Hurtigruten

Company type	Limited
Industry	Transport
Founded	1866 asTroms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap 1881 asVesteraalens Dampskibsselskab 1912 asOfotens Dampskibsselskab
Founder	Richard With (VDS)
Headquarters	Oslo,Norway
Area served	Norway Svalbard
Key people	Hedda Felin (CEO)
Products	Cruise line Ferry transport Freight shipping
Revenue	655.6 euro (2023)
Subsidiaries	Hurtigruten Svalbard
Website	Hurtigruten(in English)

Hurtigruten is a Norwegian coastalferry service andcruise line headquartered in Oslo,Norway.^[1] It is the larger of two companies currently operatingHurtigruten, the coastal ferry service along the Norwegian coast from which it takes its name.^[2]

TheCEO is Hedda Felin.^[3]

Hurtigruten is the result of amerger between the previous operators of the Hurtigruten service,Troms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap (TFDS) andOfotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (OVDS). TFDS was founded in 1866, and OVDS was established in 1912 (ODS) and 1881 (VDS). The two companies merged in March 2006 to form Hurtigruten Group ASA, and twelve months later the merged entity assumed the name Hurtigruten ASA.^{[citation needed]}

Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab and the company founder, Richard With, pioneered the Norwegian Coastal Express in 1893, and Hurtigruten has continuously served the route since then.^[4]

In 2012, the company headquarters was moved fromNarvik toTromsø.^[1] In October 2014,TDR Capital purchased a majority ownership of Hurtigruten.^[5] In 2015, the legal form of Hurtigruten was changed fromASA toAS.^[6]

In 2021, the international and the Norwegian branches of the company were separated operationally.

Hurtigruten is one of two operators of theHurtigruten (literally "The Fast Route"), a dailypassenger ferry, cruise, and shipping line along the western and northern Norwegian coast.^[2] It operates between the southern city ofBergen and the northeastern city ofKirkenes. A total of 7 ships operate this route.^[7]

Hurtigruten also sails two Signature routes^[8] along the Norwegian coast: The North Cape Line^[9] and The Svalbard Line.^[10]

These routes are currently operated by two ships: MS Trollfjord,^[11] which sails The Svalbard Line between Bergen and Longyearbyen in summer and The North Cape Line between Oslo and Honningsvåg in winter; and MS Finnmarken,^[12] which operates The North Cape Line from Hamburg to Honningsvåg. MS Midnatsol will join the fleet as a Signature ship from May 2026,^[13] sailing The Svalbard Line and The North Cape Line from Hamburg.

The company also owns Hurtigruten Svalbard^[14] (formerly Spitsbergen Travel), a tour and hotel company based in Longyearbyen.

TheHurtigruten Museum is amaritime museum located in the port city ofStokmarknes, Norway that showcases the history of Hurtigruten. TheMS Finnmarken, retired from the coastal express and amuseum ship now, is located within the Hurtigruten Museum.

As of 2025, Hurtigruten AS operates ten ships in its fleet. This includes MS Finnmarken (formerly MS Otto Sverdrup until 2025) and MS Midnatsol (formerly MS Maud from 2021 to 2024).^[15]

Ship	Built	Last refurbished	Dimensions			Capacity		Sailing Route	Hybrid?	Ship image	Ref
			Length (m)	Beam (m)	Gross tonnage	Passengers	Cars
MS Vesterålen	1983	2025/2026	108.55	16.5	6,261	490	24	Original	No		[16]
MS Kong Harald	1993	2023	121.8	19.2	11,204	590	5	Original	Yes		[17]
MS Richard With	1993	2018	121.8	19.2	11,205	590	12	Original	Yes		[18]
MS Nordlys	1994	2019	121.8	19.2	11,204	590	24	Original	Yes		[19]
MS Polarlys	1996	2023	123	19.5	11,341	650	26	Original	No		[20]
MS Nordkapp	1996	2024	123.3	19.5	11,386	590	24	Original	No		[21]
MS Nordnorge	1997	2022	123.3	19.5	11,384	590	32	Original	No		[22]
MS Finnmarken	2002	2020	138.5	21.5	15,690	530	-	Signature	Yes		[23]
MS Trollfjord	2002	2023	135.75	21.5	16,140	500	-	Signature	No		[24]
MS Midnatsol	2003	2021	135.75	21.5	16,151	818	17	Original	No		[25]

In 2021, Hurtigruten formed a separate business for its expedition cruise business,Hurtigruten Expeditions. In 2024/2025, the company was sold.^[26] AsHX Hurtigruten Expeditions, the now separate company operates the shipsSpitsbergen,Fridtjof Nansen,Roald Amundsen andFram^[27] formerly owned by Hurtigruten AS, as well alsSanta Cruz II in partnership with the Galapagos company Metropolitan Touring.

Hurtigruten ASA owned 71.3% of the transportation companyTIRB. The shares were sold to Boreal Transport Nord AS in July 2014 for 95.9 millionNOK.^[28]

Hurtigruten AS operated a number ofroll-on/roll-off car ferries inNordland,Troms,Finnmark andMøre og Romsdal.

Hurtigruten AS owned two hotels in Bergen; Neptun Hotel and Strand Hotel. The hotels were sold to Bergen Hotel in 2008.^[29]

Hurtigruten calls at 34 ports on The Coastal Express route from Bergen to Kirkenes and back,^[30] as well as several other ports as part of the Signature sailings on The Svalbard Line and The North Cape Line.^[31]

Region	Ports[31]	Sailing Route
Norway	Ålesund	Original & Signature
	Alta	Signature
	Åndalsnes	Signature
	Båtsfjord	Original
	Bergen	Original & Signature
	Berlevåg	Original
	Bodø	Original & Signature
	Brønnøysund	Original & Signature
	Finnsnes	Original
	Florø	Original
	Hammerfest	Original
	Harstad	Original
	Havøysund	Original
	Honningsvåg	Original & Signature
	Kirkenes	Original
	Kjøllefjord	Original
	Kristiansand	Signature
	Kristiansund	Original
	Longyearbyen	Signature
	Måløy	Original
	Mehamn	Original
	Molde	Original
	Narvik	Signature
	Nesna	Original
	Ny-Ålesund	Signature
	Øksfjord	Original
	Ørnes	Original
	Oslo	Signature
	Reine	Signature
	Risøyhamn	Original
	Rørvik	Original
	Sæbø	Original
	Sandnessjøen	Signature
	Skjervøy	Original
	Sortland	Original
	Stamsund	Original
	Stavanger	Original
	Stokmarknes	Original & Signature
	Svolvær	Original & Signature
	Geirangerfjord	Original
	Hjørundfjorden	Original & Signature
	Torsken	Signature
	Torvik	Original
	Træna	Signature
	Tromsø	Original & Signature
	Trondheim	Original
	Vadsø	Original
	Vardø	Original

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