Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
BICYCLE
Reykjavík has a steadily improving network of cycle lanes - ask the tourist office for a
map. You are allowed to cycle on pavements as long as you don't cause pedestrians prob-
lems. For bike rentals see (
Click here
)
.
BUS
Strætó
(
www.straeto.is/english
) operates regular, easy buses around Reykjavík and its
suburbs (Seltjarnarnes, Kópavogur, Garðabær, Hafnarfjörður and Mosfellsbær); it also
operates long distance buses. They have online schedules, a smartphone app and a route
book for sale at Hlemmur bus station (Ikr0.50). Many free maps like
Welcome to Reyk-
javík City Map
also include bus-route maps.
Buses run from 7am until 11pm or midnight daily (from 10am on Sunday). Services de-
part at 20-minute or 30-minute intervals. A limited night-bus service runs until 2am on
Friday and Saturday. Buses only stop at designated bus stops, marked with a yellow letter
'S'.
Tickets & Fares
The fare is Ikr350; you can buy tickets at the bus station or pay on board, though no
change is given. Buy one-/three-day passes (Ikr900/2200) at the two bus stations, the tour-
ist office, many hotels, Kringlan and Smáralind shopping malls and bigger swimming
pools. If you need to take two buses to reach your destination, get a
skiptimiði
(transfer
ticket, good for 75 minutes) from the driver.
The Reykjavík City Card also acts as a Strætó bus pass.
Bus Stations & Lines
Mon-Fri, noon-8pm Sat & Sun)
, at the eastern end of Laugavegur, and
Lækjartorg Sq
(
make a loop around Tjörnin lake and serve the centre, the National Museum and BSÍ bus
terminal before heading onwards. Some examples:
1
Hlemmur bus station, Lækjartorg bus station, National Museum, BSÍ bus terminal,
hospital, Hamraborg bus station (Kópavogur), Fjörður bus station (Hafnarfjörður)
