A guide to where to stay in Lofoten

Leknes

Vestvågøya

The administrative centre of Vestvågøy and the trade and service centre for west Lofoten. Leknes has an airport just north of town, hotels, shops and restaurants, and is a practical base between Svolvær and the villages of Flakstad and Moskenesøya.

Nusfjord

Flakstadøya

One of the oldest and best-preserved fishing villages in Lofoten, at the end of a side road on Flakstadøya. Most buildings date from the 1800s, and restored rorbuer are let to visitors, with places to eat and activities in the village.

Hamnøy

Hamnøya

A small fishing village on an island at the mouth of Reinefjorden, where the E10 crosses a chain of bridges towards Reine. Hamnøy has red rorbuer beside the water and suits travellers who want to stay close to Reine and Reinefjorden.

Reine

Moskenesøya

The administrative centre of Moskenes and a working fishing village at the mouth of Reinefjorden. Reine has rorbuer, restaurants, the Lofotodden National Park visitor centre, the Reinebringen trail and boats to Vindstad for Bunes beach.

Å

Moskenesøya

The fishing village at the end of the E10, at the south-west tip of Moskenesøya. Much of Å is preserved as the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, alongside a stockfish museum and modernised rorbuer, making it a base for travellers interested in fishing history.

Festvågtinden hike

Henningsvær

A steep, worn summit path from Festvåg to 541 m above Henningsvær and the Vestfjord. Visit Lofoten rates it demanding despite its short length, with loose rock and a short scramble at the top.

Fishing trips in Lofoten

Organised sea-fishing trips leave from Svolvær and Ballstad through much of the year, with gear and warm suits supplied. Visit Lofoten says winter, January to April, is the time for the traditional cod fishery, but trips also run in summer.

Fløya and Djevelporten hike

Svolvær

Svolvær's local mountain, reached by the Sherpa stairway known as Djeveltrappa up to Djevelporten, a boulder wedged in a gorge, and on along an exposed path to Fløya (590 m).

Lofoten in 3 days: Leknes, the outer beaches, Reine and Å

3 days

A three-day loop from Leknes: the Viking museum at Borg and Haukland beach, then the E10 through Nusfjord and Flakstad to Reine and Å, and a morning on Reinebringen or at Bunes beach. Drive times come from OpenStreetMap routing.

Lofoten in 5 days: Svolvær to Reine along the E10

5 days

Five days one way along the E10: Svolvær and Fløya, SKREI in Kabelvåg, Henningsvær, Borg and Haukland beach, Nusfjord and Kvalvika, then Reine and Å. Leave on the Moskenes ferry to Bodø or fly home from Leknes.