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Orion is the plain, sensible pick, and it’s close. Thon puts breakfast in the rate, and our map puts Skolten about 400 m away in a straight line, the nearest of any hotel we ranked.
It’s a big, practical Thon: 219 rooms, triple and family rooms, a 24-hour gym and a rooftop lounge. The airport coach stops about 200 m off.
It loses to Havnekontoret only on the evening, since there’s no supper in the rate and no sauna. And no pets.
Book it if
- You want the shortest walk to Skolten
- You’re a family needing a triple or family room
- Breakfast in the rate matters more than a restaurant
Look elsewhere if
- You’re bringing a pet
- You want dinner in the building
- You’re driving; the car park behind is partly closed
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Thon Orion publishes and our own map estimates.
A lobby bar and a rooftop lounge, per Thon. No restaurant beyond breakfast is listed.
No ride to the ship is listed. Skolten is about 400 m in a straight line, a short walk by our estimate.
Complimentary, per Thon: a buffet from 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends.
Skolten is about 400 m away in a straight line, roughly 6 minutes on foot by our estimate. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Thon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and warns the car park behind the hotel is partly closed and locked overnight. There’s nothing for a cruise week.
Night-Before Score: 46 of 100
Every point comes from the hotel’s own pages or its brand’s; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Thon Orion is about 13.1 km from Flesland in a straight line, and about 400 m from Skolten. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No hotel shuttle; Thon puts the airport express coach stop about 200 m away.
No ride to the ship is listed. Skolten is about 400 m in a straight line, a short walk by our estimate.
From BGO without a hotel shuttle
Flybussen leaves stop A3 outside the terminal for the city centre, and Bybanen line 1 runs from the lower floor to Byparken for NOK 51, per Visit Bergen. A Bergen Taxi fixed fare to the centre is NOK 580 to 890. The airport page has the fares.
Thon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and warns the car park behind the hotel is partly closed and locked overnight. There’s nothing for a cruise week.
Parking for your stay: Paid parking nearby and on the street; the car park behind the hotel is partly closed and shut from 23:00 to 06:30; no price.
No ride to the ship is listed. Skolten is about 400 m in a straight line, a short walk by our estimate.
Flying in the morning you sail? You can skip the hotel entirely; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
SkoltenMeasured to Skolten, where Bergen Havn’s ocean-cruise turnarounds happen, Thon Orion is about 400 m in a straight line. For a Hurtigruten coastal voyage you want the Jektevik Terminal instead, about 800 m away. Your documents name the quay; the Bergen cruise guide has the rest.
Source: bergenhavn.noDistance
~400 m, straight lineAbout 400 m from Skolten between our map pins, roughly 6 minutes on foot at an easy pace. That’s our estimate, not the hotel’s.
Airport bus
Airport bus 200 mThe airport express coach stops about 200 m away, per Thon.
Source: thonhotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedThon lists paid parking nearby with no price, and warns the car park behind the hotel is partly closed and locked overnight. There’s nothing for a cruise week.
In town
KlosterGarasjen, up to NOK 280 a dayThere’s no cruise car park at Skolten or Jekteviken that we could find. KlosterGarasjen, on Vestre Murallmenning, is the garage Visit Bergen puts closest to the coastal-voyage terminal: NOK 26 to 52 an hour, capped at NOK 280 a day, with 3-, 7-, 14- and 30-day passes. Scandic quotes the same garage at NOK 300 per 24 hours, so check the sign.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteA lobby bar and a rooftop lounge, per Thon. No restaurant beyond breakfast is listed.
Breakfast
IncludedComplimentary, per Thon: a buffet from 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends.
Address
Bradbenken, by BryggenBradbenken 3, 5003 Bergen
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Thon Orion publishes it. We couldn’t confirm parking prices, accessible rooms, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Complimentary, per Thon: a buffet from 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends.
Parking for your stay
Paid parking nearby and on the street; the car park behind the hotel is partly closed and shut from 23:00 to 06:30; no price
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
No pets, per Thon.
Food and drink on site
- Lobby bar
- Rooftop lounge
Rooms
219 rooms, with triple and family rooms, per Thon.
Accessibility
Thon Orion’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- 24-hour gym, ages 15 and up
- Booking.com lists it under its old name, Thon Bergen Brygge
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is complimentary, per Thon.
- The car park behind the hotel closes 23:00 to 06:30.
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Parking prices
- Accessible rooms
Every hotel fact here comes from Thon’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Thon Orion: the Bergen cruise guide and Bergen as a port of call.
Breakfast in the rate, and Skolten a short walk away.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Thon Orion for the night before. No payment on the form.
Thon Orion FAQ
Is breakfast included at Thon Hotel Orion?
Yes. Thon lists a complimentary buffet, 06:30 to 10:00 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends.
How far is Thon Hotel Orion from the cruise ships?
About 400 m in a straight line from Skolten by our map estimate, the closest of the hotels we ranked.
Does Thon Hotel Orion allow pets?
No, per Thon’s page for the hotel.
Is Thon Hotel Orion the same as Thon Bergen Brygge?
Booking.com still lists it under that older name. Thon now calls it Thon Hotel Orion.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Thon Orion, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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