Domestic travel

Several options are available for transportation between Reykjavík and Akureyri as well as other places within north Iceland and Akureyri.

REYKJAVÍK - AKUREYRI & AKUREYRI - REYKJAVÍK

Aeroplane: Air Iceland offers scheduled flight between Reykjavík and Akureyri (and vice versa). The flight takes about 45 minutes. For information and bookings visit  Air Iceland
Bus:  Scheduled bus tours are offered between Akureyri and Reykavik (and vice versa). Departure is from the bus terminal in Reykjavík and the bus terminal in Akureyri. Time schedule can be found on the companies webpage  Sterna or in phone (+354) 461 1106.  
Usually busses leave from Reykjavík and Akureyri around 8:30 in the morning and arrive their destination around 14.30 in the afternoon.

REYKJAVÍK - AKUREYRI OVER KJÖLUR - HIGLAND ROAD (AND VICE VERSA)

Bus:  During summer months scheduled bus tours are offered over the mountain track Kjölur between Akureyri and Reykjavik (and vice versa). Departure is from the bus terminal in Reykjavík and the bus terminal in Akureyri. Timetable can be found on the companies webpage SBA-Norðurleið and Sterna.

AKUREYRI - GRÍMSEY & GRÍMSEY - AKUREYRI

Aeroplane: The airline Norlandair offers scheduled flight to the northernmost point in Iceland, Grímsey.  Flights are offered 3 times a week during winter and daily during summer. Norlandair also offers different sightseeing flights in cooperation with the airline Mýflug.  For timetable Nordlandair and sightseeing flights.
Ferry: It is possible to take a ferry to Grímsey.  A ferry departs from Dalvík  (45 km from Akureyri) to Grímsey, three times a week, the whole year. For timetable visit the following webpage Time table to Grímsey.
The sailing takes about 3 hours (each way). During winter the ferry stops for about an hour (stops depend upon how much time it takes to unload the cargo). During summer the ferry stops for about 4 hours (15.5 - 31.8).

AKUREYRI - DALVÍK - ÓLAFSFJÖRÐUR - SIGLUFJÖRÐUR (AND VICE VERSA)

Bus: Scheduled bus tours are offered on year around basis between Akureyri, Árskógssandur, Dalvík, Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður.  For more information visit the companies webpage  Hópferðabílum Akureyrar ehf. or call  Mr. Inga Rúnar (+354) 895 7922 or Mr. Ómar (+354) 898 5156.
Departure is from Akureyri at the bus terminal, Hafnarstæti 82. Note that departure on Saturdays must be pre booked and requires a minimum of two passengers.

AKUREYRI - HRÍSEY

Bus: Scheduled bus tours are offered between Akureyri and Árskógssandur, for more information see  timetable above under Akureyri - Dalvík - Ólafsfjörður - Siglufjörður (and vice versa)
Ferry: A ferry links Árskógssandur and Hrísey on daily basis (whole year). Up to 9 departures are offered daily during summer and around 7 during winter. Note that the first and last departure during weekends must be pre booked. For more information visti time table for ferry to Hrísey. 

AKUREYRI - HÚSAVÍK &
AKUREYRI - MÝVATN -  EGILSSTAÐIR &
AKUREYRI - RAUFARHÖFN - ÞÓRSHÖFN

Bus: Scheduled bus tours are offered between Akureyri & Húsavík, Akureyri, Mývatn & Egilsstaðir. Akureyri, Raufarhöfn & Þórshöfn the whole year. The company SBA Norðurleið operates this route. For further information please visit their  webpage  or call (+354) 5500 700.

AKUREYRI - ÁSBYRGI - DETTIFOSS - AKUREYRI &
MÝVATN - KRAFLA - DETTIFOSS - MÝVATN &
MÝVATN - HÚSAVÍK 

Bus: The company SBA-Norðurleið offers scheduled tours during summer on the following routs

Rout 661: Mývatn - Krafla - Dettifoss
Rout 661a: Dettifoss - Krafla - Mývatn
Rout 650: Mývatn - Húsavík
Rout 650a: Húsavík - Mývatn
Rout 641: Akureyri - Ásbyrgi - Dettifoss
Rout 641a: Dettifoss - Ásbyrgi - Akureyri

AKUREYRI - HLÍÐARFJALL SKI AREA

During winter scheduled bus tours are offered to the ski area in Mt. Hlíðarfjall, the ski area in Akureyri.
The bus drives a pick-up/drop-off route in Akureyri, before and after going up to the ski area. For information about the time schedule, prices and pick-up/drop-off places Skibus.

AKUREYRI CITY BUSSES

Note that when you have arrived in Akureyri all transportation with the city busses are free. The bus schedule covers a timeframe from 6.28 am till 22.36 pm all weekdays, schedules during weekends depend upon time of year, for further information see City buss time schedule.

PRIVATE CARS AND PARKING

If travelling with private car please assure to get a parking-clock, available at the tourist information in HOF, at banks, some shops and gasoline stations.  Follow the instructions on the clocks, and regulations regarding free parking areas.  The free parking time is different according to each area ranging from 15 minutes up to several hours.