Travel & Visa
Travel to Bodø
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Bodø Airport has a range of national and international flights and is an easy gateway to Bodø and the surrounding region.
From Oslo (the capital of Norway), it only takes 80 minutes to get to Bodø Airport, and then you are right in the city center. The airport is located 1.2 km from the city, so many passengers choose to simply walk the short distance to the city center.
Bodø Airport has daily connections to Oslo (Gardermoen, OSL), Trondheim (Værnes), Bergen (Flesland), Tromsø and Lofoten. SAS, Norwegian, Widerøe, and Finnair have regular flights to Bodø Airport.
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Nordlandsbanen, one of the world’s most beautiful train routes, winds its way 730 km northward from Trondheim to Bodø.
Bodø Station is the northern-most station on the Nordland Railway, and is located in Bodø city center. The station is served by long-distance traffic to Trondheim, regional traffic to Mo I Rana and Mosjøen, and local traffic to Fauske and Rognan.
Book tickets at vy.no
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Hurtigruten, also known as the Norwegian Coastal Express, stops in Ørnes and Bodø in the Salten region before continuing to Lofoten. The northbound route stops in Ørnes in the morning and Bodø at midday, while the southbound route stops in Bodø and Ørnes in the middle of the night or early morning.
You can find the schedule for the Hurtigruten on their website.
The Hurtigruten terminal is located in the center of Bodø, opposite the train station.
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With a car, you can reach Bodø and Salten along the E6 highway or the scenic Coastal Route.
From Trondheim to Bodø it is 700 km – a drive estimated at approx. 10 hrs.
European route E6 is the longest and most important road in Nordland county, running through the county from south to north. National Road 80 is the road connection between Bodø and E6 at Fauske. County Road 17 is the Coastal Route from Steinkjer through Ytre Helgeland to Bodø. Parts of it are a national tourist route.
The 650 km long Coastal Route is a popular “detour” for those visiting the region and not needing to take the fastest route to their destination. Here, you can follow the impressive coastal landscape and take small detours along the way, for example to Svartisen in Meløy, the church site in Gildeskål, or to Saltstraumen.
Read more about The Coastal Route
If in need of a rental car, Avis or Budget are both available in Bodø. They have pickup locations in several places in the city, including at the airport.
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Travelling by express boat along the coast of Salten is both convenient and a fantastic experience in itself. From the Sentrumsterminalen in Bodø, you can quickly reach the fantastic island world in the area, as well as travel north or south along the mainland in Salten.
It is also a great way to travel further north to Lofoten and Vesterålen or south to Helgeland.
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For more information about bus time tables and information about the regional buses; External site
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Bodø Taxi is the taxi company that serves the Bodø area. The company is affiliated with Nordland Taxi for tour booking and related services.
Phone number: +47 07550
All licensed taxis display their rates and charge according to the meter.
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Visa
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Norway is situated within the Schengen area, so all EU/EEA residents as well as most non EU/EEA residents do not need a visa to enter Norway.
Please check your visa requirements in your country if you are uncertain.
If you determine that a visa is necessary for travel to Europe, then it is best to contact your nearest Norwegian Embassy or Norwegian Consulate.
Visa applications should be submitted well in advance of your intended departure date. Please note that while we wish to assist our delegates by providing the visa invitation letter, we do not contact the Embassy or Consulate on behalf of delegates and we are not in a position to influence Embassy / Consulate procedures or decisions. More information on the entry requirements and whether you need a visa for Norway can be found at The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration website.
The invitation letter does not involve any commitment by the Organizers to cover fees, accommodation, travel expenses or other costs associated with participation at the Congress. The congress registration confirmation, which might be required for your application, will be sent to you by email once you complete the registration process. For the hotel booking confirmations, you will receive this together with the registration confirmation (if booked via Arctic Congress Bodø 2024’s PCO) or please contact your accommodation provider directly.
Visa invitation letters will be issued via email to the address provided during the visa invitation letter application process, once the request for a letter has been approved. Please note that this is not an automatic process. Letters of invitation will only be issued once the online letter application has been approved by our Registration Department. Invitation letters cannot be issued to applicants who are not registered to attend the Congress.
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Please send us your invitation letter request per email to pco@apriil.no
Include the following information:
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