There are 6 ways to get from Scotland to Lofoten by plane, bus, train, ferry, or night train
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Fly Aberdeen Airport to Leknes, bus
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Leknes (LKN)plane ABZ - LKN
- Take the bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær østbus
12h 58mkr 2,522–5,493Fly Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane EDI - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær østbus
13h 43mkr 1,556–4,056Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus
3d 8hkr 3,046–6,769Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane ABZ - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
15h 44mFly Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane EDI - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
14h 37mTrain, bus, night train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær østbus
3d 8h
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Leknes (LKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Lofoten is to fly and bus which costs kr 1500 - kr 4100 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Lofoten is to fly and bus which takes 12h 58m and costs kr 2500 - kr 5500.
The distance between Scotland and Lofoten is 1513 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Lofoten without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs kr 3000 - kr 7000.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Scotland to Lofoten, including transfers.
There are 288+ hotels available in Lofoten.
What companies run services between Scotland and Lofoten, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Scotland to Lofoten. However, you can take the bus to Aberdeen Airport, walk to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) airport, fly to Leknes (LKN), walk to Lufthavnveien kryss, take the bus to Lyngvær øst, then walk to Lofoten. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Lofoten via Preston, Bradford Interchange, Bradford, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Stockholm Centralstation, Narvik station, Bromsgård, and Lyngvær øst in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Leknes via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Leknes via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–8,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Leknes via Stavanger, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–5,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Bergen, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–7,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bodø Airport via Manchester, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bodø Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–950
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 310–850
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- kr 2,800–3,100
- Sleeper Seat
- kr 800–1,100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- kr 3,500–4,000
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–600
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Narvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Bus from Lufthavnveien kryss to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 70–100
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Bromsgård to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Lyngvær øst
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,100
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Bodø sentrumsterminalen kai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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