Day1
Arrive at Vágar
Stay near the airport and start properly tomorrow.
If the weather turns: No impact.
All trip shapes
7 nights
Seven days
Enough time to include either Mykines or Suðuroy, and to lose a day to weather without losing the trip.
- Do you need a car?
- Yes
- Rough cost per person
- 15.000 DKK – 27.000 DKK
Per person, excluding flights, including car, tolls, one ferry and access fees.
Who this suits
- A proper first trip, or a returning visitor
- Photographers and walkers
- Anyone who wants Mykines or Suðuroy
Day by day
Day2
Mykines, if it sails
The puffin island. Keep this day flexible and be ready to swap it.
- Summer season only. Book as far ahead as booking opens.
- Parts of the lighthouse walk need a guide in some seasons.
If the weather turns: If the crossing is cancelled, do Sørvágsvatn and Gásadalur today and try Mykines again on day six.
Day3
Across to Tórshavn
The lake and the waterfall if you have not done them, then east.
If the weather turns: Go straight over and take the afternoon in town.
Day4
Tórshavn on foot
Old town, galleries, Kirkjubøur, and a good dinner.
If the weather turns: Fine in any weather.
Day5
North to Klaksvík
Through the subsea tunnel to the second town.
- Restock here — it is the last real supermarket going north.
If the weather turns: The drive and the town both work in rain.
Day6
Kalsoy and the Kallur lighthouse
The small car ferry, then the walk out to the lighthouse.
- Ferry capacity is the constraint. Arrive very early, or go on foot.
- The lighthouse walk is exposed and slippery in wet weather.
If the weather turns: In low cloud the walk shows nothing. Klaksvík itself, the pool and the brewery fill a day.
Day7
South and out
The long drive back to Vágar, with Eiði or Saksun on the way.
- Allow three hours to the airport from Klaksvík with a stop.
If the weather turns: Drive direct.
Where this plan is fragile
- Mykines is the single most likely thing to be cancelled. Day six is the deliberate second chance.
- Substituting Suðuroy for the north means two nights there, not a day trip.
Read alongside
Which islands need a ferry, and how often does it cancel?
Faroese ferries
Which crossings exist, which take cars, which sell out, and why you should never plan one on your last day.
How do I combine islands without wasting days in transit?
Island hopping
Which islands chain together naturally, and which combinations quietly cost you a whole day.
Where can I walk, and what does access cost?
Hiking in the Faroe Islands
Most land is privately owned and several popular routes charge a fee or require a guide.
How do I get the shots without wasting the trip?
Photographing the Faroe Islands
Light, access and weather windows — and the places where a tripod is not welcome.
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