Reykjavík Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Almost all long-distance buses use the BSÍ bus terminal (562 1011; www.bsi.is; Vatnsmý­rarvegur 10), near the domestic airport – the company name is pronounced bee ess ee. The desk here can book you onto bus services around Iceland. You can pick up summer (June to August or mid-September) or winter (mid-September to May) bus timetables, and there’s also a rack of tourist information available. There’s a good cafeteria with internet access.

In summer regular direct services are available (there’s reduced or no service the rest of the year).

For other destinations on the northern and eastern sides of the island (eg Egilsstaðir, Mývatn and Húsavík), you’ll need to change buses in Höfn or Akureyri, which may involve an overnight stop.

Buses to Reykjanes, Snæfellsnes and the main towns on Rte 1 run year-round, with the exception of the section from Akureyri to Höfn. Services are less frequent on all routes between September and May.

Buses to the Westfjords only run from June to August, and routes across the interior also close down for winter.

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Air

Reykjavík’s domestic airport (Innanlandsflug) is based just south of Tjörnin. Morning till evening, planes fly between Reykjavík and Akureyri (Ikr8300 one way), Egilsstaðir (Ikr9400) and Ísafjörður (Ikr8300); as well as to Greenland and the Faeroes. Internal flight operator Flugfélag Íslands (Air Iceland; 570 3030; www.flugfelag.is) has a desk at the airport, but you can usually save money if you book over the internet (a computer terminal is provided near the check-in desks).

International flights operate through Keflavík Airport (www.keflavikairport.com), 48km west of Reyk­javík. The easiest way to get there is on the Reykjavík Excursions Flybus.

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