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I planing to go to Lofoten this winter with a couple of mates and was wondering if anybody knew how expensize the ferry from Bodo-Svolvaer is we planing to get train to bodo and travel as for passengers. any info on the area in winter would be much appreciated

Many Thanks

In reply to Mountain Man: about £20 for the ferry, never been in winter.

In reply to Mountain Man:
Have a look here http://ovds.no/engelsk/timetable/?OpenDocument - single crossing 132 kroner.

Hope this helps


Chris

In reply to Mountain Man: Where are you going to stay, a lot of the holiday places are closed during the winter.
What objectives have you got? There is lots to be done if you get the right conditions.

In reply to Mountain Man: Are you sure you want to go by train? Fair enough, you get to see a lot more of the country when travelling by train, but going from Oslo to Bodø will take you about 24h. Not particularly cheap either, you can travel by plane for about 550 NOK (about £50) one way, by train it's about twice as expensive...

www.wideroe.no

In reply to Mountain Man:

Read this...

http://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/reports/lofoten/

In reply to jamiemoss:

You may want to consider taking the ferry to Moskenes rather than Svolvaer - it's more frequent. That ferry connects with a bus that will travels the whole length of the Island and will drop you more or less where you want. If you're going to stay in Henningsvaer the bus will connect with a mini bus or taxi which will take you the rest of the way.

A single fare on the ferry was ~148 Kroner this Summer. The bus fare from moskenes to Svolvaer was about 200 Kroner. Time wise I don't think there would be a great deal of difference in either route to Svolvaer.

In reply to Mountain Man:

A lot of information here - http://www.rockfax.com/areas/area.php?id=1007

including guides and links.

Alan