HELGELAND – GETTING HERE
DISTANCE TABLE HELGELAND E6
FV17
Bodø Stokkvågen
230 km 578 km
Nesna
296 km 512 km
Sandnessjøen
329 km 361 km
Brønnøysund
342 km 424 km
Mo i Rana
231 km 478 km
Mosjøen
318 km 392 km
SCHEDULE INFORMATION HELGELAND For timetables and more routes please visit the transport companies websites: www.torghatten-nord.no, www.boreal.no and www.tts.no.
EXPRESS BOATS
Hurtigrute | Photo Orsoyla Haarberg
Trondheim
Nordlandsekspressen Sandnessjøen – Bodø: Forvik – Vistnessteder: Tonnes – Rødøy: Sandnessjøen – Brønnøysund: Sandnessjøen – Sleneset – Lovund – Træna: Sandnessjøen – Herøy – Vega (Kirkøy): Brønnøysund – Vega (Rørøy):
FERRIES BY CAR
If you’re coming northward on highway E6, you’ll enter the traditional realm of Helgeland approximately 300 km north of Trondheim. There are several alternative routes. One of them is the Wilderness Road (Rv73/Fv806), an inland route that takes you from Majavatn lake in the south to Korgen in the north. Another is the Coastal Highway (Fv17) from Steinkjer to Bodø. If you are travelling from Sweden, you can drive the Sagavegen (Saga Road Rv804/Fv296), Krutfjellvegen (Krutfjell Road Rv73) or Blåvegen (the Blue Road E12).
You can reach the magnificent Helgeland coast by way of the Coastal Highway (Fv17), Tosenveien (Fv76), via the town of Mosjøen (Fv78), or via the town of Mo i Rana (E12).
BY AIR
Widerøe offers direct flights from Trondheim and Bodø to Brønnøysund, Sandnessjøen, Mosjøen and Mo i Rana. Other direct flights include Oslo–Brønnøysund. Oslo–Sandnessjøen, Oslo- Mosjøen and Oslo-Mo i Rana. www.wideroe.no
BY TRAIN
The Nordland Railway extends from Trondheim to Bodø. The train journey from Trondheim to Mosjøen takes about five hours, while the trip to Mo i Rana takes six hours. Trains from Bodø take three hours to Mo i Rana, and four hours to Mosjøen. For schedules and reservations, please visit www.nsb.no
HURTIGRUTEN COASTAL STEAMERS
Hurtigruten vessels call twice daily at Brønnøysund, Sandnessjøen and Nesna. www.hurtigruten.no
BY BUS TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT
POLAR TOURS
HERTZ BILUTLEIE
A tour operator specialising in incoming travellers to Salten and Helgeland, offering a wide range of guided tours throughout the region. Polar Tours also designs and carries out tours throughout Norway. Activities for individuals and groups. +47 75 56 30 00 www.polartours.no
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Tourist office, +47 75 01 80 00
MOSJØEN | +47 982 05 595 hertz.mosjoen@hertz.no MO I RANA | +47 982 05 599 hertz.moirana@hertz.no SANDNESSJØEN | +47 982 05 596 hertz.sandessjoen@hertz.no BRØNNØYSUND | +47 982 05 597 hertz.bronnoysund@hertz.no
There are frequent bus services between the coast of Helgeland and inland destinations.
Stokkvågen – Onøy – Sleneset – Lovund: Stokkvågen – Træna: Nesna – Levang: Søvik (Sandnessjøen) – Herøy (Flostad): Sandnessjøen – Dønna (Bjørn): Tjøtta – Vega (Igerøy): Tjøtta – Forvik: Horn – Ylvingen – Vega (Igerøy): Horn – Andalsvågen Vennesund (Sømna) – Holm (Bindal):
Route 23-731 Route 18-167 Route 18-411 Route 18-159 Route 18-191 Route 18-172 Route 18-151
www.torghatten-nord.no www.torghatten-nord.no www.torghatten-nord.no www.tts.no www.boreal.no www.boreal.no www.tts.no
Route 18-344 www.boreal.no Route 18-192 www.boreal.no Route 18-335 www.boreal.no Route 18-171 www.boreal.no Route 18-181 www.boreal.no Route 18-158 www.tts.no Route 18-162 www.tts.no Route 18-152 www.tts.no Route 18-153 www.tts.no Route 18-115 www.tts.no
BUSES
Timetables for buses can be found on www.177nordland.no Mosjøen – Sandnessjøen: Route 23-705 Mosjøen – Brønnøysund: Route 23-703 Mo i Rana – Stokkvågen-Tonnes: Route 18-341 Mo i Rana – Sandnessjøen: Route 18-321 Brønnøysund – Sandnessjøen: Route 23-704
USEFUL INFORMATION
All public transport in Norway use the same template: 1 = Monday X = except 2 = Tuesday / = will not stop 3 = Wednesday - = will stop but no time given 4 = Thursday X = will stop on request 5 = Friday D = daily 6 = Saturday 7 = Sunday Example: DX57 = Daily except Friday and Sunday.
Tourist office, +47 75 01 80 00
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