There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Lofoten by train, bus, plane, busferry, night train, 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.
Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane EDI - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
17h 12mkr 1,543–6,172Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Leknes (LKN)plane EDI - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
14h 25mkr 1,333–4,642Train, bus and ferry, night train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdarabusferry
- Take the busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Malmöbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus
4d 6hkr 4,972–12,469Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane ABZ - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
17h 51mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane EDI - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
16h 25mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane EDI - SVJ
16h 27mkr 1,471–5,132Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Bardufoss Airport, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bardufoss Airport (BDU)plane EDI - BDU
- Take the bus from Bardufoss sentrum to Bjerkvikbus
- Take the bus from Bjerkvik to Lyngvær østbus
19h 17mkr 2,563–8,052Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS)plane ABZ - TOS
- Take the ferry from Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai to Harstad hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Tjeldsund Kro to Lyngvær østbus
22h 34mFly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane INV - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
16h 59mBus, train, bus and ferry, night train
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Devabusferry
- Take the bus from Deva Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus
4d 22hkr 5,195–9,989
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Lofoten is to train and bus and fly which costs kr 1300 - kr 4700 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Lofoten is to train and bus and fly which takes 14h 25m and costs kr 1300 - kr 4700.
The distance between Inverness and Lofoten is 2172 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Lofoten without a car is to train and bus and ferry and night train and bus which takes 4 days 6h and costs kr 4900 - kr 13000.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Inverness to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 331+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Lofoten, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Inverness to Lofoten. However, you can take the train to Perth, walk to Perth station, take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE), walk to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Inverness to Lofoten via Edinburgh Waverley, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly, Arad, Autogara Transdara, Malmö, Malmö Centralstation, Narvik stasjon, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 4d 6h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Bergen, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leknes via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leknes via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Stockholm, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bardufoss Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bardufoss Airport via Bergen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bodø Airport via London Heathrow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bodø Airport via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bodø Airport via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Tromsø Airport, Langnes via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–850
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–700
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–450
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–410
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–450
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–450
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–450
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–450
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–410
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,000
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–270
- Website
- Ember
- 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 Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- 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
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Arad, Autogara Transdara
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Malmö
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Bus from Bardufoss sentrum to Bjerkvik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 260–370
- Website
- Svipper
- Phone
- 0040 723 450 475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comati PSG
Bus from Deva Bus Station to Stockholm Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–2,200
- Website
- Comati PSG
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- 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
- + 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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