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How to get fromOrkney Islands to Lofotenby plane, bus, ferry, busferry, night train, or car ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Orkney Islands to Lofoten by plane, bus, ferry, busferry, night train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Leknes, bus

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    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Leknes (LKN)plane plane KOI - LKN
    2. Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus bus
    22h 24m
    kr 1,995–7,625

  2. Ferry, bus, bus and ferry, night train

    1. Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus bus
    4. Take the busferry from Bucharest to Malmöbusferry bus ferry
    5. Take the nighttrain from Malmö Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain night train
    6. Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus bus
    5d 4h
    kr 5,553–11,163

  3. Fly to Svolvær Airport, Helle

    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ)plane plane KOI - SVJ
    25h 31m
    kr 3,483–13,115

  4. Fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus

    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane plane KOI - EVE
    2. Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus bus
    27h 46m
    kr 2,155–7,855

  5. Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane plane KOI - BOO
    2. Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry ferry
    16h 1m

  6. Fly to Stokmarknes, car ferry, bus

    1. Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane plane KOI - SKN
    2. Take the carferry from Melbu ferjekai to Fiskebøl ferjekaicarferry car ferry
    3. Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Lyngvær østbus bus
    28h 55m

Kirkwall (KOI) to Leknes (LKN) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration20hAverage Duration
Ticketkr 1,939Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,359.7 km
  • Duration: 22h 24m

What companies run services between Orkney Islands, Scotland and Lofoten, Norway?

Loganair and Widerøe fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) 4 times a week.

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