Terminal B (International)

Five minutes from passport control to the airport bus in B

Terminal B at Trondheim Værnes is the international side of the same compact building as domestic Terminal A, with its own passport control and customs for Schengen and limited non‑Schengen flights. KLM, Lufthansa, and Widerøe use this side for routes into Europe, and walking from the furthest B‑gate to immigration usually takes under 5 minutes at normal pace. Arrivals exit directly toward the train station and airport bus stops in front of the terminal, so you can be at the bus stand within about 5–7 minutes of clearing customs.

Schengen/non‑Schengen split and connection timing

The B pier handles both Schengen flights to places like Amsterdam and Munich and occasional non‑Schengen services, with a small passport control point separating zones. If you land on a domestic flight in A and connect out of B, the walk between areas is roughly 5–10 minutes along one main corridor. Regulars on TripAdvisor warn that a 35‑minute domestic‑to‑international connection feels tight here, not because of distance but because any delay at boarding or immigration can wipe out those 35 minutes quickly.

Security, immigration, and customs are usually quick

FlyerTalk users describe security and passport control at Trondheim as “quick and smooth,” with typical waits under 10 minutes outside of the early morning and late afternoon banks. One FlyerTalk member with an eight‑hour layover commented that the airport is small, with quick security, and that the real time sink is the 40–50‑minute ride into Trondheim itself. On arrival into B, customs is often just a walk‑through green channel unless you are stopped for a check, so plan more time for ground transport than for formalities.

Food: O'Learys is your main option airside

Inside Terminal B after security, O'Learys is the primary sit‑down restaurant and bar, opening from early morning to late evening to match KLM and Lufthansa banks. Expect standard pub‑style food with burgers, wings, and fries in the 180–260 NOK range, plus draft beer and soft drinks. If you want a full meal, order early in the bank, because kitchen rushes can push waits toward 20–25 minutes just before peak departures to hubs like AMS and MUC.

Shopping: compact duty free run

The Duty Free in B sits directly after passport control on departures and right after baggage reclaim for arrivals, so you walk past it almost by default. Prices on common spirits and cosmetics are typically 10–25% lower than Norwegian high‑street levels, which matters if you are stocking up before a longer stay. The footprint is small enough that you can do a quick scan of tobacco, liquor, and chocolate in under 5 minutes, but queues at payment can stretch to 10 minutes after wide‑body arrivals from hubs like Amsterdam.

Ground transport: bus and train timings shape your day

The dedicated airport bus into Trondheim central takes about 50 minutes on its fixed route, and FlyerTalk regulars plan around that number more than anything else. Another layover report clocks the trip into town at roughly 40 minutes in lighter traffic, which makes a city visit realistic on international layovers of 4 hours or more. The regional train from Værnes station, a short 2–3 minute walk from the terminal exit, can be slightly quicker, but both bus and train have gaps in the timetable that can add 20–30 minutes of waiting if you miss one.

What regulars do with long layovers

Frequent flyers on FlyerTalk say that with 4–8 hours between international flights at TRD, they often leave the airport and head into Trondheim instead of sitting in B the whole time. They budget about 10–15 minutes from gate to bus or train, 40–50 minutes into town, then mirror that on the way back with a 45‑minute buffer for re‑clearing security. That math gives roughly 2–4 hours in the city on an eight‑hour layover, and regulars report that security and passport control in B usually add less than 20 minutes combined.

Watch out for tight domestic–international connections

TripAdvisor contributors consistently flag sub‑40‑minute domestic‑to‑international connections via Trondheim as risky, even though the walk between Terminals A and B is short. A small delay on an incoming Widerøe domestic leg or a slow‑moving queue at B’s passport control could easily cost you 10–15 minutes. If a KLM or Lufthansa flight is your long‑haul link onward, build at least 60 minutes into the schedule and treat anything under 45 minutes as “only if you are already checked in and at the front of the plane.”

Practical tip: plan around the bus, not the queue

For international flights in Terminal B, assume 10–20 minutes from curb or train platform through security and passport control, then plan outward from the airport bus’s 40–50‑minute runtime into Trondheim. If you are choosing between two return times, pick the bus or train that gets you back to Værnes at least 75 minutes before scheduled departure to KLM, Lufthansa, or Widerøe international flights; that buffer covers a short queue at security plus a quick Duty Free stop.