Brighton and Hove Albion vs Tromso - Everything You Need to Know

Brighton to Head North Into the Arctic Circle

The Albion have been given a (not so) warm welcome back into European football as they will face Tromsø in the final Play-Off round before the League phase. Tromsø is situated almost at the tip of Norway, approximately 217 miles deep in the Arctic Circle. So any Brighton fan wanting to catch a break from the heatwave here in the UK, then why not head up to Tromsø for the ultimate away trip.

We will play Tromsø from Norway in our UEFA Conference League play-off. 👊 pic.twitter.com/OuDm3wPTka

— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 13, 2026

Brighton will play Tromsø from Norway in their UEFA Conference League play-off.

What a brilliant ground to tick off btw 😍🤩 pic.twitter.com/XY9749zqb0

— The 44 ⚽️ (@The_Forty_Four) August 13, 2026

Tromsø is the most northern professional football club in Europe and boast views such as the Northern Lights above the stadium. However, sorry to disappoint, Brighton are heading up there in the summer time. So instead of those picturesque views and 4 foot deep snow, expect something similar to our winter. Wet, relatively cold and overall miserable. At the time of writing BBC Weather has it being a mild 12 degrees Celsius with a 51% chance of rain.

Alas, it’s wonderful to have Brighton back in a European competition, watching the likes of Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Newcastle over the last couple of seasons has made me and I presume some others, incredibly jealous.

One and Done? Surely Not, Right?

Unlike the Champions League and the Europa League, the Conference League is slightly different. Every single team that enters into competition has to play a minimum of one Play-Off game, some have to play four which started all the way back in July!

So because of this Brighton have the chance to do the most Brighton thing possible. If we lose over the two legs then we will be out of the Conference League and our European tour will be over before it’s even begun. Naturally some fans are certainly feeling a bit skeptical…

Are they really very good? How worried should we be? 😬

— Chris (@ChrisMustoe92) August 13, 2026

Realistically the Seagulls should have no problem getting past Tromsø, a side who’ve lost their three best players in the summer window, one of which Brighton will face in the league, Jens Hjerto-Dahl, who moved to Hull City.

How to get to Tromsø

As mentioned previously, Tromsø is situated at the top of Norway and is very isolated making it very difficult to get too. As well as that, direct flights from the UK don’t start until winter rolls around. However EasyJet have decided to do a one off return flight from Gatwick straight to Tromsø. The flight though will set you back a pretty penny, £441 to be exact at the time of writing.

You can book that flight by pressing, here.

Despite the extortionate pricing, this will no doubt be the most popular route of travel. The flight takes off on the day of the game at 9:10am, landing in Tromsø at 13:50 local time, giving you enough time to drop your bags off and head straight to a local pub/bar and enjoy the pre-match build up.

The return flight is the following day, leaving Tromsø at 16:00 local time, hopefully giving as many of you the best chance to recover from any hangovers. Landing at 19:00 back in Gatwick and with hopefully a win under our belts.

There are more cost effective ways however, some routes may take you to Oslo or other nearby airports for a layover but despite the cheaper price, the length of your journey will significantly increase to 8, 10 or maybe even 12hrs depending on what flight you choose. But this is all part of the fun and who wouldn’t change it for the world.