There are 9 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
15h 4mkr 1,608–5,498Train, 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 5,037–12,111Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Leknes (LKN)plane ABZ - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
14h 21mkr 2,540–8,545Train 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
15h 53mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane ABZ - SVJ
14h 53mkr 3,528–6,535Train, 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
17h 15mTrain, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
- 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
15h 43mkr 3,298–6,668Train, 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
21h 34mkr 2,388–7,588Bus, 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 5,201–9,797
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 1600 - kr 5500 and takes 15h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Lofoten is to train and fly and bus which takes 14h 21m and costs kr 2500 - kr 9000.
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 5000 - kr 13000.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Inverness to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 327+ 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 Leknes via Bergen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Stavanger, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Bergen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–8,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leknes via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Leknes via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- 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 500–900
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–280
- Website
- Ember
- 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
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