There are 6 ways to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten by plane, bus, car ferry, car, or 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 to Leknes, bus
best- Fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Leknes (LKN)plane HFT - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
6h 49mkr 1,212–4,457Fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
cheapest- Fly from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane HFT - SVJ
7h 16mkr 1,200–4,347Bus
- Take the bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Løkkeveienbus 100
- Take the bus from Løkkeveien to Storslett sentrumbus 190
- Take the bus from Sørkjosen/Storslett to Nordkjosbotnbus
- Take the bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvikbus 100
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lyngvær østbus 300
18h 26mkr 1,885–2,665Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Øksfjord kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Drive from Øksfjord kystrutekai to Lofotencar
12h 39mkr 1,482–2,340Ferry, drive, bus
- Take the ferry from Hammerfest havn to Storekorsnes hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Drive from Storekorsnes hurtigbåtkai to Indre Kjerringdalcar
- Take the bus from Indre Kjerringdal to Tromsø Prostnesetbus 150
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry 2
- Take the bus from Tjeldsund Kro to Lyngvær østbus 300
19h 16mDrive 809.2 km
- Drive from Hammerfest to Lofotencar 809.2 km
12h 2mkr 1,640–2,369
Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Leknes (LKN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten is to car ferry and drive which costs kr 1400 - kr 2400 and takes 12h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten is to fly and bus which takes 6h 49m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4500.
No, there is no direct bus from Hammerfest to Lofoten. However, there are services departing from Hammerfest bussterminal and arriving at Lyngvær øst via Løkkeveien, Sørkjosen/Storslett, Nordkjosbotn and Bjerkvik. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 26m.
The distance between Hammerfest and Lofoten is 537 km. The road distance is 809.2 km.
The best way to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten without a car is to bus which takes 18h 26m and costs kr 1800 - kr 2700.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten, including transfers.
Hammerfest to Lofoten bus services, operated by Snelandia, depart from Hammerfest bussterminal station.
The best way to get from Hammerfest to Lofoten is to bus which takes 18h 26m and costs kr 1800 - kr 2700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs kr 1200 - kr 4400 and takes 7h 16m.
Hammerfest to Lofoten bus services, operated by Snelandia, arrive at Løkkeveien station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hammerfest to Lofoten is 809 km. It takes approximately 12h 2m to drive from Hammerfest to Lofoten.
What companies run services between Hammerfest, Norway and Lofoten, Norway?
You can take a bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Lofoten via Løkkeveien, Sørkjosen/Storslett, Nordkjosbotn, Bjerkvik, and Lyngvær øst in around 18h 26m. Alternatively, Widerøe flies from Hammerfest Airport (HFT) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) once daily.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Leknes via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Leknes via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Hammerfest Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Tromso, Bodo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,000
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Bjerkvik to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Tjeldsund Kro to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Hammerfest bussterminal to Løkkeveien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Løkkeveien to Storslett sentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Sørkjosen/Storslett to Nordkjosbotn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- kr 700–1,000
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Nordkjosbotn to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–650
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Indre Kjerringdal to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Øksfjord kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 280–440
- Website
- Hurtigruten
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- Havila
Car ferry from Hammerfest kystrutekai to Øksfjord kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–200
- Website
- Havila
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Ferry from Hammerfest havn to Storekorsnes hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 220–290
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
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