How to travel from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen, Norway

There are several options for getting from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen by taxi, train, bus, ferry, car and plane. The cheapest option is to take the bus which costs around NOK 770 ($75) and will take around 12h 45m. If you need to get there more quickly, you can take the bus, then take the train and then fly and arrive in approximately 6h 50m, though it is a bit more costly at approximately NOK 2,990 ($290).

The distance between Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen is around 649km (404 miles). In a direct line (as the crow flies), the distance is 536km (333 miles)

It takes around 10h 50m to get from Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen by taxi, train and bus. If you are travelling by car it will take around 11hrs to drive there.

The quickest way to get from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen is to take the bus, then take the train and then fly which takes around 6h 50m and will set you back approx NOK 2,990 ($290).

The cheapest way to travel between Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen, if you exclude driving, is to take the bus which will typically cost around NOK 770 ($75) for a standard one-way ticket.

There is no train service that runs between Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen. We recommend that you take the bus to Byre and then to Otta skysstasjon then take the train to Trondheim S then fly from Trondheim (TRD) to Sandnessjoen (SSJ). instead which will take 6h 50m.

Yes there is a bus that runs regularly from Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen. It typically takes around 12h 45m and departs once daily.

There are no direct bus services that runs from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen. However, you can instead can take several connecting buses with changeovers in Byre, Otta skysstasjon, Trondheim S and Mosjøen stasjon. These services run once daily and will take a minimum of 12h 45m.

Innlandstrafikk, Vy Buss, Sj Nord and Nordland fylkeskommune run regular bus services between Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen. Buses run once daily and take around 12h 45m on average but will vary depending on you book with.

It doesn't look like you can fly directly from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen. We recommend that you take the bus to Sandvika bussterminal then take the train to Oslo lufthavn stasjon then fly from Oslo (OSL) to Sandnessjoen (SSJ). instead which will take 7hrs.

The closest major airport to Sandnessjøen is Stokka Airport (SSJ) (SSJ) which is approximately 10km (6 miles) from Sandnessjøen. Kjaerstad Airport (MJF) (MJF) and Trondheim Airport (TRD) (TRD) are also nearby and might be a better alternative airport depending on where you are flying from.

Yes it is possible to drive from Jotunheimen National Park and Sandnessjøen. The distance is around 756km (470 miles) by road and it will take around 11hrs in normal traffic conditons.

If you don't have a car, the easiest way to get from Jotunheimen National Park to Sandnessjøen is to take a taxi, then take the train and then take the bus which takes, on average, 10h 50m and will usually cost around NOK 2,765 ($270).