Travel info

How to travel to the Polarlightcenter in Lofoten:
There are of course different ways to come to Laukvik on the island Austvågøya:

By plane:

A flight to Oslo and from there to Bodø. From Bodø you can fly with a small airplane to Svolvær, the capital of the Lofoten and on our island Austvågoya.

That takes about 20 minutes.

There are also direct flights from Oslo to Narvik/ Harstad to the so called airport Evenes, and from there it is a two and a half hour drive to Laukvik.

See:
www.norwegian.com
www.flysas.no
www.wideroe.no

By train:

You also can come by train from Oslo to Bodø: www.nsb.no

Watch the mini price from NOK 299,- one way!

From Bodø to Svolvær you can make a choice of coming by plane or by boat.

By boat:

You also can come from Bodø to Svolvær by boat.

With the Hurtigruten, it takes about 6 hours. www.hurtigruten.no or

with the Express boat and that takes about 3.5 hours. express boat

The distance from Svolvær to Laukvik is 35 km.

You can reach it: by taxi or

by school bus: at 15.40 pm ( not during the school holidays).

Rent a car: direct from the airport, e.g. Hertz/ Avis.

If you come all the way by car you will have to plan your own route.