Evenes (EVE): the airport buses wait for a delayed flight
Evenes serves two towns an hour apart in opposite directions. Avinor states that the buses to Harstad and Narvik wait until after the last arrival when flights are delayed, which is the single most reassuring fact about the place.
- If your flight is delayed, the airport buses to Narvik and Harstad wait until after the last arrival. Avinor says so directly.
- Harstad is about 50 minutes by bus, Narvik about 75 minutes, Sortland about 125 minutes.
- Two bus operators serve Harstad, Flybussen and Flybuss Torghatten, so compare both timetables.
- Lofoten, Vesterålen and local routes are on reisnordland.no, the county transport authority, rather than an airport service.
- An express boat crosses Ofotfjorden between Evenes and Kjeldebotn, two trips each way, Monday to Friday only.
- From Kjeldebotn at 05:15 and 14:00; from the Evenes quay at 11:25 and 18:35. A connecting bus links Evenesvika with the terminal.
- The boat's own number is +47 40183656.
- Three taxi firms serve the airport: Evenes Taxi +47 90 68 42 24, Flytaxi Harstad +47 77 04 10 20, Narvik Taxi 07550.
- Taxi prices may vary between operators. Since the transport law changed, drivers must tell you the fare before the trip starts. Ask.
- P2 Kiss and fly is free for up to 10 minutes, then charged. Use P4 if you need longer.
- P4 has 460 spaces closest to the terminal and P5 has 500 a little further back. Both are paid by card at the exit.
- Parking is run by OnePark, whose customer service is open 24 hours a day on 64 81 19 80.
Two towns, opposite directions
- Evenes sits between Harstad and Narvik and serves both, which is why the airport carries both names.
- Harstad is about 50 minutes by airport bus, and two operators run it: Flybussen and Flybuss Torghatten. Check both, because their timetables are not identical.
- Narvik is about 75 minutes and Sortland about 125 minutes, both on Flybussen.
- For Lofoten, Vesterålen and local routes, Avinor points at reisnordland.no, the Nordland county transport authority. Those are ordinary scheduled buses, not airport services, so allow for the connection.
The thing that makes this airport easy
- The airport buses to Narvik and Harstad wait until after the last arrival if flights are delayed. That is Avinor's own statement, and it removes the usual northern-Norway anxiety about a late inbound leaving you at a rural terminal at midnight.
The boat across Ofotfjorden
- There is now an express boat between Evenes and Kjeldebotn, crossing Ofotfjorden, with two trips in each direction Monday to Friday.
- From Kjeldebotn: 05:15 and 14:00. From the Evenes express boat quay: 11:25 and 18:35.
- A connecting bus runs from Evenesvika up to the airport. The boat's contact number is +47 40183656.
- It does not run at weekends, so treat it as a weekday option rather than a general route.
Taxis, and why you should ask the price
- Evenes Taxi +47 90 68 42 24, Flytaxi Harstad +47 77 04 10 20, Narvik Taxi 07550.
- Avinor flags that the professional transport law changed to let more operators run taxis, that prices may vary, and that drivers are required to state the fare in advance before the trip starts. Take them up on that before you get in.
Parking
- P2, Kiss and fly, is closest to the terminal and free for up to 10 minutes. After that it is charged, and Avinor recommends the short-term area instead.
- P4 is the terminal-near car park with 460 spaces, a short walk from the door.
- P5 sits a little behind P4 with 500 spaces and is the cheaper option.
- Both are paid by card at the exit. Parking is operated by OnePark, reachable 24 hours a day on 64 81 19 80.
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