Backlit in golden evening light, a white ferry with a dark hull glides over glassy water.

Ferry Stornes (Harstad) ⇄ Bjørnerå live times, fares, duration

A short free crossing in the municipality of Harstad, in Troms, between Stornes and Bjørnerå. About thirteen minutes' sailing, around twenty departures a day, with no booking or ticket.

✓ Free crossing ⏱ ≈ 13 min 🔁 20 sailings/day 🚢 Norled Ferge 📍 3,4 km Not bookable

WHERE TO STAY

★ 9,1/10

Risøyhamn Sjøhus

📍 Risøyhamn · Andøya · 36 reviews

Quayside houses at Risøyhamn, on the strait between Andøya and the Vesterålen.

Views over the strait from the terraces
Kitchen in the units, shared sauna
Kitchen equipment incomplete, reviewers say

📍 Havnegata · Sortland · 2 786 reviews

Sortland's quayside hotel, on the strait that separates the Vesterålen from the mainland.

Rooms at the water's edge, facing the blue bridge
Breakfast included, wide choice
Lighting found insufficient in some rooms

from100 €/ night

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Next departures Stornes → Bjørnerå

Stornes → Bjørnerå

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How much does the Stornes–Bjørnerå ferry cost?

✓ Free crossing

This crossing is free of charge — both passengers and vehicles. Nothing to pay or book: just turn up to board.

Foot passenger fares on the Stornes–Bjørnerå ferry

Passengers travel free — one car = a single fare, whatever the number of occupants.

EXCURSION Whales & puffins

Bleik (Vesterålen): whale & puffin RIB safari

4,7 ★★★★½ 380 reviews · 3h30 · small group, max 12 · summer trip

A 3h30 RIB safari over the Bleik underwater canyon, 10 min from Andenes (Vesterålen): sperm whales, pilot whales, orcas and hundreds of puffins by the bird cliff. A marine biologist, sometimes French-speaking, leads the trip; coffee and muffins provided on return.

3h30 · RIB max 12 · flotation suit + life jacket + photos included
Biologist guides (Sophie, Christina…) · departures 10 am and 9 pm from Bleik Marina
⚠️ Strict restrictions (back/pregnancy/reduced mobility/min. 1.35 m) · summer only

✓ Free cancellation from172 € /pers.

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