 Google reviews, more than any other operator with a flawless rating on this list. It markets itself as a small group northern lights tour, and its Vestregata base sits in the city centre with most other operators here. I would send a traveler here first if a spotless rating matters more than anything else.
Vestregata 42, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Amazing Arctic
Northern lights tours around Tromso · Tour operator
Amazing Arctic has 708 Google reviews at 4.9, the second highest review count on this page after Chasing Lights. It runs out of Kirkegata in the city centre, within walking distance of most other operators here. With that much review volume behind a near perfect score, I would put it on a shortlist alongside Northern Horizon for anyone comparing by reputation alone.
Kirkegata 2, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Spiritinthesky.Northern Lights & Fjord tours.
Northern lights and fjord tours · Tour operator
Spiritinthesky pairs northern lights trips with fjord tours, based on Skolegata in the city centre. It holds a perfect 5.0 from 206 Google reviews, a smaller base than Northern Horizon or Amazing Arctic but still a flawless score. I would consider this one if a fjord sightseeing element alongside the aurora search appeals more than a pure chase format.
Skolegata 43, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Chasing Lights
Northern lights chase tours around Tromso · Tour operator
Chasing Lights has more Google reviews than any other operator on this page, 807 at a 4.8 rating. Its base on Storgata puts it in the same compact city centre cluster as most of the operators here. With that volume of reviews, I would treat it as the default comparison point against any other operator's smaller review count.
Storgata 64A, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
The Green Adventure
Sightseeing and northern lights tours · Sightseeing tour agency
The Green Adventure runs as a sightseeing tour agency rather than a dedicated chase operator, with a 4.9 rating from 254 Google reviews. Its Dramsvegen address sits a short way from the main Kirkegata and Storgata cluster downtown. I would look at this one if a broader sightseeing angle on top of the aurora search suits you better than a single purpose chase.
Dramsvegen 72, 9009 Tromsø, Norway
Enjoy the Arctic
Arctic sightseeing and northern lights tours · Tour operator
Enjoy the Arctic sits at 4.9 from 242 Google reviews, close in both rating and review count to The Green Adventure. Its Grimsbyvegen address is a few minutes further from the Storgata and Kirkegata cluster than most other operators here. I would weigh this one mainly on pickup convenience against the more centrally based names on this list.
Grimsbyvegen 60, 9011 Tromsø, Norway
Arctic Circle Tours Tromsø
Northern lights and Arctic Circle tours · Tour operator
Arctic Circle Tours Tromso holds a 4.9 rating from 229 Google reviews, operating out of Skolegata in the same city centre block as Spiritinthesky and Northern Horizon. The name points to Arctic Circle themed tours alongside the northern lights search, though this page has no matched product to confirm specific inclusions. I would ask directly what the Arctic Circle angle adds before booking.
Skolegata 24, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Hello Tromsø
Sightseeing and northern lights tours in Tromso · Tour operator
Hello Tromso combines sightseeing tour agency and tour operator listings on Google, with a 4.8 rating from 277 reviews. It is based on Storgata, the same street as Chasing Lights, in the heart of the downtown cluster. Note it lists Sunday as closed on Google, unlike most other operators on this page that show daily hours. I would call ahead before planning a Sunday booking.
Storgata 44, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Northern Lights Safari
Northern lights safari tours and transport · Tour operator
Northern Lights Safari lists itself across several categories on Google, including outdoor activity organiser, sightseeing tour agency and transportation service, alongside a 4.6 rating from 257 reviews. Its Skansegata address keeps it in the downtown cluster with most other operators here. The wide spread of categories suggests a broader operation than a single chase bus, so I would ask what format a specific tour uses before booking.
Skansegata 9, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
GuideGunnar Tromsø
Northern lights and Arctic excursion tours · Tour operator
GuideGunnar Tromso runs a dedicated northern lights and Arctic excursions page on its own site, based on Kaigata in the harbour side of the city centre. It holds a 4.6 rating from 99 Google reviews, a mid sized base compared to the busier names on this page. I would treat it as a smaller, more personal alternative to the higher review count operators above.
Kaigata 4, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Northern Shots Tours AS
Northern lights tours around Tromso · Tour operator
Northern Shots Tours AS has 508 Google reviews, the fifth highest count on this page, though its 4.4 rating is the lowest among the operators kept here. It lists a wheelchair accessible car park at its Roald Amundsens plass address, a detail none of the other operators on this page note. I would weigh the high review volume against the comparatively lower score before choosing between this and a higher rated alternative.
Roald Amundsens plass 1A, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Tromso harbour and pier: boat departures
Rødne Fjord Cruise whale safari and Northern Lights cruise
Boat cruises: whale safari and northern lights · Sightseeing tour agency
Rodne runs boat cruises rather than bus chases, combining a whale safari angle with its Northern Lights cruise out of Nerstranda near the harbour. It holds a 4.7 rating from 161 Google reviews and is closed on weekends, unlike most of the bus based operators on this list. I would choose this one over a bus chase if staying on the water appeals more than driving inland for dark sky.
Nerstranda, 4008 Tromsø, Norway
Polar Adventures Tromso
Boat, dogsled and northern lights tours from the pier · Tour operator
Polar Adventures Tromso covers the widest range of formats on this list, with Google categories spanning boat rental, boat tours, dogsled rides, a fishing camp and whale watching alongside its northern lights listing. It has 570 Google reviews, the fourth highest count here, at a 4.5 rating, and departs from the Front Pier in the harbour area. I would look here if you want to combine the aurora search with a different outdoor activity.
Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11, 9008 Tromsø, Norway
Tromsdalen, across the bridge from the city centre
Arctic World Tromsø
Bus based sightseeing and northern lights tours · Sightseeing tour agency
Arctic World Tromso is based in Tromsdalen, across the bridge from the city centre where almost every other operator on this page sits, and lists itself as both a sightseeing and bus tour agency. It holds a perfect 5.0 from 95 Google reviews, a smaller base than the top names here but still flawless. I would pick this one if you are staying on the Tromsdalen side of the bridge.
Myrvegen 40A . 9020, 9008 Tromsdalen, Norway
North Tromsoya, outside the city centre
Greenlander Tromsø
Northern lights tours from north Tromsoya · Tour operator
Greenlander Tromso holds a perfect 5.0 from 194 Google reviews. Its Ringvegen address sits well north of the compact downtown cluster where most other operators on this page are based, so pickup logistics may differ if you are staying in the city centre. I would check their pickup details closely before booking if location convenience matters to you.
Ringvegen 333, 9017 Tromsø, Norway
West Tromsoya, outside the city centre
Aurora Capital Tours Tromsø As
Northern lights tours, based on west Tromsoya · Tour agency
Aurora Capital Tours is based on Wanny Woldstads veg, on the west side of Tromsoya away from the downtown cluster where most other operators here are based. It holds a 4.8 rating, though from just 55 Google reviews, the smallest base on this list. It is closed on weekends, so I would only consider this one for a weekday booking, and check pickup logistics if you are staying downtown.
Wanny Woldstads veg 129, 9013 Tromsø, Norway
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FAQs
Which Tromso Northern Lights tour has a toilet on board?
The Tromsø Northern Lights Unlimited Chase Tour runs a larger bus with an onboard toilet, a real convenience on a chase that can last six to nine hours with no scheduled stops. Smaller minibus tours in this comparison do not list an onboard bathroom.
Which Tromso tours include a full hot dinner, not just snacks?
Three do: the Glass Bus Aurora Dinner Tour serves a hot dinner and marshmallows, the Reindeer Sled tour serves a three-course Sami dinner including bidos, and the Husky Camp tour serves a warm bacalao dish. The four other chases and the photography tour serve hot drinks and snacks rather than a full meal.
Does the Husky Camp tour include dog sledding?
No. It is a visit and relaxed evening with around 200 Alaskan huskies, including cuddling and puppies when present, but the listing does not include actual dog sledding as part of the experience.
Do any of these tours need a child car seat?
The Photography Tour requires a car seat by law for children under 120cm, with a booster available on request above that height. The Reindeer Sled tour notes limited booster seats on its bus, so bring your own seat for a young child on either one.
Which tour skips the long bus drive out of Tromso?
The Evening Aurora Cruise departs straight from a dock in Tromso city centre and sails for 3.5 hours, with no hour-plus drive first the way the bus-based chases usually need to reach a dark, clear spot.
Can I add a meal to the Tromso aurora cruise?
Yes, a three-course meal is included only on the dinner-cruise upgrade of the Evening Aurora Cruise. The standard cruise fare does not include a warm meal, just warm and cold drinks on board.
Which Tromso tour teaches you to photograph the aurora yourself?
The Northern Lights Photography Tour is the only one built around hands-on camera instruction, covering settings and composition, with tripods and headlamps provided. Note the tripods do not fit phones, so bring your own small phone mount if that is your main camera.
Which chase tour has the longest operator track record?
The Tromsø Small-Group Aurora Chase comes from an operator running for over 25 years with more than 100,000 guests hosted, the longest stated history among the four Northern Lights Chases on this page.
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