'''Vesteralen''' is a region located on islands in the northern part of Norway.
Regions
Vesteralen consists of the following municipalities:
Sortland
Andoy
Oksnes
Hadsel
Bo
and is located on the the following islands:
Andoya
Hinnoya (western part)
Langoya
Hadseloya
Austvagoya (northern part)
plus several smaller islands.
Towns
Andenes
Myre
Sortland
Stokmarknes
Melbu
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By air
Since Vesteralen is in northern Norway, far away from the largest cities in the southern parts of the country, you will probably need to travel by air if you want to get to Vesteralen quickly.
The largest airport ''in'' Vesteralen is the Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen. This airport has several daily direct flights by Wideroe to both Bodo and Tromso, from where you can get to Oslo. The Skagen airport is classified as "regional", with only short regional flights, but is one of the largest "regional" airports in Norway (100000 passengers per year). There are plans to expand the airport and open up direct flights to Oslo and Trondheim, but for now, you will need to transfer in Bodo or Tromso. Airport buses connect the town of Sortland with the airport.
A larger airport, about two hours east with bus or car from Sortland, is Evenes airport (primarily serving Harstad and Narvik). Both Norwegian and SAS have direct flights to Oslo. In addition, there are flights to Bodo, Tromso and Trondheim. There are a few airport busses between Sortland from Evenes Airport as well.
By boat
The coastal steamer ''Hurtigruten'' [http://www.hurtigruten.com/en/default.aspx] has three stops in Vesteralen, at Stokmarknes, Sortland and Risoyhamn. Ships run up and down the Norwegian coastline between Bergen and Kirkenes offering daily departures.
By bus
Sortland has bus routes to several towns in Northern Norway, including Bodo in the south (7 hours). From Sortland, a number of bus routes spread out throughout Vesteralen.
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