Vadsø (VDS): open from 04:00, closed 15:00 to 18:00, then open until midnight
Vadsø has the strangest published day of any Norwegian airport on this list. Weekdays start at 04:00, the terminal closes from 15:00 to 18:00, and then it stays open until midnight.
- Weekdays the terminal is open 04:00 to 15:00 and again 18:00 to 00:00. It closes for three hours in between.
- Four in the morning is the earliest opening of any airport in this group.
- Saturday is 10:00 to 18:00, a single continuous window.
- Sunday is 11:00 to 15:00 and 18:00 to 00:00, split the same way as a weekday.
- The 15:00 to 18:00 closure applies on weekdays and Sundays. Do not plan to wait through it.
- Visiting address: Vadsø Airport, Kiby, 9800 Vadsø. The field is at Kiby, outside the town.
- Parking is bookable and drop-in, rather than the free car park of the smaller Finnmark fields.
- Parking is operated by OnePark, customer service open 24 hours a day.
- Ground handling is on +47 41 70 64 30.
- Finnmark's county buses are run by Snelandia, and part of the network is Fleks, which only runs when somebody books it.
- A Fleks trip must be booked at least two hours before the route starts, counted from the start of the route and not from your own stop.
- For the first departure of the next morning, book by 21:00 the evening before.
- Fleks is normally operated by taxi or minibus. On some stretches that means four seats in a car.
- Prebooked passengers are prioritised. If you miss the deadline you can try turning up, but only if somebody else booked the trip.
- Luggage space on a Fleks taxi is limited, and Snelandia asks you to ring ahead if you have a lot.
- Bicycles and dogs are not normally carried on Fleks unless agreed in advance.
- Cancel a Fleks booking on 75 77 18 88 or by email to Snelandia.
- Route enquiries in Finnmark are on 177.
- Use the journey planner rather than a printed timetable. Snelandia says only the planner shows deviations and public holidays.
- Read the day codes on a printed table carefully. DX67 means daily except Saturday and Sunday, DX6 means daily except Saturday.
A day in two halves
- Weekdays: 04:00 to 15:00, closed, then 18:00 to 00:00.
- Saturday: 10:00 to 18:00. Sunday: 11:00 to 15:00, closed, then 18:00 to 00:00.
- The three hour afternoon closure is the thing to know. It falls on weekdays and Sundays alike, and it is exactly the period a connecting passenger might expect to sit out. The building is shut.
- The 04:00 weekday opening is the earliest in this group, so an early departure is genuinely served.
On the ground
- Vadsø Airport, Kiby, 9800 Vadsø. The field is at Kiby, outside the town.
- Parking is bookable in advance or drop-in, operated by OnePark with customer service open 24 hours a day.
- Ground handling: +47 41 70 64 30.
The county bus network behind the airport
- None of the small Finnmark airports has an airport bus. What exists is Snelandia, the Finnmark county network, and part of it runs on demand.
- Fleks routes appear on the timetable but only operate when somebody books them. They exist so that a thin route keeps a service instead of running an empty bus.
- Book at least two hours before the route starts. Note the wording: two hours before the start of the route, not before it reaches your stop.
- For a first morning departure, book by 21:00 the evening before, so the driver can plan.
- The vehicle is normally a taxi or a minibus, sometimes with only four seats. Passengers who booked come first; if there is room the driver may take others.
- Luggage space is limited on a taxi-operated Fleks route, and bicycles and dogs are not normally carried without prior agreement. With hold baggage off a flight, that is worth a phone call.
Numbers and timetables
- Route enquiries 177. Customer service 75 77 18 88. Cancellations go through the same number or by email.
- Snelandia recommends the journey planner over a printed table, because only the planner carries deviations and public holidays.
- If you do read a printed table, the day codes matter: D is daily, DX6 is daily except Saturday, DX67 is weekdays only, 1 to 5 is Monday to Friday.
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