Taxi
Phone: (+354) 461 1010 / 588 5522
Website: www.hreyfill.is
The service is available 24 hours a day. Customers can book a taxi by calling or book through Hreyfill Taxi app (both in Akureyri and in Reykjavík).
Phone service is available around the clock.
Akureyri is a relatively compact and convenient town, with short distances between locations. The airport is about a 5-minute drive from the town centre. Regional buses stop at the airport, and the cultural centre Hof. The cruise ship port is within a 5-minute walk from the town centre.
The Akureyri town bus system (SVA) has a stop in the town centre, close to Ráðhústorg Square and Hof Cultural Centre.
City buses:
Note that when you have arrived in Akureyri all transportation with the city buses are for free. The bus schedule covers a time-frame from 6.28 am till 22.36 pm all weekdays and during weekends from 12.18 till 18.55. Exceptions are on public holidays, for further information see City bus time schedule.
All the city buses drive in circles that begin and end by the main stop in the city center ("Miðbær" in the timetable), close by the town square and the taxi station. Each circle take 30 to 50 minutes depending on the route.
Map of bus routes
Timschedule
Private Cars - Parking & Payments:
For information about where to find parking, prices and payments look here
Toll Tunnel on Road number 1 (East of Akureyri)
To pay for the tunnel you have two options: register your vehicle license plate or pay for a single trip at www.tunnel.is
If you register your vehicle the toll will be automatically charged to your card every time you drive through the tunnel. Setting up an account is free of charge.
If you pay for a single trip is possible to buy it 24 hours before and up to/but no later than three hours after traveling through the tunnel. If you go back and forth you need to buy 2 trips. Trips can not be refunded.
In both cases, if no action is taken to pay for the tunnel or if a car goes through the tunnel after the 3 hours the toll charge will be billed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
*Please, be aware that the owners of the rental cars are the rental car companies which may add a handling fee to the toll if they receive your unpaid bill*
You can find further information online https://www.veggjald.is/en and contact the help desk Monday-Friday from 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00 at info@tunnel.is or by phone +354 464 1790
Transport to the islands Hrísey and Grímsey
(they are a part of the Municipality of Akureyri)
For information on ferry and flights to the islands.