Skaftafell National Park Getting there & around

Getting there & away

From 1 June to 15 September, daily buses run by Austurleið-Kynnisferðir (562 1011; www.austurleid.is) go between Reykjavík and Höfn, leaving at each end at 8.30am and passing Skaftafell at 2.35pm eastbound (Ikr5400) and 11.10am westbound (Ikr2300). The rest of the year the Reykjavík–Höfn bus runs on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, departing at 12.30pm from Reykjavík and at noon from Höfn.

From 20 June to 2 September there’s another bus from Reykjavik to Skaftafell via the scenic inland route through Landmannalaugar and Eldgjá, departing daily from Reykjavík at 8.30am and arriving at Skaftafell at 7.30pm (Ikr8100). Westbound it departs from Skaftafell at 8am.

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