What is the distance from Vágar Airport to the centre of Tórshavn?
Vágar Airport is 46 kilometres / 28.6 miles away from the city centre of Tórshavn (Vágsbotnur). Travelling by car to the capital city, with its 14,000 inhabitants, takes about three quarters of an hour.
From FAE Airport to Tórshavn City centre by Taxi
Public transport
Bus to Tórshavn
On weekdays, bus 300 line runs eight times per day between the airport and Tórshavn. The bus departs six times a day on weekends. Twice a day it’s a direct connection, the other times the bus stops in the towns of Miðvágur, Sandavágur and Kollafjørður. Travel time to Tórshavn is about 60 minutes and the price for a one-way ticket is 90 DKK. The price depends on the distance driven. When you exit the bus in Miðvágur or Sandavágur, for instance, you only pay 20 DKK. You can purchase tickets from the bus driver who accepts cash and credit cards.
If you want to visit other places on the islands, you should first travel to Tórshavn where you can transfer to another bus. If you want to go to Sørvágur, you can get on bus line 300 departing in the other direction. In Sørvágur you can take the boat to the island of Mykines, the westernmost of the Faroe Islands. Please consult website Strandfaraskip for more information. Both Auto Taxi and Taxi Bil offer shuttle bus services to Tórshavn. You will pay 250 DKK for a single trip which takes about 50 minutes. Please consult website Auto Taxi and website Taxi Bil for more information.
Atlantic Airways Helicopter to Tórshavn
In the Faroe Islands, the helicopter is often used and not considered a particularly luxurious means of transportation. The helicopters provide a quick and convenient way to get to the larger and more remote destinations on the islands. They operate according to fixed schedules and service almost all towns on the islands. Because it is a more widely used means of transportation, the costs are relatively low. A trip between the airport and Tórshavn, for instance, costs 645 DKK per person. It is wise to plan ahead since most destinations are only served a couple of times per week. The schedules and prices for helicopter transportations can be found here, website Atlantic Airways Helicopter.
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