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 28mBus to Sorkjosen, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Storslett sentrumbus
- Fly from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane SOJ - FAE
11h 58m$136–478Bus, 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$849–2,786Fly from Alta
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane ALF - FAE
8h 7m$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 - $480 and takes 11h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Alta to Faroe Islands is to fly which takes 8h 7m 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 $850 - $2,800.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Alta to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
Faroe Islands is 1h behind Alta. It is currently 11:41 PM in Alta and 10:41 PM in Faroe Islands.
There are 283+ 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 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $110–440
Flights from Sorkjosen to Vágar Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Løkkeveien to Burfjord bensinstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Burfjord kai to Skjervøy kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Skjervøy kai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Svipper
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