How To Get Here



International Travel

Ingøy is only accessible by boat, so getting to The Field Station can be an adventure in itself.

If you want to experience the raw nature of the far north, if you want to discover an isolated island refuge away from your norm, it does mean intrepid travel.

The journey to Ingøy may be far, but luckily it is simple to navigate, comparatively low cost and thrilling.

There are two direct flight routes for international visitors to choose from:

  1. Oslo - Alta

  2. Tromsø - Hammerfest

Norway’s northernmost city of Hammerfest is our closest airport and just a 40-minute flight from Tromsø international airport, but most visitors to The Field Station choose to arrive into Oslo, transfer flight to Alta and then onwards via boat to Ingøy. This is due to the frequency and lower cost of international flights to Oslo and Alta.

Oslo airport is an international hub with direct flight to and from most of the world. Tromsø Airport has direct flight routes from London, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Gdansk, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Milan and Zurich.

Below are examples travel itineraries for two different international routes:

 
 

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Alta

 Oslo - Alta Route. Example: UK

Flight: 07.05 London Heathrow - Oslo 10.15 (2hr)

Flight: 12.00 Oslo - Alta 13.55 (2hr)

Boat: 14.45 Alta - Hammerfest 16.20 (1hr 45min)

Boat: 16.40 Hammerfest - Ingøy 18.25 (1hr 40min)

(Approx 9 - 10 hours. Cost between £200 - £350 Return)

Tromsø - Hammerfest Route. Example: UK

Flight: 10.00 London Gatwick - Tromsø 14.30 (3h 30min)

Flight: 15.20 Tromsø - Hammerfest 16.10 (40min)

Boat - 17.45 Hammerfest - Ingøy 19.25 (1h 40min)

(Approx 7 - 8 hours total. Cost between £300 - £480 Return)

Hammerfest

Internal Norwegian Travel

For anyone traveling to The Field Station from within Norway itself, there are a wide variety of travel options:

Direct Flights:

To Alta Airport: From Hammerfest, Kirkenes, Oslo, Sørkjosen, Tromsø and Vadsø.

To Tromsø Airport: From Oslo, Alta, Hammerfest, Bodø, Bergen, Trondheim, Lakselv, Kirkenes, Andenes, Harstad-Narvik, Sørkjosen, Stokmarknes, Hasvik, Longyearbyen, Vadsø.

To Hammerfest Airport: From Alta, Berlevåg, Hasvik, Honningsvåg, Mehamn, Sorkjosen, Tromsø and Vadsø .

Boat: Hurtigruten & Havila

Both Hurtigruten and Havila run ferry services along the Norwegian coast. The closest stop to The Field Station is Havøysund. (40 min by boat to Ingøy that goes twice daily)

Ingøy Dock