Editing Transport in the Faroe Islands (section)

== Roads ==
[[File:Oyrarbakki 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Streymin Bridge]], connecting [[Streymoy]] and [[Eysturoy]], was opened in 1973.]]
[[Image:Inside Norðoyatunnilin 1.jpg|thumb|right|"Light Art" inside the [[Norðoyatunnilin]]]]
{{see also|List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands}}
Roads have become the main method of transportation on the islands, replacing boats. In 2021, there were 16,289 petrol cars, 9,795 diesel cars, and 567 electric cars.<ref>{{cite web |title=Big increase in electric car sales |url=https://kvf.fo/greinar/2021/12/02/electric-car-sales-almost-doubled-year |website=Kringvarp Føroya |language=fo |date=2 December 2021}}</ref> 
[[Google Street View]] became available for some roads in November 2017, supplied by residents and sheep rather than Google cars.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.denverpost.com/2017/11/07/sheep-with-cameras-tiny-islands-onto-google-street-view/ |title=How sheep with cameras got some tiny islands onto Google Street View |first=Karin |last=Brulliard |date=7 November 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] / Denver Post|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

=== Highways ===
''total:'' {{convert|960|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="landsverk-vegir">{{cite web| url=http://landsverk.fo/Default.asp?sida=698| language=fo| title=Vegir| publisher=Landsverk| location=Tórshavn| access-date=12 April 2011 }}</ref>
:''national [[highway]]s:'' {{convert|460|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="landsverk-vegir" />
:''local roads:'' {{convert|500|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="landsverk-vegir" />

=== Bus services ===
The national bus network (''Bygdaleiðir'', Village routes) is operated by [[Strandfaraskip Landsins]] operating the characteristic blue buses. Most buses are modern and were built by the [[Volvo]] company. The principal route is Tórshavn-[[Klaksvík]] (via the [[Norðoyatunnilin]] tunnel and [[Streymin Bridge]]). Although individual buses are generally owned by individuals or small companies, the timetables, fares, and levels of service are set by [[Strandfaraskip Landsins]] and the government.

The municipalities of Tórshavn, Klaksvík, [[Eysturkommuna]] and [[Sunda, Faroe Islands|Sunda]] operate their own free-of-charge local services, usually referred to as ''Bussleiðin''. Tórshavn's Bussleiðin has five routes and is operated by the Tórshavn municipality. Like Bygdaleiðir, the actual buses are privately owned, but contracted to Bussleiðin. Klaksvík's service commenced in 2014.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://klaksvik.fo/bussleid| title = Bussleiðin in Klaksvík}}</ref>