Northern Lights Big Bus Chase with Chasing Lights
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Budget-Friendly Northern Lights Chase – Offers an affordable way to hunt for the Northern Lights while maintaining comfort in a modern, heated bus.
Flexibility to Find Clear Skies – Our route adapts based on weather conditions, sometimes taking us inland, along the coast, or even into Finland to maximize the chances of seeing the aurora.
Transparency About Challenges – We prioritize finding clear skies over scenic locations due to increased road traffic. Stops may be alongside roads, but our goal is to provide the best possible view of the Northern Lights.
Comfort with Realistic Expectations – The bus offers warmth, though it may cool down on particularly cold nights. Guests are encouraged to dress in warm layers for added comfort.
Guided by Experts – Knowledgeable guides provide insights and help with photography, ensuring a memorable experience.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This is a group tour with a maximum of 50 guests.
Our tour operates in all weather conditions. We often see the best Northern Lights displays on nights with the worst forecasted weather conditions.
This is a real chase that may include many hours of driving. The return time to Tromsø is between 22:30 and 03:00
There are no refunds or free trips if we do not see the Northern Lights or if you fail to meet us at the meeting point on time.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Get ready for an exciting Northern Lights Chase with our expert guides as we drive wherever conditions are best that night, to maximize your chances of seeing the aurora.
What‘s Included
Pick-up & drop-off at Tromsø Havn Prostneset, Bus Terminal
Professional pictures of the tour sent to you free of charge
5-9 hour tour
Hot beverage and hot water
Professional photographer tour guides
Clothes, tripods and meals are not included
Hotel pick-up & drop-off
Options
1 Big Bus Chase
1 Northern Lights Chase by Big Bus
Reviews
1,656 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Recomended and worth it while in Tromsö
Tomás F,,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience and highly recommended for the northern lighs!! We took 2 tours with different companies, but this was our favorite by far. We felt that the staff (Michiel and Soraia) really knew where to take us to get the max chance of watching the northern lights and they were right as we had an absolutely beautiful Northern Lights display in a breathtaking scenario with the Norwegian fjords behind! The driving felt also really safe by Jan! Michiel and Soraia took lovely good quality photos of everyone and I personally loved their explanation about night sky, northern lights science and constellations by the fireplace they built for us. Highly recommend them!!
Bucket list complete
josephgY8340IV,,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Simply breathtaking! Michiel and Soraia have done an outstanding job. ❤️
Magical experience
carmenmachado187,,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible experience!!! The team was excellent!!!
Well organized and beautiful tour
KarstenB401,,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful experience! We had to go very far to find a good spot with clear skies, but our 2 guides kept us informed and supplied valuable information during the 2h ride. Nice northern lights then, and further stops on the way back when they spotted high activity in the sky.
Amazing
Mandeep D,,Feb 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing Alex with unlimited excitement for Aurora, made it special…we drive to Finland border from Trimso looking for clear skies and the aurora didn’t disappoint…tour is run well…bus and fire at the site was also great
Dancing with the “green lady”
Alin-71,,Feb 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An amazing experience due to the fulfillment of all the 3 conditions: darkness, clear sky and aurora activity. Nevertheless, the experience was much more interesting due to our guides: Taylor and Jonas and our driver Adrian. A lot of information, great photos, nice fire camp. 6 amazing hours with the “green lady” who was amazingly dancing and shining.
Saw the lights thanks to their efforts!
Amanda K,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We booked the big bus for our second northern lights tour since the mini-bus was booked. The benefit of the mini bus is that they can take you places big busses can’t park and it’s less people to wrangle so you can move quicker. Our bus had maybe 25ish people on it with a bathroom so it wasn’t too bad. The weather looked very doubtful but because of their network of drivers and other guides they found us a spot the big bus could park and we were able to see the lights for quite a while! We had a fire and hot drinks & cookies. They took photos of everyone under the lights too. We got back into town around midnight. Definitely would recommend to increase your chances of seeing the aurora while in tromso!
Will definitely come back and book with this team
Devendaran A,,Feb 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The trip was fantastic. The guides and the bus driver were very friendly and made a lot effort to ensure we are comfortable.
Great experience, saw beautiful aurora
Catherine D,,Feb 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had such a great experience with Tess this week! Everything was very well-organized, clearly a very well-oiled machine and of course it helped that we had an amazing night for the northern lights. I will say im glad this tour started on the earlier side at 5:20 because we had incredible lights from ~5:30-7pm! If we started later we would have missed the best part of our night! We saw great lights, went to a different spot after they calmed down and saw a little more, they made a campfire and we enjoyed cookies, hot drinks, and a science talk about how the lights come to appear. Great experience and so grateful for the time we had!
Amazing experience!
primarcelino,,Feb 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing experience in this tour! We highly recommend it. Our guides Soraia and Marc were great, they were really committed to finding a good spot for us to see the northern lights, they explained the science behind it and they took amazing photos for us. We were able to see a magnificent show of the northern lights. Thank you to the whole team, Soraia, Marc and our driver Alexandru!
From NOK 1,300.00
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