Ferry Brensholmen (Tromsø) ⇄ Botnhamn (Senja) live times, fares, duration
Save time: sleep close to the ferry
This crossing cannot be booked. You turn up at the quay, take your place in the queue, and board — or not, if the boat is full. With six departures a day and a forty-five minute crossing, missing one costs two or three hours; in high season, on a route that leads to the beaches of Senja, it happens.
Hence the point of aiming for the first sailing. And to catch the first sailing, it helps not to have the drive from Tromsø ahead of you at dawn.
Sommarøy sits three and a half kilometres from the Brensholmen quay. You sleep by the water, you get up, and you are aboard before the others have left Tromsø. The day on Senja starts three hours earlier.
Fishermen's apartments on the quay at Senjahopen, in the north of Senja.
- Full kitchen in every apartment
- Sauna and hot tub facing the fjord
- Breakfast extra, 195 NOK
A hotel and its apartments at the water's edge, in southern Senja, far from anywhere.
- Sea view from most of the rooms
- Hot tub, sauna and steam room
- Breakfast included in the rooms, not in the apartments
Next departures Brensholmen → Botnhamn
How much does the Brensholmen–Botnhamn ferry cost?
Vehicle fares on the Brensholmen–Botnhamn ferry
| Vehicle | Full fare | AutoPASS ferry −50% |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Car < 6 m | 247 | 124cheapest |
| 🚐 Motorhome 6–8 m | 534 | 267 |
| 🏍️ Motorcycle | 79 | 40 |
| 🚚 8–10 m | 703 | 352 |
| 🚚 10–12,5 m | 817 | 408 |
| 🚚 12,5–14,5 m | 907 | 454 |
| 🚛 14,5–17,5 m | 1,013 | 506 |
| 🚛 17,5–19,5 m | 1,056 | 528 |
| 🚛 19,5–22 m | 1,110 | 555 |
| 🚛 > 22 m | 1,221 | 610 |
Foot passenger fares on the Brensholmen–Botnhamn ferry
Brensholmen–Botnhamn ferry map
Route map…
Preparing your Brensholmen–Botnhamn crossing
Hotels on both sides, activities and car hire
Brensholmen–Botnhamn ferry: frequently asked questions
How much does the crossing cost?
Fares follow the AutoPASS ferje scale, based on vehicle length: a car under 6 m costs NOK 247 at the full rate, with a 50% discount for holders of a prepaid AutoPASS account. Passengers travel free of charge.
Do I need to book?
No booking is needed: you join the queue at the quay and board on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available space.
