Streymoy · on foot, without a car
The old path from Saksun to Tjørnuvík, and why it is the car-free way into Saksun
Last checked: 19 September 2026
The short answer
This is the only walk on this page that is itself a transport answer. No scheduled bus serves Saksun at all, so the old path over from Tjørnuvík is how you get there without a car — and route 202 to Tjørnuvík runs Monday to Friday on a schoolday calendar, with no weekend service.
Getting there: Route 400 to Oyrarbakki, then route 202 to Tjørnuvík — weekdays only, on a schoolday calendar with a long list of holiday dates carrying no service.
Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsRoute 202 Oyrarbakki – TjørnuvíkRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnVisit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
Before you go
No access fee, and no guide required
The Saksun to Tjørnuvík path is not on the list of Faroese routes that charge for access or require an approved guide. Several of the best-known walks are — so it is worth checking the official list against whatever else you have planned.
Source: Visit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
The transport
Reaching the trailhead
Route 400 to Oyrarbakki, then route 202 to Tjørnuvík — weekdays only, on a schoolday calendar with a long list of holiday dates carrying no service.
- Trailhead
- Tjørnuvík, at the head of the fjord
- Car-free verdict
- Only on a conditional service
Bus 400 — Klaksvík – Tórshavn Bus 202 — Oyrarbakki – Tjørnuvík The village page
Sources: Strandfaraskip LandsinsRoute 202 Oyrarbakki – TjørnuvíkRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnVisit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
The part that decides the day
Getting back
You arrive in Saksun with no bus to leave on. Either walk back the way you came, which doubles the day, or arrange transport out in advance — those are the two options, and there is no third.
We do not publish departure times: the operator reissues them several times a year and a stale last bus here is the one error on this site that could leave somebody on a mountain. Every route linked above goes straight to its own official timetable.
The walk itself
What the ground is like
A proper hillwalk over open, exposed ground between two valleys, not a stroll between villages. It is the walk our conditions panel names as weather-dependent, and it deserves that billing.
Visit Faroe Islands advises against hiking between 2 November and 31 December, the hare-hunting season, and asks anyone who does to contact the landowner first.
Source: Visit Faroe IslandsHiking in the Faroe Islands
Experiences
Guided walks and transfers
When the timetable does not reach the trailhead on your dates, a guided trip brings its own transport. These are live listings for the islands.
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