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RE: From Moskenes or Svolvaer to Bodo by boat

by bjornmu 20 May 2012

The "ferry" is actually Hurtigruten. The speedboat at 06:30 is the only departure, on weekdays. There is a ferry (summer routes) from…
Re: From Moskenes or Svolvaer to Bodo by boat

by muminmamma 20 May 2012

The 14th being a Friday there's a ferry at 00.15 Saturday, arriving in Bodø 03.45, or there's a fast boat leaving Svolvær at 06.30 arrivin…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by bjornmu 23 March 2012

Did you book a flight on DAT? Your ticket is now invalid!!!! Wideroe has protested the decision and the ruling is now that they will…
RE: Planning a 4/5 day trip to the Lofoten Islands seems to be tricky business!

by bjornmu 23 March 2012

Wideroe lost the bid and will not be flying to Svolvær, the route will be operated by Danish Air Transport. You could also take Hurtigruten…
RE: Planning a 4/5 day trip to the Lofoten Islands seems to be tricky business!

by m_schwarz 23 March 2012

I would recomend flying into bodo and leaving from Evenes, or the inverse. As iviehoff has said, flights are not so expensive, about 60-70€…
RE: Planning a 4/5 day trip to the Lofoten Islands seems to be tricky business!

by iviehoff 23 March 2012

From Bodo it is either a 3-hour ferry ride to Moskenes, or else a short flight to Svolvaer with Wideroe. You can hire a car at Svolvaer…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by bjornmu 20 March 2012

No wonder Danish Air Transport is not mentioned, since they're not operating this route. :-) They won the bid and are taking over the…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by leglessbird 20 March 2012

bjornmu, thx so much. u saved me!! the guide book and tourist office web site doesn't mention this airline. i should get off hurtigruten…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by m_schwarz 19 March 2012

Well if there are no buses that definately complicates matters. I also see now that they are indeed in Svolvaer so what you suggested…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by bjornmu 19 March 2012

There is a ferry from Moskenes on the 7th but again you'd have to spend a night in Bodø and then take the flight on the 8th. As for Evenes,…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by m_schwarz 19 March 2012

It would be helpful to know where you are in the Lofotens and if cost is an issue. Beyond the boat suggested by bjornmu, there is a ferry…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by bjornmu 19 March 2012

Oh wait, you had two alternatives! OK there's a speedboat at 14:00 on the 7th, arriving 17:30. No transportation on the 8th. So you'd…
RE: urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by bjornmu 19 March 2012

Their search is seriously broken: I just made a naive attempt: it suggested you take the speedboat across in the afternoon, walk to the…
urgent - Lofoten - Svolvær to Bodo airport easiest way?

by leglessbird 19 March 2012

i have trouble reading this bus site, even I try using translater. http://www.177nordland.no/ given we carries suit cases, could u pls…
RE: Northern Sweden and Norway

by m_schwarz 12 March 2012

I disagree that the Lofotens are so difficult and expensive. You can get very reasonable flights from Olso to Bodo (with a ferry connection…
RE: Wild camping Lofoten Islands, Norway - spring water sources

by iviehoff 15 February 2012

>Interesting how a Ukrainian website has at least hourly descriptions of precipitation whereas YR.NO has got nada. What's up with that?…
RE: Wild camping Lofoten Islands, Norway - spring water sources

by iviehoff 15 February 2012

>(Yes, stats show it as the rainiest month, but due to recent climate change my research shows this to be less accurate All that means…
RE: Bodø to Svolvær (via Narvik?)

by iviehoff 08 February 2012

Only you can say what is best. It depends what you want to do.
Bodø to Svolvær (via Narvik?)

by Awaw 07 February 2012

Hi, I'm planning a trip to Lofoten this summer and am trying to work out which route is best to take. I have ten days to use from Bodø…
RE: Tromso v. Lofoten Islands in Summer

by iviehoff 13 January 2012

>When you say the view is so often blocked in Lofoten, do you mean because many of the major villages are on the southern side of the…
RE: Tromso v. Lofoten Islands in Summer

by workingholidayguy 07 January 2012

Lofoten - hands down. You can take bus from Narvik to Svolvaer and theres car rental in Svolvaer. Public transportation isnt great consideri…
Re: Getting from Svolvaer to Abisko + Hurtigruten from Tromso to Svolvaer

by steinarh 26 December 2011

1. Yes, this is possible and generally safe. These connections are very important also to the locals. Half the passengers on the train…
Getting from Svolvaer to Abisko + Hurtigruten from Tromso to Svolvaer

by codylim 25 December 2011

Hi all, I would be visiting Northern Scandinavia in Feb/Mar 2012. I have 2 questions to ask: 1. Would like to ask if it is possible…
Itinerary for Northern Norway and Northern Sweden in late Feb/early Mar 201

by codylim 23 December 2011

Hi all, I am planning to head to Northern Norway and Northern Sweden in late Feb/early Mar 2012. I have typed out the draft itinerary…
tromso to lofoten by car in January

by danmontero 17 December 2011

Hi I have a job travel to Tromso within january (from 16th to 19th and I would like to spend some extra days (from 20th to 30th) taking…