How to travel to North Cape Island.

There are many ways that lead to North Cape island (Magerøya) - Europe’s northernmost point. Under mentioned you have a list of travel possibilities you can choose of:

Car, motorbike, camper or bicycle

The quality of the road on the North Cape island is very good. Therefore many like to take the car, motorbike or camper as a way of transportation to travel to North Cape island. But more people like to come on bicycles. It’s the E69 that leads you all the way up to the North Cape cliff. In June 1999, the sub-sea tunnel between the mainland and Magerøya Island was opened. There are no extra charges if you want to take a caravan through the tunnel.

Aeroplane

The nearest airport is Valan Lufthavn Honningsvåg. This is a small plane airport about 30 km. south of North Cape. Here the company Wideroe flies with direct routes from Tromsø and Kirkenes.The nearest larger airports in Finnmark are Alta Lufthavn and Banak Lufthavn Lakselv. These are operated by the companies SAS and Norwegian. www.wideroe.no www.sas.no www.norwegian.no

Buss

The bus company that takes you to North Cape and other places is Boreal. There are daily departures with the bus to North Cape in the summer and weekdays in the winter. When you arrive with the aeroplane in Rovaniemi in Finland the bus company Eskelisen Lapin Linjat will take you directly to North Cape in the summer season. Bus Alta - Honningsvåg

Bus Hammerfest - Honningsvåg

Bus Honningsvåg - Skarsvåg - Gjesvær

Eskelisen Lapin Linjat (Finland)

Hurtigruten

The world’s most beautiful sea voyage along the Norwegian coast. Hurtigruten goes in route between Bergen in the south to Kirkenes in the east. Honningsvåg and North Cape are both very popular places to stop both on the trip south- and east over. It is also possible to take the motorbike and the car with you on Hurtigruten. Both the ships going south- and northbound stop in Honningsvåg harbour every day. www.hurtigruten.no

Rental car AVIS: [email protected] Hertz: nordkapp@boreal.no Nordkapp Bilservice: [email protected]

Taxi [email protected] WINTER

Do you really want an experience of a lifetime, try a North Cape tour in the winter time! First rule first: Remember that everything may be canselled due to weather conditions. Knowing this the experience of travelling in northern Norway in the winter makes it more fun and special to reach your destinations.

Winter at North Cape Visiting North Cape in the summer is something that several thousands of travellers do, but seeing this part of the world in the winter might even be a mightier experience, given you even gets all the way out to the very north point of our beautiful island. Bad weather may close down roads for several hours, and all we can do is to wait for it to clear up. The road to North Cape is in a special state in the winter. Being officially winter closed, but operated by convoy driving, you may never drive on your own this rough part in the winter. More information about convoy driving follows. Meeting point for the convoy is in the Skarsvåg crossing, 13 km from the North Cape. All cars and busses are allowed in both convoys, but preferably the individual busses and private cars should join the first one.

Convoys leave daily at 11:30 – mainly private cars and individual busses. 12:30 – mainly Hurtigruten busses and scheduled bus from Honningsvåg. Return: 13:30 and 14:15 from North Cape If you don’t feel comfortable driving in winter conditions, your car is not fit for the tour or you don’t have you own car, the scheduled bus is a good option for the tour. Scheduled bus from Honningsvåg: Departs from the harbour at 12:00, all weekdays. No holidays. Price 475,- per person, roundtrip including the entrance to the North Cape hall. Other options are rental car or taxi. For more information about getting to the North Cape, please contact the tourist information in Honningsvåg: Nordkapp Reiseliv AS Phone: +47 78 47 70 30 Mail: [email protected]

Driving in a convoy. When driving in Norway in the wintertime it may occur that you have to drive in a convoy, this means that a snow plow drives in front of a convoy of cars. Beware that the driver of the plow is in charge of the convoy and may refuse vehicles to follow if they are not properly equipped for the tour. The general rule is that there should not be more people in the convoy than what the rescuers can save. As for the Nordkapp road, there is always winter convoy for the last 13 km of the road. The road is very exposed to bad weather and, because of security reasons, villages are more important and the Nordkapp road is the first to close due to bad weather. Keep this in mind and preferably have a day or two extra when travelling these areas. Before a convoy, please check this: - Be sure to have enough fuel - Keep flashlight, shovel and tow rope easy accessible - It is vice to bring warm drinks and some food. - Bring warm clothes and shoes, the best is to wear the clothing and keep the car cold. - To avoid icing on the windows keep the car cold and use cold air, not warm, on the windows. - Use emergency lights - Use fog light if your car is equipped with this. - Keep eye on the car in front. - Keep steady speed and follow the convoy - Do not stop your car or try to turn around, again, follow the convoy. - If you do have to stop or the convoy stops never leave your car. This may be fatal.

Behind the convoy there will always be another snow plow or safety car. The driver of the front and rear car keeps contact during the convoy and the front car may stop occasionally to check if all cars are still along.

Remember never to stop or, in case of a traffical stop, never to leave your car