Sommarøy from Tromsø

Most people go to Sommarøy from Tromsø by road: Visit Tromsø puts the island “approximately an hours drive from Tromsø”, across the bridge to Kvaløya and along road 862 (checked November 2026). Without a car, a minibus or coach tour does the driving and stops on the way, from US$94 per adult. To arrive by sea instead, Cruise Service’s six-hour fjord cruise on MS Gabriele stops on Sommarøy for an hour, from US$177 (checked November 2026).

What Sommarøy is

Sommarøy is a fishing village on an island off Kvaløya, west of Tromsø, and fishing is still its main industry (Visit Tromsø, checked November 2026). Visitors come for the white sand beaches, best in summer, and the mountains across the water. From the island, one of the oldest lighthouses in Northern Norway, Hekkingen Fyr, can be reached by boat. Visit Tromsø also names the Sommarøy Arctic Hotel, which runs kayaking and boat rides in summer and sea safaris in winter.

By road: the minibus and coach tours

Per adult on GetYourGuide, checked November 2026; start times on 16 February 2027. Nordscape Tours' From is the option without lunch.

The road tours cross Kvaløya with stops for photos, beaches and fjords on the way to Sommarøy. Jeshua As brings towels for anyone who wants an Arctic swim. In winter, the light on the way is short: on Timeanddate’s sun table the sun does not rise in Tromsø from 28 November 2026 to 14 January 2027 (Timeanddate, checked November 2026).

Check the coach to Sommarøy

By sea: six hours on MS Gabriele

Cruise Service’s fjord cruise with a stop at Sommarøy is the boat that goes there: boarding from 8:30 at Nerstrandkaia in Tromsø, departure at 9:00 AM, six hours in all with one hour ashore on Sommarøy to look around on your own, US$177 per adult. MS Gabriele is spacious and heated, with large windows, outdoor deck space, a seat for every passenger and a bar for food and drink. Weather can move the stop to another place. It is rated 4.5 from 45 reviews (checked November 2026). Choose it if the sea is the point of the day; choose the road for the beaches of Kvaløya and Sommarøy with a picnic or lunch on the way.

See dates for the Sommarøy cruise

Driving yourself

With a car of your own, Visit Tromsø’s directions are to cross the bridge to Kvaløya and follow road 862 all the way to Sommarøy. The fjord cruises that stay closer to Tromsø are on the homepage and in Tromsø fjord tour.

Figures from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Facts about the island from Visit Tromsø, checked November 2026. Your date sets the price you see before paying: these figures are not a quote.