Ferry from Sørvágur, or the subsidised helicopter. Both weather-dependent.
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Wildlife · Mykines
Mykines puffin colony
- How long
- about 8 hours
- Without a car?
- Reachable
- Weather
- Can be cancelled or spoiled
- Access fee
- None
Puffins in numbers, on a walk out to a lighthouse across a footbridge to a sea stack.
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The single most memorable day available in the Faroes, and the one most likely not to happen. Puffins nest along the path in numbers, close enough that the difficulty is not disturbing them.
- Settlement
- Sørvágur
Source: Strandfaraskip Landsins
Never plan Mykines as your only free day. The crossing cancels frequently and the season is short.
We do not know: Whether a sailing will operate on your date
BEST has no live ferry feed. Nothing here confirms a crossing is running.
Getting there and getting in
Guide required on parts of the route in some seasons; landowner rules apply.
Puffins roughly mid-May to late August. Outside that there is no colony.
This sits near Sørvágur, which has its own page.
About Sørvágur