Ferries

You probably see one or two ferries on the fjord right now. The ferry route Solavågen - Festøy connects Ålesund and Ørsta/Volda with several ferries in traffic at any time. Today, people are particularly dependent on car ferries in Western and Northern Norway, where fjords cut deep into the landscape and make it impossible – or at least difficult – to get up or down the coast. Especially in Western Norway, with its many long fjord arms, travelers depend on ferries to get around. In this fjord alone, there are at least 6 ferry routes if we include the fjord arms. A ferry trip can be an experience in itself on the idyllic fjords of Sunnmøre. We have about 130 ferry connections in Norway and ferries are an important part of the Norwegian transport system. 20 million vehicles and 40 million passengers are transported on Norwegian car ferries annually.