Bergen - Torshaven Ferries & Ferry Routes

Bergen is home to an important ferry port in Hordaland fylke (county) in southwestern Norway. The ferry port and business section is on a peninsula jutting into By Fjord, bordered on the north by the harbour of Vågen (for small ships) and on the south by Pudde Bay (for larger vessels) and the Store Lungegårds Lake.

The city of Bergen, founded in 1070 by King Olaf III, is the second-largest city in Norway and main ferry port terminal of the country. Just a short walk from the ferry port, you?ll find many restaurants and pubs. Additionally, it?s pleasant just to sit around and soak up the bustling atmosphere. There?s an open marketing during the day, as well as entertainers from time to time.

Symril Line?s ferries ply the route between Bergen and Torshaven. The company was established in 1982 to operate a passenger/vehicle ferry service on the North Atlantic, linking Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland/Shetland, Norway and Denmark. The MF Norröna has a capacity for 1,050 passengers and 300 cars; in April 2003, a new ferry was added with a capacity for 1,482 passengers and 800 cars.

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Although tiny, Torshaven is the capital of the Faroe Islands, thand its main industries rely on the sea. Thus, the harbour dominates Torshavn. The city?s advantageous position in the North Atlantic, halfway between Norway, Iceland and the UK, makes the ferry port the perfect place for stopovers between the Shetland Islands and Iceland or Norway. Torshavn offers first class shopping facilities, which are tax-free for tourists.

A tourist information office is located 400m from the port and there is also one in the town centre. It?s a five-minute walk to the nearest bank, while public telephones are available in the terminal. A good variety of shops are located in the town centre, also five minutes? walk away, along with hotels, restaurants and snack bars.