Driving in the Faroe Islands

Read Landsverk conditions for every exposed road stage

Landsverk publishes weather stations, road cameras and driving conditions for the public network. Wind, visibility, ice and snow can differ between a pass, tunnel portal and coastal road on the same itinerary.

Check the named road shortly before departure and again when conditions deteriorate. Landsverk recommends winter or studded tyres as temperatures approach freezing; studded tyres are permitted from 16 October to 14 May, but suitable tyres never override a closure or police instruction.

Sources: [1][2][3]

Match narrow roads and ordinary tunnels to the vehicle

Some village roads and older tunnels are narrow, may be single lane and use passing places. Landsverk distinguishes the ordinary public-road tunnels it maintains from the separately operated subsea tunnels.

Use a vehicle suitable for the actual road, reduce speed before a blind or narrow section and give way according to the signs. A passing place is not a parking bay, and route geometry does not prove clearance for a camper, trailer or roof load.

Sources: [4][12]

Treat the four subsea tunnels as separate cashless road products

Vágatunnilin, Norðoyatunnilin, Eysturoyartunnilin and Sandoyartunnilin are four tolled subsea tunnels. There are no payment booths, and the official operator records the number plate; direction and payment treatment differ between tunnels.

Use the operator's current instructions for the exact plate and journey. Ask a rental company how it handles tunnel passages before driving, because a rental charge, ferry ticket and tunnel payment are separate transactions.

Sources: [5][12]

Confirm that each local ferry carries the vehicle

Strandfaraskip Landsins publishes routes, booking, vehicle categories and live service notices for the island network. Only specified vessels and sailings carry cars; a passenger ferry or helicopter connection is not a drivable continuation.

Check the exact route, sailing, reservation process and complete vehicle dimensions. Join the correct queue and follow crew instructions. The road calculation resumes only at the confirmed arrival terminal and cannot guarantee deck space or operation in severe weather.

Sources: [6][7][8][13]

Resolve parking and off-road access before the final turn

Parking restrictions apply in Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Runavík and at Vágar Airport, where the signed area may require a correctly set parking disc. The sign at the individual space controls the stay.

Off-road driving is prohibited. End the route at a lawful road or marked parking area rather than extending it over a hiking track, field or unpaved access without permission.

Sources: [12]

Before driving in the Faroe Islands

• Confirm the air-and-rental or international vehicle-ferry stage before calculating the island road journey.
• Recheck Landsverk weather, cameras and driving conditions for every exposed road and tunnel portal.
• Resolve each subsea tunnel and vehicle-carrying local ferry through its own operator process.
• Call 112 for an emergency or 114 for non-emergency police service and provide the road, tunnel, island and nearest settlement.

Sources: [9][2][5][6][15]