self-guided road-trips

The Road to Hammerfest

Take this short but scenic highway to Hammerfest in Finnmark. 

What You Get

  • Free interactive Google Map (with every place mentioned in the guide marked with an address) that can be loaded into your GPS, making finding that stave church or petrol station much easier.
  • Detailed overviews of all the major points of interest on the road.
  • Practical information (cafes, dining, museums, toilets, petrol, road-side rest areas, detours, alternate routes)
  • Historic, modern and practical information for every city, town, village, and farm you pass through
  • Modern and historic images of all the major points of interests
  • Distance between points (in kilometres and miles)
  • QR code & interactive links to museum websites, relevant pages on our website, ferry timetables, and more!

This guide is 5 pages and comes in a PDF format. 

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Why drive on this highway?

This short drive from Skaidi to Hammerfest will take you through an isolated region in Finnmark. Just as you feel you have driven to the end of the world, you turn a bend and there is the modern, thriving city of Hammerfest.

Trip Highlights

  • Visit the historic town of Kvalsund
  • Cross the modern Kvalsund Bridge
  • Visit Hammerfest, the northernmost city in the world

Distance

55km / 34 miles

Start Location

Skaidi

End Location

Hammerfest

This drive can easily be done in either direction.

The Route

This guide will:

  • Answer the question “How do people live here?”
  • Provide you with historic images and stories relevant to where you are
  • Give you practical tips such as – where’s the nearest toilet? When can I get a hot dog? You know, the important stuff.
  • Show you interesting points where you can stop to stretch your legs or get beautiful photos of Norway
  • Give you information about museums (including opening hours), attractions, and major points of interests that you can visit

This guide won’t:

  • Drive for you (Sorry, we aren’t that advanced yet)
  • Give you accommodation tips (this guide assumes you know where you are staying already). If you want accommodation tips, visit our (free) online travel guide https://thehiddennorth.com/norway

Example of what the guide looks like. 

Resources for the Rv94 from Skaidi to Hammerfest

Hammerfest travel guide