There are 4 ways to get from Alta to Faroe Islands by bus, ferry, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly
best- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Burfjord bensinstasjonbus
- Take the ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kaiferry
- Take the ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane TOS - FAE
14h 43mBus to Sorkjosen, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Storslett sentrumbus
- Fly from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane SOJ - FAE
11h 52m$136–587Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Øksfjord rådhusbus 203
- Take the car ferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
6d 4h$738–2,885Fly from Alta
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane ALF - FAE
8h 6m$364–1,306
Alta to Faroe Islands by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between Alta and Faroe Islands is 1701 km.
The best way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 6 days 4h and costs $700 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Alta to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 4:20 PM in Alta and 3:20 PM in Faroe Islands.
There are 303+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Alta, Norway and Faroe Islands?
Scandinavian Airlines and Atlantic Airways fly from Alta (ALF) to Vágar Airport (FAE) once a week.
- Website
- atlanticairways.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Vágar Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sorkjosen to Vágar Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sorkjosen to Vágar Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Løkkeveien to Burfjord bensinstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Løkkeveien to Øksfjord rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
Bus from Løkkeveien to Storslett sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- svipper.no
Ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
Ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://svipper.no/?sprak=3
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–600
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $142–460
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
- Car
- $272
- No Car
- $142
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
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