There are 7 ways to get from Lofoten to Greenland by bus, plane, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Leknes, fly to Nuuk Airport
best- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Lufthavnveien kryssbus
- Fly from Leknes (LKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane LKN - GOH
30h 25m$514–1,416Fly Svolvær Airport, Helle to Nuuk Airport
- Fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane SVJ - GOH
15h 20m$712–2,716Bus to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, fly to Nuuk Airport
- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Harstad/Narvik lufthavnbus
- Fly from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane EVE - GOH
17h 18m$730–2,740Ferry to Bodø Airport, fly to Ilulissat Airport
- Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Ilulissat Airport (JAV)plane BOO - JAV
19h 27mFerry to Bodø Airport, fly to Nuuk Airport
- Take the ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Bodø Airport (BOO) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane BOO - GOH
17h 59mBus, car ferry to Stokmarknes, fly to Nuuk Airport
- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus
- Take the carferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry
- Fly from Stokmarknes (SKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane SKN - GOH
18h 9mBus, ferry to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly to Nuuk Airport
- Take the bus from Lyngvær øst to Tjeldsund Krobus
- Take the ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Nuuk Airport (GOH)plane TOS - GOH
18h 57m
Leknes (LKN) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lofoten to Greenland is to bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lofoten to Greenland is to fly which takes 15h 20m and costs $700 - $2,800.
The distance between Lofoten and Greenland is 2882 km.
It takes approximately 30h 25m to get from Lofoten to Greenland, including transfers.
There are 35+ hotels available in Greenland.
What companies run services between Lofoten, Norway and Greenland?
Widerøe and Icelandair fly from Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) to Nuuk Airport (GOH) 6 times a week.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Leknes to Nuuk Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Leknes to Nuuk Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Svolvær Airport, Helle to Nuuk Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Svolvær Airport, Helle to Nuuk Airport via Bodø Airport, Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Nuuk Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes to Nuuk Airport via Bodø Airport, Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Bodø Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,800
Flights from Bodø Airport to Nuuk Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Bodø Airport to Nuuk Airport via Oslo, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Stokmarknes to Nuuk Airport via Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Stokmarknes to Nuuk Airport via Bodø Airport, Tromsø Airport, Langnes, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Nuuk Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- airgreenland.gl
Flights from Leknes to Nuuk Airport via Bodø Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
Flights from Bodø Airport to Ilulissat Airport via Trondheim, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,800
Flights from Bodø Airport to Nuuk Airport via Stockholm, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leknes to Nuuk Airport via Bodø Airport, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Lufthavnveien kryss
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Harstad/Narvik lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Bus from Lyngvær øst to Tjeldsund Kro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Ferry from Svolvær hurtigbåtkai to Bodø hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Nordland fylkeskommune
- Phone
- + 47 777 88 777
- Website
- Svipper
Ferry from Harstad hurtigbåtkai to Tromsø Prostneset hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Svipper
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