There are 5 ways to get from Inverness to Lofoten by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Leknes, bus
best- 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
18h 41mkr 2,847–8,301Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- 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 33mkr 2,453–5,273Train 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
17h 28mkr 4,441–8,296Train 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 16mTrain, 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 41m
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Leknes (LKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Lofoten is to train and bus and fly which costs kr 2400 - kr 5500 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Lofoten is to train and bus and fly which takes 15h 33m and costs kr 2400 - kr 5500.
The distance between Inverness and Lofoten is 1685 km.
It takes approximately 18h 41m to get from Inverness to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 349+ 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 Aberdeen, walk to Aberdeen Union Street, take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) airport, fly to Leknes (LKN), walk to Lufthavnveien kryss, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aberdeen, walk to Aberdeen Union Street, take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) 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.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Leknes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Leknes via Bergen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Bergen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–7,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,600–8,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Svolvær Airport, Helle via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 430–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 430–750
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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