Transportation
Lofoten is served by a number of small airports:
- Leknes Airport (84,215 passengers in 2006)
- Svolvær Airport, Helle (63,787 passengers in 2006)
- Røst Airport (7,755 passengers in 2006), which mainly offers flights to Bodø.
- A heliport at Værøy (7,923 passengers in 2006)
- Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen is located in Vesterålen.
- Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes has direct flights to Oslo and Trondheim.
Bodø is often used as a hub for travel to Lofoten. In addition to air travel there is a ferry connecting Bodø to Moskenes. There is also a ferry connecting Svolvær to Skutvik in Hamarøy, with road connection east to E6. Hurtigruten calls at Stamsund and Svolvær.
The European road E10 connects the larger islands of Lofoten with bridges and undersea tunnels. The E10 road also connects Lofoten to the mainland of Norway through the Lofast road connection, which was officially opened on December 1, 2007. There are several daily bus services between the islands of Lofoten and between Lofoten and the mainland along E10.
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