Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Library (Vestfjordgata; 11am-3pm Mon-Sat)
Free internet and wi-fi.
Tourist office ( 76 06 98 07;
www.lofoten.info
; Torget; 9am-8pm or 10pm mid-
Jun-Jul, shorter hr rest of yr)
Provides information on the entire archipelago.
Getting There & Around
From Svolvær's small airport there are up to six flights daily to Bodø.
Svolvær isastoponthe Hurtigruten coastal ferry.Twoother sea routes connect Svolvær to
the mainland:
To/from Skutvik
(car/driver Nkr104/36, 1¾ hours, up to 10 daily) The shortest, most pop-
ular crossing (from Skutvik you can connect by bus with Narvik).
To/from Bodø
(Nkr324, 3½ hours) Daily express passenger boat calling by Skutvik (one
hour).
Useful bus routes include the following:
Bus 8
To/from Sortland on Vesterålen (2¼ hours, three to five times daily), via Stok-
marknes (1¾ hours).
Bus 9
To/from Leknes (Nkr134, 1½ hours, four to six times daily), with connections to Å
(Nkr242, 3½ hours).
Lofotekspressen
To/from Narvik (Nkr225 or Nkr425, 4¼ hours, twice daily).
For a taxi, call 76 07 06 00.
KABELVÅG
Kabelvåg, 5km southwest of Svolvær, is an altogether more intimate and cosy place. At its
heartisasmallsquareandtinyharbourwhileits
Storvågen
district,2kmofftheE10tothe
south, has an enticing trio of museums and galleries.
Sights & Activities
Behind the old prison in Storvågen, a trail climbs to the statue honouring King Øystein.
In 1120 he ordered the first
rorbuer
to be built to house fishermen, who previously had
been sleeping beneath their overturned rowing boats. This wasn't just an act of kindness;
His Majesty needed to keep his fisherfolk warm, dry and content since the tax on exported
dried fish was the main source of his revenue.
Lofotmuseet
FOLK MUSEUM
