Mykines
The puffin island at the western edge. Ferry or helicopter, summer only, and it cancels.
- Getting there
- Ferry or helicopter
- Population
- 10
- Area
- 10 km²
- Do you need a car?
- No car needed
Ferry from Sørvágur in the summer season, or the subsidised helicopter. Both weather-dependent.
Mykines is the reason a lot of people come to the Faroes at all: puffins in numbers, on a headland walk out to a lighthouse on a sea stack, with almost nobody living on the island.
It is also the single most disrupted plan in Faroese travel. The ferry runs a limited summer season, sells out, and cancels in wind. The helicopter is cheap and heavily oversubscribed, and you cannot use it in both directions on the same day.
The walk to the lighthouse crosses land where access is controlled and sometimes closed for nesting. A guide is required on parts of it in some seasons.
BEST has no live sailing feed. Nothing on this site should be read as confirmation that a crossing is operating.
Come here for
- Puffins
- Seabird photography
- A single unforgettable day
Go elsewhere if you want
- Anyone on a tight schedule
- Winter, spring or late autumn visits
- Travellers unwilling to lose the day to weather
Getting around Mykines
No car needed
Everything you need is within walking distance. There are no roads to speak of and no cars for visitors. You walk.
Things to do
Read next
Faroese ferries
Which crossings exist, which take cars, which sell out, and why you should never plan one on your last day.
Photographing the Faroe Islands
Light, access and weather windows — and the places where a tripod is not welcome.
When to visit
What each season actually offers, including what closes and what is not there yet.
Hiking in the Faroe Islands
Most land is privately owned and several popular routes charge a fee or require a guide.