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DOMESTIC AIR TERMINAL Air Iceland maintains a domestic network based in Reykjavík with destinations around the island and links to the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. Reykjavík Municipal Airport +354 570 3030 | www.airiceland.is BSÍ-Bus terminal Vatnsmýrarvegur 10, 101 Reykjavík +354 580 5400 | www.bsi.is Take the bus to destinations all around the island. BSÍ is close to the city centre and there should be taxis waiting to take you to your final destination and some hotels provide shuttles from BSÍ.
RIDE-SHARE A free site used both by drivers looking for passengers and passengers looking for rides. Great for getting out of the city (or back) on the cheap. www. samferda.is
FROM & TO THE AIRPORT The airport bus service is the straightforward option. You could also grab a taxi that takes you from door to door. Driving time through the glorious mossy lava fields of Reykjanes peninsula to the capital is about 50 minutes.
Takes you from Keflavík to the centre of Reykjavík.
TAXIS IN REYKJAVÍK Taxis are normally summoned with a phone call or by going to a taxi stand; you can always pay with a credit card.
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Here you’ll find the nitty-gritty nuts and bolts of life in the city. Although Reykjavík is a relatively small place, it may take some time to figure out how to navigate the city. Most of downtown can be covered by foot, but when you leave the centre things get a little trickier.
Hreyfill-Bæjarleiðir +354 588 5522 Bifreiðastöð Reykjavíkur +354 561 0000
DRIVING IN REYKJAVÍK Speed limits: On city streets the speed limit is generally 50kph/30mph, unless otherwise posted. Seatbelts: Wearing seatbelts is mandatory and children under the age of five must be strapped into an approved child seat. Parking: Free parking can be hard to find in the city centre, and violators are towed away literally within minutes. The city uses both parking meters as well as dashboard slips for metered parking. Cell phones: If you get caught using your cell phone while driving, you’ll get a ticket.
Buy your ticket online or in the arrivals terminal. When departing, buy your seat the day prior. Your hotel or guesthouse can normally help you with this. FLYBUS (flugrútan) +354 562 1011 | www.flybus.is Takes you from Keflavík airport to BSÍ. AIRPORT EXPRESS +354 540 1313 | www.airportexpress.is
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