Harstad · Norway
Tjeldsundbrua rest area · E10
New Statens vegvesen main rest area (built 2025, 44 car spaces) at the Tjeldsund bridge on the E10, about 20 km south of Harstad and about 16 km from Harstad/Narvik airport Evenes.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 7° at most, lowest towards the north..
- Darkness
- Some light pollution, grade 3 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Glow from a nearby town; bright aurora is easy to see, faint aurora is washed out.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 24 km by road from Harstad (estimate), roughly 28 min by car.
- Parking
- Large new rest area with 44 car spaces, reachable from both directions.
- Coordinates
- 68.6257, 16.5914 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
E10 traffic at the bridge approach; the hotel next door is private.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from nvdbapiles.atlas.vegvesen.no.