Fly to Lofoten

Flying here

The majority of travelers to Northern Norway choose to arrive by air, and there are multiple routes to do so. Since summer 2024, accessing Lofoten by air has been significantly easier. Get the full overview below.

Harstad/Narvik Lufthavn (EVE)

More and more people choose to fly to Harstad/Narvik Airport (EVE), which is 170 km from Svolvær. Since the summer of 2024, several carriers now offer direct flights to EVE from various airports in Europe.

• Zürich (ZRH): Edelweiss / SWISS offer direct flights to EVE both summer and winter.
• London-Gatwick (LGW): Norwegian Air offers direct winter flights to EVE.
• Milano-Bergamo (BGY): Norwegian Air offers direct winter flights to EVE.
• Frankfurt (FRA): Discover Airlines / Lufthansa offer direct flights to EVE during spring, summer and fall.
• Paris (CDG): Air France offer direct flights to EVE during summer.

Norwegian

Norwegian, www.norwegian.com, offers direct daily flights from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) to Bodø (BOO) and Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes (EVE) year-round. In summertime, Norwegian also has direct flights from Oslo to Andøya.

Norwegian offer many connecting tickets from European cities in addition to their direct flights to EVE from London and Milan/Bergamo. You can buy a combination trip with Norwegian and Widerøe`s flights to and from Lofoten. 

Widerøe

Widerøe offers direct flights from Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Bergen Airport during the summer season to Lofoten. Widerøe also offers several flights daily from Bodø (BOO) to Svolvær (SVJ) and Leknes (LKN). Widerøe have flights between Bodø and Røst (RET), they also have flights between Røst and Svolvær. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.wideroe.no.

SAS + Widerøe offer transfer options

SAS offers direct flights from Norway’s international airport, Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), to Bodø (BOO) and Tromsø.  From Bodø you may continue with Widerøe to Svolvær (SVJ) and  Leknes (LKN). From Tromsø you can also fly to Leknes and you may also fly from Bodø to Røst (RET).  You can buy one connecting ticket for the entire journey on either www.flysas.com or www.wideroe.no.

You may also choose between several daily direct flights from Oslo Gardermoen to Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes (EVE), which is located 170 km from Svolvær. Widerøe is cooperating with SAS, KLM, Air France and Finnar, you can buy a connecting ticket starting from virtually anywhere worldwide.

Helicopter to Værøy

Travel to Værøy (VRY) from Bodø! A really fun way to reach one of Norway’s most exotic islands. Order at www.lufttransport.no. Learn more about Værøy here.

If you wish to rent a smaller helicopter in Lofoten for various assignments, contact Heliteam.

Flight tips

The competition is tough, so check the airlines’ websites for cheap tickets. Summer tickets, winter tickets etc. are posted. The sooner you book, the greater the chance you have of getting something reasonable.

Fly from abroad

If you travel from outside Norway to Northern Norway, you usually have to visit Oslo if there is no direct routes to Harstad/Evenes Airport. Weekly, there are around 250 departures from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) to Northern Norway, and Oslo has direct flights to around 100 cities abroad, so this often goes fast and smoothly.

There is a few direct flights from major cities in Europe to Tromsø. London, Zurich, Frankfurt, Munich, Stockholm and Copenhagen. More information here. 

Airports in the Oslo area

Note that there are more than one airport in the greater Oslo area. Almost all flights to Northern Norway go from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL). However, some low cost airlines operate flights from Sandefjord Airport Torp (TRF) located 167 km south of Oslo Airport Gardermoen. Check this out before ordering cheap tickets!

Be aware of that aviation is constantly changing. Therefore, look at this information as a guidance.

Editorrial staff, visitlofoten.com