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If you don't rent a car, the main way to get around the Faroes is to take the bus. The bus station is on the southeast side of the harbor, co-located with the Eystara Bryggja ferry dock. From here, you can get a bus to just about anywhere in the central Faroes. The bus station itself has a nice waiting area, a ticket/information booth, a clean rest room, a convenience store, and storage lockers. Leið (route) 300 is one of the more important bus routes, going to the airport and Sørvágur (where the Mykines ferry departs). Fare to the airport or Sørvágur costs Kr 90 one-way, travel time 50 and 55 minutes respectively. Consider also the Tourist Travel Card, valid for all travel by bus and ferry. A 4-day card costs Kr 400, while a 7-day card costs Kr 600.
If you're arriving or departing the Faroes by plane, be sure to check the schedules carefully to make sure a bus coincides with your flight. See the website for exact timetables and other details (website mostly in Faroese, but plentiful pictograms make navigation fairly easy).
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The island of Nólsoy is an easy trip from Tórshavn. The M/F Ritan (pronounced somewhat like the French cigarette brand "Gitannes") makes the 20-minute trip to the island. The ferry departs from the the harbor, about 150 meters (yards) from the bus station. If in doubt, ask for directions at the bus station. Fare is Kr 40 for a round-trip ticket; pay on the boat. 4 and 7-day Travel Card valid.
One warning: on Tuesdays (and sometimes Thursdays) there are no late morning or afternoon journeys; the first afternoon trip departs Nólsoy at 4:45 PM. Study the timetable carefully before departing. When in doubt, ask for advice at the bus station.
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There are two or three daily ferries to the island of Suðuroy from Tórshavn. The M/F Smyril was at one time the international ferry, traveling to Iceland, the Shetland Islands, Norway, and Denmark. Nowadays, it is relegated to the domestic journey between Tórshavn and the port of Tvøroyri on the south island. Travel time is 1 hour 55 minutes. Fare is Kr 50 each way, Kr 80 round-trip for foot passengers. Cars can be taken on board at a cost of Kr 200 round-trip. Travel Card is valid for foot passengers.
UPDATE: It appears the Smyril has been (or soon will be) replaced on this route by the M/F St Ola.
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UPDATE: Smyril Line has apparently discontinued ferry service to the Shetland Islands/Scotland effective January 1, 2009, and to Norway effective January 31, 2009.
Your other option besides flying to the Faroes is to take the ferry. The M/F Norröna, an absolutely enormous passenger ferry and cargo ship, departs on a weekly loop from Seyðisfjørður, Iceland, to Tórshavn, then on to Esbjerg, Denmark, then back to Tórshavn and Seyðisfjørður. Prices vary with time of year and accommodation chosen -- check the website for details.
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It is possible to arrive directly in Tórshavn rather than having to get the bus from the airport on the neighbouring island of Vagar.
The Norröna, operated by Smyril Line, comes directly into Tórshavn from Seyðisfjörður in Eastern Iceland, or Lerwick in the Shetland Islands (where it's possible to get connecting ferries to Bergen (NO), Aberdeen (UK) and Hanstholm (DK))
The crossings from both Shetland and Iceland are about 15 hours overnight. It's a comfortable, modern ferry with all the services you'd expect, a shop, canteen, restaurant and even night club.
The ferry runs about once a week, check the website for exact details. Leave a Comment
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The Faroese ferry company Strandfaraskip Landsins operates a network of ferries. Their largest vessel is the new Smyril, a roll-on/roll-off ferry which maintains the link between Tórshavn and the southern islands. This vessel entered service in 2005.
Since the early 1980s Smyril Line has operated a regular international passenger, car and freight service using a large, modern, multi-purpose ferry - the Norröna. The weekly service links the Faroe Islands with Seyðisfjörður in Iceland, Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, Bergen in Norway and Hanstholm in Denmark, as well as Scrabster, on the mainland of Scotland. Leave a Comment
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You'll find that Tórshavn is small enough to walk around and you'll quickly find your bearings.
However if you want to see a streetmap before heading off Wikipedia have an excellent one here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Torshavn.png Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Smyril Line has a regular service from Esbjerg/Danmark to Iceland and they always make a stop here in Foroe-Islands.
The ferry to ICELAND starts Saturday at Esbjerg arriving in Torshaven monday.Then you could make a stopover on Faroe Island,because the ferry goes first to BERGEN to get some more passengers and is back on wednesday to go on to ICELAND , arriving there Thursday. - I think this is a nice way to get visitors to this wonderful Island. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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The capital Tórshavn offers an efficient local bus service with three routes that reach most areas of the town. The busses are red-coloured. Theme: Other
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Travelling around Tórshavn and some of the villages around the capitol by bus is free of charge, so do make use of this as much as you can. These busses are red. Not to be mistaken with the blue ones, which take you everywhere else, not free of charge Theme: Bus
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