There are 5 ways to get from Leknes to Sortland by bus, car ferry (Hurtigruten), car, or car ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Leknes sentrum to Fiskebøl ferjekaibus 300
- Take the bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminalbus 930
4h 25mkr 882–1,281Drive 182.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Leknes to Sortlandcar 182.5 km
2h 44mkr 367–530Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Stamsund kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
8h 40mkr 385–948Bus via Svolvær
- Take the bus from Leknes sentrum to Svinøya Rorbuer, Svolværbus Svolvær
- Take the bus from Svinøya to Sortland bussterminalbus 930
5h 49mkr 1,340–2,070Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leknes to Fiskebøl ferjekaicar
- Take the car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekaicarferry 18-732
3h 43m
Leknes to Sortland by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leknes to Sortland is to drive which costs kr 360 - kr 550 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Leknes to Sortland is to drive which takes 2h 44m and costs kr 360 - kr 550.
No, there is no direct bus from Leknes to Sortland. However, there are services departing from Leknes sentrum and arriving at Sortland bussterminal via Fiskebøl ferjekai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 25m.
The distance between Leknes and Sortland is 275 km. The road distance is 182.5 km.
The best way to get from Leknes to Sortland without a car is to bus which takes 4h 25m and costs kr 850 - kr 1300.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Leknes to Sortland, including transfers.
Leknes to Sortland bus services, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune, depart from Leknes sentrum station.
Leknes to Sortland bus services, operated by Nordland fylkeskommune, arrive at Fiskebøl ferjekai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leknes to Sortland is 183 km. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Leknes to Sortland.
There are 39+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Leknes, Nordland, Norway and Sortland, Norway?
You can take a bus from Leknes sentrum to Sortland bussterminal via Fiskebøl ferjekai in around 4h 25m. Alternatively, Hurtigruten operates a car ferry from Stamsund kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai once daily. Tickets cost kr 550–900 and the journey takes 7h 15m. Havila also services this route 3 times a week.
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Leknes sentrum to Fiskebøl ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 750–1,100
Bus from Leknes sentrum to Svinøya Rorbuer, Svolvær
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–870
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 500–750
Bus from Svinøya to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 800–1,200
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Stamsund kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Stamsund kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 350–390
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Car ferry from Fiskebøl ferjekai to Melbu ferjekai
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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