Stykkishólmur Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Water

Ferry

The car ferry Baldur (438 1450; www.seatours.is)operates between Stykkishólmur and Brján­slækur in the Westfjords (2¼ hours), via Flatey. From June to August there are daily departures from Stykkishólmur at 9am and 3pm, returning from Brjánslækur at noon and 6pm. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday from June to August buses connect from Isafjördur, leaving at 9.30am to connect with the ferry and pick up ferry passengers to go to Patreksfjörður and Látrabjarg. The afternoon ferry connects with Westfjord buses to Ísafjörður, while the morning ferry connects with buses to the bird cliffs at Látrabjarg. Buses from Ísafjörður also connect with the morning ferry.

Adult fares to Brjánslækur and Flatey are Ikr2190 and Ikr1530 respectively (Ikr1250/1095/free for seniors/child 12 to 15/child under 12). Vehicles up to 5m long cost Ikr2190 and motorcycles cost Ikr825.

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Land

Bus

Buses run to/from Reykjavík (Ikr3300, 2½ hours) once daily (twice on Friday and Sunday), with a change to a connecting bus in Vatnaleið. You’ll also need to change in Vatnaleið for the service to Grundarfjörður, Ólafsvík and Hellissandur-Rif. In summer, buses also run around the tip of the peninsula to Hellnar once daily. Services from Vatnaleið are limited and don’t always link well with the Baldur ferry to and from the Westfjords. In Stykkishólmur, buses stop at the petrol station on the main road.

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