NORDKYN
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2024-05-09
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-3.6 °C

TRAVEL INFO

Despite its remote location, it is fairly easy to travel to Nordkyn - by sea, air or road.

Getting here & around

Fly with Widerøe, go by boat on the Coastal Route or take a bus or car.

By air

You can find tickets and prices to Mehamn Airport on the Widerøe website. 

Arrivals Monday - Friday: 05.35 – 12.30 – 18.35 -23.50
Departures Monday - Friday: 05.50 – 12.45 – 18.50 – 00.05

No flights on saturdays, and Sundays there`s only one flight that arrives at 18.35 with departure 18.50

You can also fly directly between Oslo and Lakselv with SAS every Monday and Friday 09.55-11.55 / 12.25-14.25.

Departure Oslo Gardermoen 09.55 - arrival Lakselv 11.55
Departure Lakselv 12.25 - arrival Oslo Gardermoen 14.25

Both SAS and Norwegian have year-round direct flights to Kirkenes and Alta, from where you can reach Nordkyn with the Coastal Route (only from Kirkenes) or by road.

By sea

The Coastal Route (Hurtigruten/Havila) stops twice a day in Kjøllefjord and Mehamn when all ships are in operation. See sailing schedules on the websites of Havila og Hurtigruten. You can also find timetables and links to tickets at Entur.

Lokalruter

Skal du reise fra Skjånes med LangfjordExpressen til Langfjordnes, Nervei eller Laggo må du bestille reisen senest kl 21.00 kvelden før avreise på Snelandias nettsider.

By road

Driving on your own

There are car rentals in Mehamn (Bilutleie - Nordic Safari), as well as in Lakselv, Kirkenes andAlta:

Hertz
Avis
Rent-A-Wreck

The Nordkyn Road (Fv 888/894) offers amazing scenery and wildlife, with many opportunities to stop and enjoy the ocean and mountain vistas. There are several mountain passes and often lots of reindeer on the way, so mind the weather and traffic forecasts.

Værvarsel Nordkyn
Trafikkinfo Nordkyn

Charging stations

The charging network for electric cars is well developed, and there are quick charge stations in Kjøllefjord, Mehamn og Ifjord.

More info on the Ishavsveien website.

Going by bus


To Nordkyn 

Snelandia connects Nordkyn to the rest of Finnmark.

Around Nordkyn

The Snelandia local bus and minibus routes connect Kjøllefjord, Mehamn, Gamvik and Skjånes with each other and points further south. Tickets must be pre-booked at least 2 hours before departure (21.00 the evening before the first bus, early in the morning).

Routes and ticket-booking

There is a taxi service in Mehamn, available by phone at +47 95 55 85 00 and Facebook.