Even though the Faroe Islands is remotely located in the North Atlantic Ocean, reaching the islands is much easier than most people think. The Faroe Islands is only a short flight from mainland Europe!

FLYING TO THE FAROE ISLANDS

You can fly non-stop to the Faroe Islands from various destinations, including Copenhagen, Paris, Reykjavik, London, Edinburgh, Oslo, and Bergen. For North American travellers, convenient connections are available through Iceland, making it easy to reach this archipelago. And if you’re planning a summer visit, keep an eye out for seasonal flights from sunny spots like Barcelona, Gran Canaria, and Mallorca, offering an even wider array of travel options.

As you might expect, the range of destinations is at its greatest during the summer months, and the destination with the most frequent departures is the Danish capital, Copenhagen. If there are no direct flights from your chosen departure airport, Atlantic can offer connections via several gateway airports – full details are available on the airline’s website. Alternatively, Icelandair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Widerøe AS also operate in the Faroe Islands. Depending on the route, it generally takes around 2hr30min to fly directly to the Faroes – though some routes, such as Edinburgh and Reykjavík, take little over an hour. 

Getting to the Faroe Islands

SAILING TO THE FAROE ISLANDS

The Faroe Islands can also be reached by ferry from Iceland and Denmark. This is slow travel at its best! The service is operated by a Faroese company, Smyril Line.

Between June and August, the ferry ride takes two days. It leaves Hirtshals, Denmark, on Tuesday mornings and arrives in Seyðisfjörður on Thursday mornings.