By car
The E6 road runs right through Nordland. The E10 road runs from the Swedish border near Narvik all the way out to Moskenesøy, the outermost of the inner four main Lofoten Islands.
You can also choose the beautiful Kystriksveien - the coastal highway that runs along rv. 17 from Steinkjer in Central Norway right up to Bodø.
Other scenic routes worth driving are the national tourist route through Lofoten and the national tourist along the coast of Helgeland.
By ferries
Nordland is a long, narrow coastal county, which also means that there are many ferry connections. The ferry trips give you a break from driving. Use the time to admire the beautiful landscape or relax with your fellow passengers.
Road ferry connections in Nordland:
- E6 Bognes - Skarberget: 25 minutes
- E6/rv. 85 Bognes – Lødingen: 60 minutes
- E10/rv. 81 (E6) Svolvær – Skutvik: 2 hours
- E10/rv. 82 Fiskebøl – Melbu: 25 minutes
- Rv. 80/E10 Bodø – Moskenes: Approximately 3 hours and 45 minutes
- E6/rv. 827 Drag – Kjøpsvik: Approximately 45 minutes
- Rv. 82/rv. 86 Andenes – Gryllefjord (Senja): 1 hour and 45 minutes (summer service)
Kystriksveien (rv. 17) includes the following ferry connections in Nordland:
- Forøy – Ågskardet: 10 minutes
- Jektvik – Kilboghamn: 1 hour
- Leirvika – Hemnesberget: 25 minutes
- Nesna – Levang: 25 minutes
- Tjøtta – Forvik: 1 hour
- Andalsvåg – Horn: 20 minutes
- Vennesund – Holm: 20 minutes
By plane
Nordland has two main airports: Bodø Airport and Harstad/Narvik Airport Evenes. These have routes operated by SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe from most other Norwegian airports.
New for summer 2008 is Widerøe’s direct route from Bergen to Bodø during the period 30 June – 19 August. There will be four departures per week and the travel time is just two hours.
Widerøe also flies between a number of short-runway airports in Nordland: Andøya Airport Andenes, Stokmarknes Airport Skagen, Svolvær Airport Helle, Leknes Airport, Narvik Airport Framnes, Mo i Rana Airport Røssvoll, Mosjøen Airport Kjærstad, Sandnessjøen Airport Stokka and Brønnøysund Airport Brønnøy.
In addition, Lufttransport operates the Bodø – Værøy route and Kato Air the route Bodø – Røst.
By train
The Norwegian State Railways (NSB) operates the Nordland Line which runs between Trondheim and Bodø. The train calls at the following stations in Nordland: Bodø, Mørkved, Valnesfjord, Fauske, Rognan, Røkland, Lønsdal, Dunderland, Skonseng, Mo i Rana, Bjerka, Drevvatn, Mosjøen, Trofors, Svenningdal and Majavatn.
By bus
Nor-Way Bussekspress operates a number of express bus routes to and in Nordland. There are also many different local bus companies to get you around the county.
By Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Voyage)
Nordland actually encompasses a quarter of Norway’s coastline and the different Hurtigruten ships ply the whole of this beautiful seaway.
Take the whole voyage and join one of the many excursions in Nordland, or combine your journey in Nordland with shorter stretches by Hurtigruten.
Hurtigruten’s ports of call in Nordland are: Risøyhamn, Sortland, Stokmarknes, Svolvær, Stamsund, Bodø, Ørnes, Nesna, Sandnessjøen and Brønnøysund.
By express boats
There are daily return services between Bodø - Sandnessjøen and Bodø – Svolvær, with extra departures on certain days during the summer. There are also express boat services from larger ports elsewhere in the county, with daily departures out to the islands and along the coast of Nordland.