There are 6 ways to get from Lofoten to Faroe Islands by bus, plane, car ferry (Hurtigruten), ferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Leknes, fly
best- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Lufthavnveien kryssbus
- Fly from Leknes (LKN) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane LKN - FAE
16h 44m$258–860Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane EVE - FAE
12h 17m$204–783Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Svolvær kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekaicarferry Hur
- Take the car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshalscarferry
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavncarferry
4d 22h$604–2,506Fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle
- Fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane SVJ - FAE
19h 39m$246–810Ferry to Bodø Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane BOO - FAE
12h 1mBus, car ferry to Stokmarknes, fly
- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus
- Take the car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Vágar Airport (FAE)plane SKN - FAE
22h 5m
Lofoten to Faroe Islands by foot, bus, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lofoten to Faroe Islands is to bus and fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lofoten to Faroe Islands is to bus and fly which takes 12h 17m and costs $200 - $800.
No, there is no direct ferry from Lofoten to Faroe Islands. However, there are services departing from Svolvær kystrutekai and arriving at Tórshavn via Bergen Jekteviksterminalen and Hirtshals. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 22h.
The distance between Lofoten and Faroe Islands is 1230 km.
The best way to get from Lofoten to Faroe Islands without a car is to car ferry which takes 4 days 22h and costs $600 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Lofoten to Faroe Islands, including transfers.
There are 304+ hotels available in Faroe Islands.
What companies run services between Lofoten, Norway and Faroe Islands?
You can take a vehicle from Lofoten to Tórshavn via Lyngvær øst, Svolvær sentrum Lofotgata, Svolvær kystrutekai, Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai, Bergen Jekteviksterminalen, and Hirtshals in around 4d 22h. Alternatively, Widerøe, Atlantic Airways, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Vágar Airport (FAE) 6 times a week.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Leknes to Vágar Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Leknes to Vágar Airport via Bodø Airport, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Svolvær Airport, Helle to Vágar Airport via Bodø Airport, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Stokmarknes to Vágar Airport via Bodø Airport, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Stokmarknes to Vágar Airport via Tromso, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Website
- atlanticairways.com
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Vágar Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Bodø Airport to Vágar Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bodø Airport to Vágar Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Lufthavnveien kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Svolvær kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–950
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Svolvær kystrutekai to Bergen Nøstet kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $380–420
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- +47 51 46 40 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- fjordline.com
Car ferry from Bergen Jekteviksterminalen to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $143–450
- Website
- https://www.fjordline.com/en
- Car
- $272
- No Car
- $143
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Tórshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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