How to get to the North of Iceland?
To get to the north, one can fly, drive or take scheduled bus.
Flying;
If you want to fly up north there are two domestic airline companies that offer scheduled flights, to Akureyri and Saudarkrokur.
To Akureyri:
Check the domestic airline Flugfelag Islands;
www.airiceland.is
The
Flugfelag Islands flies out of Reykjavik the capital, to Akureyri in
the north. Several departures every day, check their homepage for
schedule.
To Saudarkrokur:
Check the domestic airline Ernir;
www.ernir.is
The
airline Ernir flies out of Reykjavik the capital, to Saudarkrokur in
the north. Several departures every week, check their homepage for
schedule.
Occasionally
there are direct flights from Europe to Akureyri airport. Check
www.icelandair.com and
www.icelandexpress.com for availability.
Charter flights / Sightseeing flights:
If the scheduled flights do not suit your itinenary you can contact these airlines for special charter flights:
www.flugfelag.is,
www.ernir.is and
www.myflug.is
The airline Myflug specializes in sightseeing flights during the summer season, around the Myvatn area.Check their homepage
www.myflug.is for further information.
Driving:
By bus:
There
are two companies that run scheduled bustours to the north, SBA and
Trex. They operate 6 days a week in winter and 7 days a week in summer.
The distance from Reykjavik to Akureyri is 380km, and the trip takes
about 6 1/2 hrs. For further information and schedule check their
homepages at
www.sba.is and
www.trex.is
By car:
Renting
a car
(www.holdur.is) and driving yourself is another possibility. The Ring Road no. 1,
goes around the island and is mostly asphalted two lane road. Check the
homepage of the road administrator at
www.vegagerdin.is for the distances and condition of the road.
During the summer months it is possible to cross the highland from on a 4x4 vehicle.
The two most common routes are Sprengisandur route, road no. F26 or Kjolur route, road no.35
Check the homepage
www.vegagerdin.is for further information on the conditions of those roads.
If
you are coming from Europe it is possible to bring your own vehicle
with the ferry Smyril line. The ferry sails from Denmark via Faro
islands to Seydisfjordur, on the east coast of Iceland. For further
information check
www.smyril-line.dk
