ferry to Suðuroy MS Smyril is the fifth Smyril in service between Tórshavn and Suðuroy since 1895, the name meaning merlin. She takes up 975 passengers and up to 200 cars and was built in 2005. The crossing over Suðuroyarfjørður takes two hours and five minutes in normal weather and swell conditions, though especially in winter trips are often cancelled or severely delayed. As of 2020 Smyril crosses the Suðuroyarfjør either twice-daily (3 days per week) or thrice-daily (4 days per week). It is common for Suðuroyingar to stay at friends or family in Tórshavn during weekdays, though others commute on a more-or-less daily basis. The frequency has been topic of extensive public and political debate, where the islanders would be served best with three trips a day whereas the Faroese government also is concerned about the cost-efficiency. The crossing distance is . Planning-wise, 3.5 return trips per day are theoretically feasible, based on 45 minutes turnaround time and a 10-minute margin for delay, and a timeframe from 6 to 23 o'clock. When the Sandoyartunnilin opens in 2023 and provided that a suitable ferry terminal were available in Sandoy, Smyril could possibly reduce the crossing distance down to , allowing an increase in frequency to five return trips per day. M/F Teistin - the ferry to Sandoy and Hestur Teistin (black guillemot) operates the second-busiest route, between Skopun on Sandoy and Gamlarætt on Streymoy. It takes 288 passengers and up to 33 cars. M/F Teistin was built on Skála Skipasmiðja in 2001. Teistin has a frequent schedule, it goes up to 9 times daily each way (9 times from Skopun and 9 times from Gamlarætt). Teistin also sails the route between Gamlarætt and Hestur, all trips on prior request by telephone. In addition to Teistin, the ferry Hasfjord has operated a cargo-only services on both routes since 2020. With a capacity of 12 passengers, she can also be used for passenger services in rare cases. M/F Ritan – the ferry to Svínoy and Fugloy For many years Másin sailed the route from the village of Hvannasund on Viðoy to the two smaller islands of Svínoy and Fugloy. Presently Ritan (kittiwake) which earlier plied the route between Tórshavn and Nólsoy, now sails this route. M/F Ternan - the ferry to Nólsoy M/F Ternan (Arctic tern) is the main ferry to Nólsoy, until December 2020, when the trimaran was (briefly) taken in