Mykines Shuttle Boat
Visit the breathtaking puffin island Mykines during the summer months in the Faroe Islands. This open shuttle boat will take you all the way to the island that combines breathtaking landscapes with thousands of puffins.
You will embark the boat by the harbour in the village Sørvágur on Vágar island. You will then set off from Sørvágur and take a 30 minutes memorable journey by sea. As you get closer to Mykines, you will start to see puffins flying in the air and sitting on the pristine North Atlantic ocean. This is just a warm-up to what you will experience later.
The crew will sell you the hiking spot when embarking the boat. So you are all set when booking this tour!
Important to know for 2025 season. The path to the lighthouse on Mykineshólmur is closed in 2025 due to a landslide. You will still see lots of puffins up-close when visiting Mykines.When you step on Mykines, you will spend 3 hours on the island. Disembarking the boat requires you to move your body from the boat to the the quayside. Just make sure that you are fit for getting off the boat.
In course of your hours on Mykines Island, you will have time for both a hike and to spot as many puffins that you will ever experience in your life. There is even time for a cup of coffee at the local Mykines café. Here you can get refreshments and a light meal before heading back to Vágar island.
This shuttle boat departs at 09:30 in the morning from the Sørvágur marina. Your certified captain will make sure that you get a safe and enjoyable boat ride.
The boat ride is done in a boat seating 12 people. You will sit comfortable when cruising between Vágar Island and Mykines Island. This tour will secure you a boat ticket to the much talked about island.
Mykines is the most popular summer attraction in the Faroe Islands for good reasons. Once you are there, you will be awe-stricken in a way very few other places on earth allow. This is your chance to experience Mykines with comfort and ease.
Tick Mykines off of your bucket list with this smooth boat tour to the untouched bird island. Check availability by choosing a date.
Activities
Boat Trip
Attractions
Mykines Island
Sørvágsfjørður fjord
69 reviews for Mykines Shuttle Boat
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Jochen Bonitz –
Die Tour war unser Höhepunkt auf Färöer. Die Bootsfahrt war perfekt, mit Durchfahrt durch Drangarnir und einem Robbenstopp. Die Papageitaucherkolonie auf Mykines ist fantastisch. Ein großartiges Erlebnis. Leider sind die Kosten für mitteleuropäische Verhältnisse ziemlich hoch, zumal man auf Mykines noch einmal zahlen muss. Es sollte ein Gesamtpaket geben.
Flemming Zangenberg –
Tusind tak for en helt fantastisk bådtur🤩
De lokale på Mykines fastholder, at det koster 500 kr/person at bevæge sig uden for bygden.
Kristoffer Thomsen –
The shuttle to Mykines was great! The crew was super nice and skilled. Luckily we had good weather so my overall experience of Mykines was great! We got to see thousands of puffins both on the islands but also we could see them from the boat. Thanks to the funny captain and the crew for an amazing experience!
Christian Christensen –
Fantastic experience. Good service during boat trip.
For the total experience it would have been good to know already when booking a 675 DKK ticket that you will be met by a 500 DKK fee to enter the Mykines Island.
Mireia Sensarrich Roset –
The trip was really nice! The views are amazing also the staff. We recommend this tour!!
Laurynas Biveinis –
Great tour! We contacted them before booking because we were traveling with a baby and had some questions, and they were super helpful.
Terry Peddlesden –
Skilled crewanaging the zodiacs back and forth. On the way back, we stopped to take photos of seals. As for the walk and seeing puffins, it was excellent!
Jane –
Great tour! The guides in Mykines were very knowledgeable and welcoming. We saw plenty of puffins and learned a lot as well. It was fascinating to get the perspective of a local from that specific island. Thank you for sharing your stories.
Highly recommend.
Xavier Sanchez –
Amazing tour with two amazing local guides!! Definitely would do it again and highly recommended! They explain everything in detail and give enough time to appreciate nature.
Sheila –
La experiencia fue fantástica, la volvería a repetir sin dudarlo.
Pero no puedo dar 5 estrellas porque con las dos actividades que adquirí por esta página web tuve problemas a la hora de hacer el “check in”.
Las personas que organizaban la actividad no encontraban mi reserva en las dos ocasiones, y en el caso de Vestmanna fue peor porque debido a esto retrasamos la salida en barco de todo el grupo.
Es urgente que mejoréis el sistema de reservas, y que aparezca claramente el nombre de la persona que ha hecho la reserva así como un número de reserva que los organizadores de la actividad también puedan ver.
Un saludo.
Vanasch Benoit –
It was great !
There was a lot of puffins in the Sea, in the Sky, on the Island, everywhere.
The only thing is that we have to pay 75€ per person to go out of the Village, nobody tell us before. It seems it’s a new rule since begin of June, that’s so expensive…
Kari Conroy –
We thoroughly enjoyed our RIB boat ride out to Mykines Island. We were fortunate to have a beautiful, calm and sunny day to enjoy the trip. The boat crew were timely, professional and helpful when it came to putting on all the gear. They went above and beyond to make our experience special.
Kristin Kalmbacher –
It might be helpful to be state that the Mykines trip only includes the boat ride there and that guests will be expected to pay an additional fee to walk on the grounds. The locals taking credit card payments did not really make it clear how much they were charging per person and I only saw later on my CC statement that it was over $200. It wasn’t a problem it just would have been helpful to know ahead. Thank you again. We all hope to return soon.
Gina Frederiksen –
Amazing experience!
Andrzej –
It’s worth to take a trip to Mykines Island – to hike or try to see puffins. But the boat driver (on the way Sorvagur-Mykines) was reckless, driving the boat straight on waves making the boat jump and land on a flat surface of water which was really painful and dangerous. I left the boat with a headache and a hurt backbone.
The ride back (Mykines-Sorvagur) was with the other driver and was great and smooth.
Aad Straathof –
Great boat ride and very friendly and helpful crew. Getting of the boat at Mykines harbour was an adventure in itself. Unfortunately during our visit to Mykines we saw only one puffin on land and some at sea but there were many other birds to be seen (fulmar, kittiwake, gannet, etc.).
Only bad thing about visiting Mykines is the outrageous 400 DKK p.p. access fee the locals charge!
Apart from that we enjoyed our visit and boat ride very much.
Natalia Langa –
Tour was really great. We were there in September and were even able to spot some puffins (mostly flying ones). And the Mykines island itself was really nice. Like all the Faroe Islands to be honest. All hikes here are breathtaking! And the boat ride itself was a fun experience, I laughed like a child when we jumped on the waves. Actually after getting back from the Mykines trip, I decided to buy another trip for the next day – Drangarnir one.
Kevin Kieda –
Unfortunately the waves were forecasted to be too rough to get over to Mykines and this had to be cancelled. We were given the option of refund or take part in a different opportunity. One might see this as a big disappointment but the crew went above and beyond to give us a tour of the Vagar coastline. We got to see huge cliffs, coves, and the biggest oceanside cave on Vagar. We even managed to spot a puffin in mid September in the ocean! All in all the crew gave us a great experience to make up for the rough seas and stopped several times to share facts and history about the island. The sign is a bit confusing (says ferry is 10 minute walk away from where we met — although it was hard to miss the big group of people forming up for the tour). Wear waterproof trousers or bring something to sit on, the seats can get wet (cushioned) so just be ready for that. All around great experience!
Victor LEVEQUE –
Amazing ! Even if the weather did not allow us to go to Mykines, they offered us an awesome boat tour around Vagar instead and that was spot on !
Strongly recommended
Allison Patrick –
I don’t recommend this boat tour. We had fairly smooth seas on the day we went, and yet we ended up hurting our backs as the rigid inflatable boat crashed down hard after going over waves. We also ended up feeling seasick. We had hoped there would be some nature interpretation and slowing down to see birds as we passed (more of a birdwatching tour), but instead it was a high speed, rough ride to get the Mykines Island, with no nature interpretation. We paid extra to take the ferry home, and not use our ride back on this boat. The ferry was much nicer! Mykines itself was really nice with a cute cafe, and lots of puffins in the colony (which you need to hike up to, and do need to pay for).
Ingrid-Silvia Erikson –
Me and my partner loved the trip to Mykines. Now puffins are my favourite bird species! If I would ever come back to the Faroe Islands, I would definitely visit Mykines again. Thank you for this incredible experience! And the boat ride was a lot of fun, too.
Jakob E. Laustsen –
All in all, we had a great experience. The boat ride was beautiful and at the same time eventful.
The crew was nice, and instructions were clear.
We were a bit confused about the specific pick-up location at the harbor so we came 5-10 min late and had to call you to get directions.
There were also others who also thought that the boat was was on the other side of the harbor where there is a pier mentioning mykines.
It was a bit pricey but we think it was very much worth it.
Rick McNerney –
We had a great time on Mykines Thanks to you switching us up at the last minute.
Charlotte Nordvig Jensen –
Det var en super tur derud og det at være på øen.
Jeg forstår godt man skal passe på naturen på øen, derfor burde der stå mere tydeligt, hvor man skal betale, hvis man vil gå rundt på øen eller helt forbyde at går rundt for at beskytte fuglene. Vi nød timerne derude.
På booking stod der at vi skulle sejle tilbage 1730, men vi fik at vide det først var 1830. Sidste halve til hele time havde vi ikke behøvet .
Men fin, fin tur,
Jette Nielsen –
Bådturen var en rigtig fed oplevelse. Fokus på sikkerhed på turen og under påstigning og afstigning af båden. Godt at man har mulighed for at låne overtræksdragter, så man kan holde varmen.
Selve opholdet på Mykines var en blandet oplevelse.
Jeg så ikke så mange fugle tæt på, som jeg havde håbet. Kunne godt have brugt en guide til at fortælle, hvor der var størst mulighed for at opleve søpapegøjerne blandt andet.
Mht. Hiking fee, så synes jeg godt at I kunne nævne, at man selv skal sørge for det at betale den.
Jeg troede at hiking fee var inkluderet i jeres pris.
Olga Vataman –
I booked Mukines Shuttle Boat, and I didn’t regret it at all. Very nice and kind people. I recommend with love. Thanks for the trip 🤗
Phillip Smith –
I would give your shuttle a 5 or 6 out of 10.
Finding your boat was a challenge. When arriving to park, a sign points us to the ferry. Confusing.
Did not realize it was an open air ride. Or that we’d want or need an insulating jump suit.
Did not realize it was a 5 hour drop off, thought it 2 was 2-3 hours.
Drop off was awkward, trying to master vertical metal rungs in concrete.
No instructions from crew on what to do or see or where to hike, or that we would be asked to pay $250 DKK to hike on the island.
You have lots of room for improvement.
Heike Nebbe –
Det var en vidunderlig udflugt for mig! Tusind tak 🙂 Meget søde to mænd, der sejlede os. Jeg havde problemer med at finde stedet til at starte med. Men så ringede jeg til nummeret, jeg fik i min bekræftelse og så blev jeg venligt hjulpet videre. Så fint. Sejlturen var SKØN! Heldigvis blev jeg ikke søsyg, der var der andre, der blev. Det ved man jo først, når man har prøvet at sejle i sådan en båd før.
Absolut anbefalelsesværdigt. Ingen ideer til forbedring fra mig. Det var perfekt.
Eli Jensen –
Havde en fantastisk tur til Mykines. Men tiden passer dårligt med bussen til lufthavnen.
Skal afsted kl 9.15 fra Torshavn for turen kl 13.30 lang ventetid. Også når jeg skal tilbage, der et så ikke så lang ventetid.
Annika Bååtj –
Resan till och vistelsen på Mykines var härlig. Ytterligare en av era undersköna öar! Och att få se lunnefågeln i sitt sammanhang: spännande.
MEN vi blev inte informerade att återfärden var en timme senarelagd. Onödigt irriterande avslutning!
Ann Guy –
Really well run operation and a great way to spend a day. Highly recommended!
Ove Edlefsen –
Det var en rigtig fin og spændene tur.
Havet var lidt uroligt, men vi følte at sikkerheden var i orden.
Søpapegøjerne var en fantastisk oplevelse.
Ps har rejst i mere end 70 lande rundt om i verden, turen kommer blandt en af de største oplevelse.
Charlotte Simic –
Rigtig fin tur. Har bestemt ikke fortrudt. Syntes dog at 250 kr. Pr. Person var lige i overkanten at betale på øen. Da stien ud til fyrtårnet jo var lukket.
Julie Wright –
We were so fortunate to book an excursion with Mykines Shuttle Boat (MSB). We planned on taking the ferry, but we’re unable to book a return trip for the same day. After researching other options, we found and booked MSB without any problems. After taking this trip with MSB, suiting up and riding in the open boat so closely through and by natural land formations on shore and seeing so many puffins and other birds out on the water and shore, we were so glad that we were in a smaller boat. The crew was so accommodating and helpful throughout our time out and back. We also loved that we were able to explore Mykines before the larger group from the ferry arrived. We would most definitely travel with MSB again! Thank you for an amazing experience.
Besse Françoise –
Our trip to Mykines went very well, the reception and the boat were perfect.
On the other hand, considering the already high price of the boat, we were really surprised and disappointed to have to pay again to be able to go on the paths that were not all open (lighthouse path closed).
In the ideal it would be necessary that all is included in the price, we would have less the impression to be taken for « pigeon ».
Thank you, it was a very nice discovery.
Shirley Cox –
We had a great day. Directions to pick up place were great. Organisation and instruction to passengers was very clear. We got really close up to lots of puffins on the island. Would definitely book again with you, really good fun! 😀
Corinna Rotter –
The Trip to mykines , was definitiv one of the highlights of our whole Faroe vacation. It was just perfect. Starting with the exciting bot Ride and after this we had a wonderful time on the island. Iwas not Expecting to get so close to the beautiful puffin. Especially with the closure of the lighthouse Trailer the 4h time on the Island were just perfect. We would definitiv recommand this trip
Bea Annot-Mekelenkamp –
It was a great experience!
Karen Pugh –
We are already planning our return to the Faroe Islands for next summer. We chose the rib boat to Mykines as we knew that the ferry could be cancelled if the winds were high as happened to my son on a previous visit. The ride was more than exciting as the sea swells were high but we always felt safe. There was a passenger with some mobility issues on our trip and the staff treated him with respect and assistance. We were impressed. We will do that trip again.
Richard Collins –
The shuttle was great and Mykinnes was beautiful. In fact, riding the rib out with the views and puffin spotting alone was worth the trip. Really enjoyed. If I had one negative it was perhaps that the actual time on Mykinnes itself could have been shortened. With the western part closed off we found we’d done a full walking tour and had time for rest and snacks etc. but still with time spent waiting around at the end. Perhaps 3 hours would be a perfect window, though once the rest of the island opens up again that might not be the case.
A small point though and aside from this it was definitely a highlight of my trip to the Faroes.
Martin Källstrand –
Turen var fantastiskt bra!
Karsten Mangor –
We had a wonderful trip to Mykines, the weather was rough on the return trip but due to experienced crew we felt safe and had a unforgettable boat trip.
Mia Shin –
Enjoyed the tour👍Lot’s of cute puffins everywhere🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜weather wasn’t the best. Clouds and windy on Mykines.
Pat Kungvankij –
It was very good. Thank you so much
Richard Ferkel –
Everybody was great!
Maja Møller –
Vi havde en mega fed tur!
Vejret var med os, og jeg tror min søster og jeg var enige om at bådturen var noget af det vildeste/sjoveste vi har oplevet:)
Selve Mykiness var en god oplevelse, men vi synes det var for lang tid, vi havde set og gået det vi skulle, så vi havde en god time hvor vi “ bare måtte vente”
Dorthe Tecza –
Det var en god oplevelse. Sejlturen var fin.
McKay Parrish –
We had a great experience.
So much fun hiking and seeing the puffins on mykines.
The captain and his red-headed helper were very friendly and Informative.
Finding the captain in the morning was difficult and most of the group was very late because the instructions were unclear on where to meet.
We ended up leaving the marina late and getting picked up late from the island. (Which was no big deal to us, but I could see it being an issue to other travelers in the future).
Thanks so much for a great experience in an unforgettable place.
Steve Pannifer –
The boat trip in early May was great but unfortunately we did not see a single puffin on the island which was disappointing. There were some in the sea.
James Starkey –
This was absolutely fantastic. An experience of a lifetime. The crew were super and everything was spot on.
I hope to be back one day.