Sandoy
Low, green and gentle, now reached by the newest subsea tunnel rather than the ferry.
- Getting there
- Subsea tunnel
- Population
- 1,300
- Area
- 112 km²
- Do you need a car?
- Car essential
Sandoyartunnilin opened in 2023 and replaced the ferry from Gamlarætt. Tolled.
Sandoy is the flattest and softest of the islands — beaches instead of cliffs, dunes at Sandur, and a pace that feels slower even by Faroese standards.
The tunnel changed it. It is now under an hour from Tórshavn, which makes it a genuine half-day option in a way it never was when it depended on the ferry.
BEST has no machine-readable national timetable. Routes exist but frequency is not something we can state reliably — check SSL directly.
Come here for
- A half-day out of Tórshavn
- Beaches, which are rare here
- Quiet without a ferry commitment
Go elsewhere if you want
- Dramatic cliff scenery
- Anyone without a car
Getting around Sandoy
Car essential
There is no practical alternative to driving. Limited bus service. Assume you are driving.
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