To be eligible for the travel subsidy, you must:

• receive a salary from your employer
• have travel expenses
• have residence and full tax liability in the Faroe Islands,
• have traveled more than 30 km to and from work in total per day (Before January 1, 2025, the minimum was 20 km to and from work).

It is not possible to apply for more than 220 days per year.

Other conditions:

Double household

• If you have a double household, you can apply for support between the rental place and the workplace.

Multiple workplaces during a calendar year

• If you work in multiple places on the same day. You need to put all the places in one route
• If you travel to the same town twice in one day. You need to put it in the same place twice (e.g. you work in Tórshavn during the day, you go home and the back to Tórshavn in the evening)
• If you have multiple workplaces during the calendar year. But you do not travel to more than one each day, create a seperate route for each workplace.

Apprentices and Students:

•  Apprentices: Entitled to travel support even while attending school. A confirmation from the school must be attached to the application.
•  Students: Not entitled to travel support. Instead, apply for a school card from Strandfaraskipum Landsins.

The amount is based on how many kilometers you have traveled. And how many tunnels and ferries you have used. You can not apply for more than 220 days a year.

Before January 1, 2025, it was possible to receive a travel subsidy for air travel. However, due to recent changes in the law regarding travel subsidies, this option is no longer available

The amounts have changed over the years. You can see the numbers for 2025 below :

Please be mindful of the Eysturoyartunnel and the Bridge over Streymin.

• If you travel over the bridge by Streymin instead of using the Eysturoyartunnel, simply avoid selecting the Eysturoyartunnel when applying.
• If you alternate between using the bridge and the tunnel, you will need to set up two different routes.

Please be mindful of the Eysturoyartunnel and the Bridge over Streymin.

• If you travel over the bridge by Streymin instead of using the Eysturoyartunnel, simply avoid selecting the Eysturoyartunnel when applying.
• If you alternate between using the bridge and the tunnel, you will need to set up two different routes.

• You can only apply for travel subsidies at ferdastudul.taks.fo
• You can only apply for the previous calendar year. For example, in 2025, you can apply for 2024
• You can only apply for the whole year

Payments are processed every Monday

• It may take a few weeks from the time the application is submitted until the money is in your account

The deadline to apply for the travel subsidy is 31. Desember the following year. For example, if you are applying for support for 2024, the application deadline is December 31, 2025.