Brekstad–Valset Ferry

The Brekstad–Valset Ferry is an automobile ferry in Trøndelag county, Norway. The ferry is part of the Norwegian County Road 710 as it crosses the Trondheimsfjorden, connecting the town of Brekstad in Ørland Municipality on the Fosen peninsula to the village of Valset in Orkland Municipality. The 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) passage is performed with the double-ended ferries MF Ørland and operated by Tide Sjø making 17 crossings in each direction each day taking 20 minutes.^[1]

Brekstad–Valset Ferry

Valset
Waterway	Trondheimsfjorden
Transit type	Double-ended
Route	Fv710
Carries	Automobiles and passengers
Terminals	Brekstad Valset
Operator	Tide Sjø
Authority	Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Began operation	1977
Travel time	20 min
Headway	60 min
Frequency	17 / day
No. of vessels	MF Ørland
Daily ridership	400 (2007)
Daily vehicles	407 (2007)

The ferry route started in 1977,^[2] and was operated by Fosen Trafikklag until 2007, when it lost the public service obligation contract to Tide Sjø.^[3]

Starting in 2019, the route will be operated by Fjord1 and two of the ferries will be battery electric.^[4]