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Faroe Islands bus and ferry tickets: what things cost

Last checked: 19 September 2026

The short answer

SSL sells a Tourist Travel Card at 500 DKK for four days and 700 DKK for seven days for adults, half that for children. It covers buses and ferries without a seat reservation, but it does not cover the Mykines ferry, vehicles, or pre-booked seat reservations. Tórshavn's town buses are free to everyone. Single bus fares are zone-based and published by SSL itself.

Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsTourist Travel Card — prices and conditionsTórshavnar kommunaTórshavn by bus — town routes and timetablesStrandfaraskip LandsinsBus fares

The Tourist Travel Card

These are SSL's own published prices, checked on the date shown at the foot of this page.

  • 7-day adult: 700 DKK. 7-day child: 350 DKK.
  • 4-day adult: 500 DKK. 4-day child: 250 DKK.
  • SSL states that once you buy your first ticket on the card, it is valid for the next three or six consecutive days.
  • Sold at the Ferry Terminal in Tórshavn, at the Information Centre at Vágar Airport, and on board route 300.
  • It is not refundable for cash.

Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsTourist Travel Card — prices and conditions

What the card does not cover

The exclusions matter more than the price, because two of them affect the trips visitors most want to make.

  • Route 36 to Mykines is excluded outright. That crossing is paid for separately.
  • It is not valid for pre-booked tickets that require a seat reservation.
  • It does not cover vehicle transport on the ferries.
  • Special event trips are excluded, including Ovastevna on Nólsoy (route 90).

Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsTourist Travel Card — prices and conditions

Free town buses in Tórshavn

Tórshavnar kommuna's town buses have been free of charge for both residents and visitors since 2019. They are a separate service from SSL's regional routes, so a travel card is neither needed nor used on them.

Source: Tórshavnar kommunaTórshavn by bus — town routes and timetables

Single fares

Regional bus fares are zone-based. SSL publishes the fare tables as images on its own pricing pages, so rather than transcribing numbers that go stale, this site links you straight to them.

Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsBus faresFerry fares

Booking

Seat reservations and vehicle space are arranged through SSL's own booking system. For the Mykines crossing in particular, book rather than arrive and hope.

Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsBooking systemFerry route 36 Sørvágur – Mykines

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