No cruise ships are scheduled in Hitra today, Thursday 12 November 2026. The next is Sylvia Earle on Friday 18 June 2027. Over the next 12 months, 1 call brings about 120 passengers.
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Hitra day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
16.9 km · 15–17 min by car
Most shore-call visitors reach Fillan and island attractions by ship coach or taxi from Sandstad. Driving Fillan to Hitra Kysthavn via Hitterveien/Fv714 is about 16.9 km and roughly 15–17 minutes (approximate live reading, not a fixed weekday timetable).
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Sandstad also has a Norled fast-ferry passenger terminal near the coastal harbour; that is local ferry traffic, not the cruise gangway.
1 terminal
Trondheim Port Authority cruise quay at Sandstad on Hitra; about 80 m length and about 11–12 m depth; ISPS NOHIT-0001; bollards and fenders for alongside berthing; anchorage not used; ship tenders not allowed. Recommended for ships up to about 140 m. Coastal harbour facilities about 300 m away.
Typical café/restaurant prices near Sandstad and Fillan not verified in this pass.
Café and public facilities about 300 m from the cruise quay per Trondheim Port Authority destination notes.
Municipal centre with shops and services about 17 km from Sandstad Quay.
Hitra is a large island municipality on the Trøndelag coast between Kristiansund and Trondheim, known for aquaculture, coastal museums and an extensive archipelago of islands and skerries. The municipal centre is Fillan; the named cruise quay is at Sandstad on the island's south-east side at Hitra Kysthavn, about 17 km by road from Fillan.
Trondheim Port Authority markets Hitra alongside Trondheim, Frøya and Namsos as a regional cruise destination for smaller ships (recommended up to about 140 m), with local excursions organised around Sandstad and sites such as Hopsjø. The setting is outer-coast maritime Norway rather than a city call.
