2026 North to the Nordics and Nordkapp, Thu July 02, 2026

Bodø, Norway → Ferry → Moskenes, Norway → Svolvær Lofoten, Norway

The original plan was Lofoten → Tromsø. I was slow booking the ferry and the desirable crossing times were sold out, so I have a half-rest day in Bodø before boarding the 2:00pm ferry to Moskenes. That ferry ride is 3.5 hours, so after arriving in Moskenes around 5:30pm, I will ride 2h24m to my accomodation in Svolvær Lofoten. If that takes me 3 hours and I arrive at 8:30pm, it will still be mid-day daylight! I'm still only one day behind my original plan. #

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Lofoten to Tromsø (6h24m, 421km)

Ferry nominal departure is 2pm. Check-in by 1pm. I was checked in at xxx. We departed 11 minutes early at 13:49. We arrived around 17:25 for 3h36m elapsed time. Then I rode until 20:33 (8:33pm) to the campground for 3h8m elasped ride time on a google nominal time of 2h29m (39m over or +26%).


Bodø → Moskenes and onward to Svolvær Lofoten


Bodø → Moskenes and onward to Svolvær Lofoten (3.5hr ferry, then ride 2h32m, 130km)


Ride Log

TimeMinuteskmkph avgComment
10:29am0.4 map
10:29am1.00 km8 kph
10:30am13.4 map
10:43am1.40 km7 kph
10:45am3.0 map
10:48am1.00 km6 kph
10:49am9.1 map
10:58am11.15 km25 kph
11:09am2.1 map
11:11am1.50 km12 kph
11:13am17.4 map
11:30am6.33 km31 kph
11:37am5.4 map
11:42am1.40 km2 kph
11:44am0.8 map
11:44am8.93 km18 kph
11:53am17.8 map
12:11pm1.40 km8 kph
12:13pm64.5 map
1:17pm0.60 km16 kph
1:18pm11.1 map
1:29pm2.60 km8 kph
1:31pm8.8 map
1:40pm1.80 km5 kph
1:42pm21.4 map
2:03pm192.693 km29 kph
5:22pm0.0 map
5:22pm2.50 km4 kph
5:25pm3.9 map
5:29pm7.55 km36 kph
5:36pm4.5 map
5:41pm3.11 km26 kph
5:44pm1.4 map
5:45pm15.310 km39 kph
6:00pm5.4 map
6:06pm40.137 km55 kph
6:46pm8.5 map
6:55pm16.415 km55 kph
7:11pm0.9 map
7:12pm5.24 km43 kph
7:17pm1.1 map
7:18pm4.54 km47 kph
7:23pm1.4 map
7:24pm51.251 km60 kph
8:15pm10.8 map
8:26pm7.24 km30 kph
8:33pm7.0 map
8:40pm1.20 km2 kph
8:42pm19.4 map
 
10h13m6h33m moving238 km36.2 kph64% moving, 220 minutes of breaks
Google time (2h29m) + 311%