Car hire Honningsvåg Airport

Few airports on earth stand as far north as the one serving the Norwegian community of Honningsvaag, which received slightly over 14,000 visitors in 2009. Car hire in Honningsvaag Airport makes it possible to reach Norway's northernmost point, Nordkapp, or North Cape in English, in 30 minutes. The town of Honningsvaag, among the world's northernmost communities, can be accessed in just five minutes.

Airport Facilities

Numerous rural settlements in northernmost Norway have relied on Honningsvaag Airport's flights since the airport's 1977 opening. This airport may have no ATMs or currency exchange stations, but does offer wireless internet access and a small coffee shop. The lost and found depot holds items for a maximum three month period, while Avis is the company offering car rental in Honningsvaag Airport.

Car Hire Honningsvaag Airport

Travel in Honningsvaag and Nordkapp has come a long way since tourists first made arduous boat, horseback, ski, and sled journeys to Europe's northernmost point. Today, motorists can compare car hire options in Honningsvaag before obtaining their vehicle and driving through the deep underwater road tunnel to Nordkapp, the ending point of E69. Visitors should leave messages in their vehicles prior to hiking to Knivsjellodden, whose high altitude creates unpredictable weather conditions.

Things To See and Do

Virtually all traffic headed to or from Nordkapp passes through Honningsvaag, but many northern European visitors bring their own vehicles. Adventurous campers wishing to spend the night at Nordkapp must also bring their own tents because this isolated outpost has no hotels or other accommodation. Puffin-like birds can be seen throughout the Gjesvær safari, 13 miles from Honningsvaag from the E69 junction.

Best Time To Visit

Despite Honningsvaag's far northern altitude, Gulf Stream waters help keep its annual average temperature above freezing, its ocean free of ice, and its land free of permafrost. As a matter of fact, Honningsvaag usually enjoys milder winters than Norway's national capital, Oslo, even though Oslo lies far further south. Early winter and late autumn, however, are Honningsvaag's wettest seasons. Summers are dry, cool, and short.