There are 2 ways to get from Alta to Faroe Islands by plane, bus, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane ALF - FAE
16h 57m$224–956Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Øksfjord rådhusbus 203
- Take the carferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminalcarferry Hur
- Take the carferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencarferry
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
6d 4h$864–2,816
Alta to Faroe Islands by bus and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands is to fly which costs $220 - $1,000 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 16h 57m and costs $220 - $1,000.
The distance between Alta and Faroe Islands is 1619 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 $850 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Alta to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 4:31 PM in Alta and 3:31 PM in Faroe Islands.
There are 265+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Alta, Norway and Faroe Islands?
Scandinavian Airlines, Atlantic Airways, and Widerøe fly from Alta (ALF) to Vágar Airport (FAE) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Alta to Vágar Airport via Tromso, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Løkkeveien to Øksfjord rådhus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Bergen Jektevik terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–600
- Website
- Havila
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- Fjordline
Car ferry from Bergen Jektevik terminal to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- Fjordline
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
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