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M/F Norröna dwarfs Tinganes, Tórshavn - Faroe Islands
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On board the Smyril
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    • JLBG
  • Updated By JLBG on October 7, 2005
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    • Faroe Islands Transportation
    by JLBG
    The Smyril line links the Faroe to Scandinavia and Scotland. We sailed from Stranrear (Scotland) on the Smyril. Now, the New Norröna sails on a round trip from Hanstholm (Danmark) and successively to Tórshavn, Lerwick (Shetland), Bergen (Norway) Lerwick, Tórshavn, Seydisfjördur (Iceland), Tórshavn, Lerwick and back to Hanstholm.

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  • Website: www.smyril-line.com
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    Getting there
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    • lisahurley
  • By lisahurley on June 1, 2005
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    by lisahurley
    The Faroe Islands are located north of the UK between Iceland & Norway. The Faroese people love to say that they were the vikings on their way to Iceland who got sea-sick so they were dropped off in the Faroes on the way. There are two main ways of travelling to the faroes: by plane or ferry. Now, as I understand it, there is only one airline flying in and out since mćrsk stopped their flights to the Faroes. So check out Smyril line for ferries (www.smyril-line.fo) and Atlantic Airways for flights (www.atlantic.fo/). Be warned, flights into the Faroes are notoriously turbulent. In fact, I was told by a pilot, that you have to have a high level of expertise and experience (& go through longer training) to be permitted to fly into the Faroes, since the terrain/turbulence is so difficult. The ferry on the other hand is quite luxurious (for a ferry) it's almost more of a cruise. The new ship is gorgeous and you get to see the shetlands on the way (from denmark). But the ship is not without some turbulent trips as well (depends somewhat on the time of year - summer is better).
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    Vágar Airport
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    • travelfrosch
  • Updated By travelfrosch on August 25, 2007
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    • Vága floghavn - Faroe Islands
    Vága floghavn
    by travelfrosch
    Vágar airport (Code: FAE) is the only international airport in the Faroe Islands. The Faroese flag carrier, Atlantic Airways, is the only commercial airline to fly into this airport (although Air Iceland has a code-share agreement with Atlantic). However, a number of charter flights come into here as well.

    Atlantic Airways has direct service to the Faroes from various destinations in Iceland, the UK, Norway, and Denmark. The most frequent service is between Vágar and Copenhagen, with several daily flights.

    The airport itself has a small cafeteria, an ATM, and a tourist information center. There is a nearby hotel, the Hotel Vágar, handy for those arriving on a late flight or departing on an early flight.

    For ground transportation, there are rental car facilities, as well as a public bus. Bus 300 will take you from the Airport to the capital city of Tórshavn in 50 minutes. Fare is DKK 90 one-way.

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  • Phone: +298 35 44 00
  • Website: http://www.floghavn.fo
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    Getting around the Faroes
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    • zweiblumen
  • Updated By zweiblumen on July 28, 2003
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    • The islands are quite well served by a bus network that takes in many of the smallest villages as well as the main towns such as Tórshavn and Klaksvík. Details of bus services (and of ferries too) are published by Strandfaraskip Landsins the public transport service of the Faroe Islands. Schedules are available at the passenger terminal in Tórshavn and tourist information centres around the islands.

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  • Phone: (+298) 343000, 343030
  • Website: www.ssl.fo
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    Ferry from Iceland and Denmark
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    • travelfrosch
  • Updated By travelfrosch on January 23, 2009
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    • M/F Norröna dwarfs Tinganes, Tórshavn - Faroe Islands
    M/F Norröna dwarfs Tinganes,
    Tórshavn
    by travelfrosch
    UPDATE: Smyril Line has apparently discontinued ferry service to the Shetland Islands and 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 weekly on a loop from Seyđisfjřrđur, Iceland, to Tórshavn, then on to Esbjerg, Denmark, then back to Tórshavn and Seyđisfjřrđur. Prices vary with time of year and accommodation chosen -- check the website for details.

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  • Phone: +298 345900
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    Faroese Bus
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  • By travelfrosch on August 18, 2007
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    • Tórshavn Bus Station - Faroe Islands
    Tórshavn Bus Station
    by travelfrosch
    If you don't rent a car, the main way to get around the Faroes is to take the bus. The buses are reasonably inexpensive and reliable between Tórshavn, the Airport, and the main towns such as Klaksvik. To get to the smaller towns, service is less frequent, and sometimes you have to call ahead in order to be dropped off or picked up. For visitors, Leiđ (route) 300 is one of the more important bus routes, running between Tórshavn, the airport, and Sřrvágur (where the Mykines ferry departs). Fare from Tórshavn to the airport or Sřrvágur 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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  • Phone: +298 34 30 30
  • Website: http://www.ssl.fo
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    Buses, Ferries, etc.
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  • By lisahurley on September 19, 2002
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    • Boats and Ferries are a way of life. - Faroe Islands
    Boats and Ferries are a way of
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    by lisahurley
    Getting to the Faroes isn't too much of a problem, though the flights are notoriously turbulent. What can be tricky is getting around once you are there. We stayed in Velbastađ and discovered that there was a bus that went out that way, but you had to call them to send it out! The bus/ferry system is really great, but doesn't get you everywhere... so check it all out. Also, while we were there, the ferries were on strike! This was especially bad because you must take a ferry to get to and from the airport to the rest of the islands. Luckily people were using their own boats to get people across.
    The main thing is, if you have a problem with boats, you may have a problem getting to some destinations.

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    Great flights, good price!!! Atlantic Airways
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    • Lunaina
  • Updated By Lunaina on July 6, 2007
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    • Faroe Islands Transportation
    by Lunaina
    In June, July and August, twice a week you can have a flight from London Stansted to Vagar Airport. Prices are quite good, we booked early and paid for a return 269 GBP per person. Service on the flight was great, in the two hour flights we received two sandwiches and had five opportunities for a drink. The staff was really nice.

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  • Website: www.atlantic.fo
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    By ship
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  • Updated By tini58de on July 5, 2005
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    • Sailing ship in Torshavn - Faroe Islands
    Sailing ship in Torshavn
    by tini58de
    We went to the Faroe islands on the Professor Molchanov, one of the small vessels used by our tour operator Oceanwide Expeditions. Our landing in Torshavn was the only "regular" landing - at all other places we had to use our zodiacs to go ashore!

    The Smyril Line connects Torshavn with Iceland, Norway and the UK, so do have a look at their timetables, if that is more suitable for you!

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  • Website: http://www.ocnwide.com/ocn.htm
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    First you must fly of course,...
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  • By foadtoad on August 26, 2002
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    • Faroe Islands Transportation
    by foadtoad
    First you must fly of course, since it´s way up in the north-atlantic..from the airport we first took a bus for an hour to a ferry that took us to the biggest island where the capital is and where we were going to stay the first few days..don´t ask me why the airport isn´t on the biggest island.
    oh my god my feet still hurts. you can take the bus. yes. I definitely recommend you to take the bus. We didn´t we walked all over...crazy!!! well...you can also ride a horse actually..

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