Get here by plane
The airports closest to Lofoten & Henningsvær are:
— Svolvær (28,8km) flying with Widerøe
— Leknes (59,4km) flying with Widerøe
— Stokmarknes (87,2km) flying with Widerøe
— Evenes (188km) flying with SAS, Norwegian, Widerøe
— Bodø (214km/302km) flying with SAS, Norwegian, Widerøe
Usually the cheapest way is to fly to Lofoten is from Oslo to Evenes airport and then rent a car from there, or take the bus to Svolvær. From Svolvær you can either rent a car or take the bus going to Henningsvær. You might have to wait a bit in Svolvær for the departing bus to Henningsvær.
See all bus routes at reisnordland.no.
There isn’t always busses going around Lofoten, so make sure to check the time tables before you start your journey.
If you’re traveling to Henningsvær and Lofoten from Bodø, you have a few options to do the final stretch of the journey by boat (find time tables and tickets at reisnordland.no)
Get here by car
If you’re coming to Henningsvær and Lofoten by car you can either drive all the way from wherever you’re traveling from, or you have several options to save some driving time by hopping on the boat.
— Ferries for traveling with car
— Ferry from Bognes to Lødingen
— Ferry from Bodø to Moskenes
— Ferry from Skutvik to Svolvær (summer only)
You’ll find time tables and tickets at reisnordland.no. Make sure that the boat you book takes cars if you’re driving. Express boats, or in Norwegian “hurtigbåt”, do not take cars.
If you don’t have your own car we recommend renting through a local Lofoten company like Rent a car Lofoten or Lofoten Rental car. International rental companies like Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Rent a wreck are also available, both at Evenes and Svolvær airport.
If you need to get a taxi from Svolvær you can book through lofotentaxi.no or nordlandtaxi.no.
Get here by train
Not the most common way to travel the North of Norway, but if you’re coming from the south of Norway you can take the train from both Oslo or Trondheim to Bodø, and from there take the boat, bus, or rent a car to get to Lofoten.
If you’re traveling through Sweden you can take the train to Narvik and rent a car or take the bus from there to Lofoten. You’ll find train tickets at vy.no.
Transportation during Trevarefest
Trevarefest together with Tide Sharebus will provide an easy and reliable transportation from Svolvær and Kabelvåg to Henningsvær also during this year’s festival! There will also be a daily shuttle service from Engøya and Festvåg directly to Trevarefabrikken with return during the night, each day of the festival, for people who are camping outside the center of Henningsvær.
Check the available routes here
NB! This is a Tide Sharebus concept, which means that tickets have to be bought in advance to get the bus routes confirmed. We encourage you to buy tickets as early as possible.
Camping at Trevarefest
Trevarefest has no official festival camp site. On a general note camping in Lofoten follows the same right of public access laws as in the rest of Norway – the so called “right to roam”-laws. However, you’re not allowed to set up your tent closer than 150m to a house, a private property or any place where the local municipality has set other rules. It is therefore forbidden to camp on the island of Henningsvær for example.
Check the allowed camping areas on this interactive camping map here
(Please note that it is prohibited to put up tent in the yellow zones)
The closest areas to Henningsvær with free camping zones are some smaller parts of land at Engøya (the island between the two bridges) and parts of Festvåg.
Engøya and Festvåg are approximately 20-30 minutes by foot from Henningsvær and the festival area. During Trevarefest, there will be daily shuttle buses between Trevarefabrikken and Engøya/Festvåg provided by Ferdia Sharebus. Ticket and information about the shuttle service can be bought here
OBS! There is a privately run camp site in Festvåg where there are toilets, fresh water and parking. Here you can set up camp in exchange of a fee. Trevarefest is not in charge of this private camp site and all questions regarding this service has to be taken up with the camp owners.
ACTIVITIES
All activities during Trevarefest require that you either have a festival pass (3-day) or a daily concert ticket for the same day as the activity you want to join. Some activities are for free and for some you need to pay extra.
Info about activities will be updated in the program on the website on the go. Stay tuned!