Transport links
Tórshavn has good road connections, excellent ferry and helicopter services and is only 40 minutes from Vágar airport by public transport or car.
A village road connects Tórshavn to the villages to the west, and an old village road and a highway connect Tórshavn to the villages to the north and to Vágar airport. A subsea tunnel also connects Tórshavn to the island Eysturoy to the east, and several ferries connect Tórshavn to the surrounding islands Hestur and Nólsoy, and to the islands to the south. The helicopter connects Tórshavn to the island Koltur.
Tórshavn has excellent local and regional bus services covering its residential areas and business parks.
The red local buses running throughout the entire municipality are free to use and offer an excellent way to explore the city and the municipality. The buses within the city run in continuous loops, and the buses to the neighbouring villages run intermittently.
The routes and timetables are indicated in the link below. Google journey planner can also be a handy assistant when planning your transportation around the Municipality of Tórshavn.
Getting around in Tórshavn by bus – routes and timetables
Google journey planner (new window)
Regional buses and ferries
The blue regional buses and the ferries from Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL) connect the Municipality of Tórshavn with the rest of the country.
Below is the regional routes overview. The ferry routes are indicated in blue on the map. All other routes are regional bus routes.
The routes and timetables can be found here:
Timetables regional transport (ssl.fo)
Domestic helicopter service
The domestic helicopter service is run by the national airline Atlantic Airways. Visit the Atlantic Airways website for information on timetables and routes or buy your tickets in the link below:
Domestic helicopter service – routes, booking and timetables (new window)