Transport

Iceland is situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, only about 3 hours flight from many European cities and about 6 hours flight from the east cost of the United States. There are several airlines providing flights to Iceland and some even fly directly to Akureyri. When arriving in the south the easiest way to get up north is by flying from the airport in Reykjavik to Akureyri, a 45 minutes flight. By car the rout takes about 4 hours.

Air Iceland offers daily flights through-out the year, up to 13 times a day, between Reykjavik and Akureyri. Norlandair offers scheduled flight to the island of Grímsey which belongs to Akureyri. Scheduled bus tours between Reykjavik and Akureyri are offered up to several times a day, depending up on the season, e.g. with the company Sterna. SBA-Norðurleið offers scheduled bus tours to several towns and villages in the north and the east of Iceland. Within the local area surrounding Akureyri scheduled tours are offered between Akureyi and Dalvík, Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður. The ferries Sæfari (to Grímsey) and Sævar (to Hrísey) offer scheduled tours to the local islands Grímsey and Hrísey.

City bus in Akureyri:
Note that in Akureyri all transport with the local - city busses - are for free. Normally busses are on rout between 6.25 am until 23.03 pm all weekdays. For timetable and driving schedule during weekends see City bus - overview and Overview of routs.