There are 10 ways to get from Balestrand to Lofoten by ferry, plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Line 890 ferry to Sogndal, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
best- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kaiferry
- Fly from Sogndal (SOG) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane SOG - SVJ
14h 8mkr 1,784–6,877Line 890 ferry to Sogndal, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kaiferry
- Fly from Sogndal (SOG) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane SOG - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
11h 33mkr 1,356–4,917Bus, train, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Balestrand kai to Sogndal skysstasjonbus 820
- Take the bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Oslo lufthavnbus
- Take the bus from Oslo lufthavn to Trondheim Sbus
- Take the train from Stjørdal stasjon to Bodø stasjontrain F7
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Nordskot hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Drive from Nordskot hurtigbåtkai to Lofotencar
47h 8mFerry, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Flåm stasjonferry 890
- Take the train from Flåm stasjon to Oslo Strain F4
- Take the train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaiatrain F6
- Take the train from Trondheim S to Bodø stasjontrain F7
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Nordskot hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Drive from Nordskot hurtigbåtkai to Lofotencar
2dLine 890 ferry, bus, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kaiferry 890
- Take the bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Skeibus 830 / ...
- Take the bus from Skei to Moa trafikkterminalbus
- Take the bus from Moa trafikkterminal to Kristiansund trafikkterminalbus 100
- Take the carferry from Kristiansund kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2d 9hkr 3,156–7,772Ferry to Bergen, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Strandkaiterminalen båtkaiferry
- Fly from Bergen (BGO) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane BGO - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
13h 55mLine 890 ferry to Sogndal, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kaiferry
- Fly from Sogndal (SOG) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane SOG - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
12h 58mBus to Førde Airport, Bringeland, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Balestrand kai to Skilbreibus
- Fly from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane FDE - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
13h 36mBus to Førde Airport, Bringeland, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
- Take the bus from Balestrand kai to Skilbreibus
- Fly from Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane FDE - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
12h 11mkr 1,413–4,312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Balestrand to Måløy kystrutekaicar
- Take the carferry from Måløy kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2d 20hkr 3,736–8,928
Balestrand to Lofoten by ferry, foot, bus, and car ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Balestrand to Lofoten is to bus and fly which costs kr 1400 - kr 4400 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Balestrand to Lofoten is to line 890 ferry and fly and bus which takes 11h 33m and costs kr 1300 - kr 5000.
The distance between Balestrand and Lofoten is 946 km.
The best way to get from Balestrand to Lofoten without a car is to line 890 ferry and bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 9h and costs kr 3100 - kr 8000.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Balestrand to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 331+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Balestrand, Norway and Lofoten, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Balestrand to Lofoten. However, you can take the line 890 ferry to Sogndal kai, walk to Sogndal skysstasjon, take the bus to Sogndal lufthamn Haukåsen, walk to Sogndal (SOG) airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ), walk to Svolvær lufthavn, take the line 300 bus to Svolvær sentrum Lofotgata, take the line 300 bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Balestrand kai to Lofoten via Sogndal skysstasjon, Oslo lufthavn, Trondheim S, Stjørdal stasjon, Stjørdal stasjon, Bodø stasjon, Bodø hurtigbåtkai, and Nordskot hurtigbåtkai in around 47h 8m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bergen to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,200
Flights from Sogndal to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,400
Flights from Sogndal to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
Flights from Sogndal to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Sandane, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bergen to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Sogndal to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,400
Flights from Sogndal to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Sogndal to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
Flights from Sogndal to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Bergen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Bergen to Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Bergen to Bodø Airport via Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Bergen to Bodø Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,200
Flights from Sogndal to Bodø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,000
Flights from Førde Airport, Bringeland to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
- Phone
- +47 61 25 22 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sj Nord
Train from Stjørdal stasjon to Bodø stasjon
Train from Oslo S to Trondheim S Fosenkaia
Train from Trondheim S to Bodø stasjon
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Flåm stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 267
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Balestrand kai to Sogndal skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–190
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Skei
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–230
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Balestrand kai to Skilbrei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–330
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Balestrand kai to Skilbrei
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–330
- Website
- SKYSS
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Oslo lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo lufthavn to Trondheim S
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,200
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Skei
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 140–270
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Skei to Moa trafikkterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 450–850
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +47 71 28 01 00
- Website
- Fram
Bus from Moa trafikkterminal to Kristiansund trafikkterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–410
- Website
- Fram
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–190
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–190
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–310
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–310
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–190
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–190
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Strandkaiterminalen båtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–1,000
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–1,000
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–190
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–190
Ferry from Balestrand kai to Sogndal kai
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–190
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–190
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Nordskot hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Nordskot hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kristiansund kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,600–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Måløy kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 5,000–8,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Kristiansund kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–2,500
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Måløy kystrutekai to Svolvær kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,100–3,500
- Website
- Havila
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