TRANSPORTATION GETTING TO AKUREYRI
GETTING AROUND AKUREYRI
Air Iceland offers multiple daily scheduled flights between Reykjavík and Akureyri. The airport is located about 3 km south of the town centre and, unless you’re traveling very light, we recommend getting a taxi or a bus from the airport.
AKUREYRI BY BIKE If you have a bicycle, biking is a great way to get to know Akureyri. There are a number of paths along the coast (including Glerárgata to the north and Drottningarbraut to the south) that will take you around the Akureyri area. Another popular attraction is Kjarnaskógur woodlands and valley, a lush, green, nature reserve close to the centre. Here you find the first tailor-made mountain bike path in the country inaugurated in the summer of 2008. The round trip is about twelve kilometres.
Grayline also offers airport shuttles, straight from the Keflavík International Airport to the heart of Akureyri. Check out their schedule at www.grayline.is. Strætó, the Reykjavík bus system, has scheduled departures to and from Akureyri. Check out www.bus.is or the Strætó app for more information.
GETTING FROM AKUREYRI Norlandair operates scheduled flight services within the vicinity of Akureyri and also to East Greenland. Trips to Grímsey island are daily over the summertime and three times a week in winter. If you want to get to the islands of Hrísey or Grímsey, you could also take the ferry. Ferries leave from Akureyri or Dalvík Strætó (the bus) runs to a few towns in the Eyjafjörður and Tröllaskagi area.
AKUREYRI BY BUS (STRÆTÓ) In Akureyri, the city buses are free! Maps are available at bus stations and tourist information centres. Most bus stops with a shelter also include a route map. Operating hours: Daily from 06:25 to 23:03 on weekdays and from 12:49 to 18:36 on weekends and holidays. Schedules during weekends depend upon time of year, for further information check the waiting shelter at the Ráðhústorg (City Hall Square) or call +354 462 4929. There is no bus service on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
INFORMATION AKUREYRI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AIr Iceland +354 570 3000 | www.airiceland.is Norlandair +354 414 6960 | www.norlandair.is
FERRIES
Ferry Sæfari +354 853 2211 | www.landflutningar.is/saefari/ Ferry Sævar +345 695 5544 | www.hrisey.net
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Ambassador +354 462 6800 | www.ambassador.is
BUS TERMINALS
Hof Cultural Center Strandgata 12, Akureyri +354 540 2700 | www.bus.is SBA Norðurleið Hafnarstræti 82, Akureyri +354 550 0720 | www.english.sba.is Sterna Hafnarstræti 77, Akureyri +354 551 1166 | www.sterna.is
TAXIS
BSO Strandgötu, Akureyri +354 461 1010 Taxi 17 (at BSO) +354 892 4257