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[Peter]

BODØ - NARVIK | ship (Hurtigruten) or bus via LOFOTEN



The Norwegian rail network ends up when travelling via Norway to the North in Bodø.
When travelling via Sweden to the North, you can reach Narvik (Norway) by train.
It is a distance of about 300km between these two cities.

Rail network connection Bodø: trondheim-bodoe-night-train-t3839.html
Rail network connection Narvik: narvik-stockholm-night-train-t1360.html





BUS

Leave the train at Fauske (it is cheaper then) which is close to Bodø. Use Nor-Way Bussekspress: bus number 720 Bodø-Fauske-Narvik.
It is about 50 EUR one way (50% discount for students and seniors) and the journey time is 6:30h.





SHIP

The ferry terminal is only two minutes away from the railway station.

1) Ferry Bodø to Skutvik and then continue by bus to Narvik (25 EUR and 50% discount for students).
If you can travel this journey in a summer-night, it is really magic !

2) Lofoten: ferry Bodø to Moskenes. From there you travel by local bus to Svolvaer. Here have a change to the bus to Narvik (number 761 Lofoten Ekspressen) for about 50 EUR (adults) - students get a 50% discount.

3) Lofoten: by the Hurtigruten (ship) from Bodø to Svolvaer (50 EUR for adults, 25 for students; one-way). Then continue by bus to Narvik (number 761 Lofoten Ekspressen) for about 50 EUR (adults) - students get a 50% discount.





OVERVIEW:

If you want to do it on the cheap and fast way, use the bus from Bodø to Narvik.
If you want to use a ship and do not spend a lot of money, use version ship 1. The most expensive way is ship 2. For all the ferries you can calculate 50 EUR for adults and 25 EUR for students.
A lot of campsites are available. You will get a place for one tent and two persons together for 20 EUR in average.





LINKS:
Hurtigruten
Nor-Way Bussekspress





European train schedules: rail-timetable-europe-train-schedule-t1025.html
Official InterRail (only Europeans or persons with a stay longer than 6 months in Europe) passes are available via: http://www.railpass-shop.com
Official Eurail (Non-Europeans and persons with a stay less than 6 months in Europe) passes via: http://www.eurailer.net
IR = traveling with an INTERRAIL or EURAIL pass
FULL FARE = 2nd (1st) class full fare. Limited special offers available: buy them early - up to 3 months in advance - you are fixed on dates then and lost your flexibility.



update: February 2010

[AlphaOmega]

You can also take Hurtigruten from Bodø to Harstad (16h, 425nok for students) and take a bus from there to Narvik (3h, 94nok for students)

did it last week, it was awesome. though i have to say the ferry can be very touristic (filled with germans). Still sucks I couldn't go all the way to Kirkenas though, met a guy on the ship who did, saw pictures, me jealous.

Will go this winter during the polar nights to have a peek at them northern lights ^^

AO.

edit: when i was in Bodø I inquired about the bus, too, I believe they said there wasn't a discount for students, but there was a discount for Interrail. The price was 271 (with discount) If I'm correct.

[swoo]

hi, I am not a student anymore, could I get discount to take the Hurtigruten ship by holding an interrail pass, thanks for your help!

[Knut]

Yes, you get an Interrail discount.

This Summer I've done this and found a very cheap method:

- By train to Bodø.
- With Hurtigruten to A on Lofoten (125NOK) - I took the last or first ship depends on how you count.
- There was a lot of tourist buses in A.
- I hitchhiked first to Leknes. Very nice place with supermarket etc.
- Then with another tourist bus (around 12th July there was a lot of them) which took me for free to Svolvaer.
- And from Svolvaer I got for free with tourist bus to Narvik.

Just try to hitchhike with them, normally they pick you up.


Greetings Knut

[matthias]

The Norwegian rail network ends up when travelling via Norway to the North in Bodø.
2) Lofoten: Ferry Bodø to Moskenes. From there you travel by local bus to Svolvaer. Here change to the bus to Narvik (number 761 Lofoten Ekspressen) for about 50 EUR for adults (students get a 50% discount).
3) Lofoten: by the Hurtigruten (ship) from Bodø to Svolvaer (50 EUR for adults, 25 for students; one-way). then continue by bus to Narvik (number 761 Lofoten Ekspressen) for about 50 EUR for adults (students get a 50% discount).

well, i'm searching for options to move from Bodø to Andenes. with station in Røst, Værøy and Bø.

yes, there are ferries from Bodø to Moskenes via Værøy and Røst. sounds like a good option. does anyone knows how much you paid for this ferry?
from Moskenes there are buses to Svolvaer. Then i would like to go to Bø and further to Andenes.

what is the best solution? buses, ferries,...? Who has experience?
and who knows the price for the buses, respectively ferries and for Hurtigruten from Risøyhamn to Bodø?

thank you in advance.
matthew.

[drpimento]

Hello all - I'm happy to see this topic being discussed as I am planning at this moment on how to spend a day on Lofoten. I arrive 9ish in the morning at Bodo and then want to take a train from Narvik later in the day. I would have liked to spend at least a night here, but I'm already several days behind my schedule. Be good to have a beer and chat with any of you sometime. Cheers!

[Peter]

I just came back 5 days ago from Narvik - and also did a short visit to the Lofoten... take a bus from Bodo to Narvik and stay there overnight - do not take the night train from Narvik down to Southern-Sweden or at least (right now it never gets dark there at night) try to start at day light from Narvik via Absiko to Kiruna - definitely worth seeing it.

[wr0429]

Hi there,

after reading the whole thread, I still have some questions and hope, you can help me.

I want to take the ferry from Bodo to Moskens and then a bus to A. There I want to spend the night ... can anybody advise a campsite to me? Or does anybody know if it´s allowed to camp everywhere in Norway (like in Sweden)?

From A I want to take the bus to Narvik. Now my 2nd question: how much is charge? On the homepage I find the travelling times, but no charges.

I hope you can answer my questions.

Yours Kai

[Elanor]

Is all this also possible the other way round, say for example ship option 2, from Narvik to Svolvaer, to Moskenes and by ferry to Bodo?

[flow]

Yup.

[IamSonja]

Hi there! We will be in Bodo this wednesday at 9am and go to Narvik from there. We'd like to take the ship Version 1 to skutvik but i can't figure out where to book this online. Is this with hurtigruten? And do you think I can buy the bus ticket when I get there or should we book them in advance?

[Peter]

Hi.

The ferry is no problem for foot-passengers. And the bus as well - no problem to get a seat.
If you want to be sure, ask again at the bus company, but as much as I know they have a guarantee that you get a seat without booking in advance. Never hat problems with them.

Peter