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and Skógar) to Heimaey year-round. The journey takes about 30 minutes. You must al-
ways reserve ahead for cars, and passengers should book ahead in high season, especially
at peak daytripper hours: the morning to Vestmannaeyjar and the afternoon back. You must
arrive by 30 minutes before departure. Landeyjahöfn ferry terminal has vending machines,
bathrooms and water, but no other services.
From 15 May to 14 September boats depart Vestmannaeyjar daily at 8.30am, 11.30am,
2.30pm, 5.30pm and 8.30pm (on Tuesdays there's no 2.30pm boat); from Landeyjahöfn
the boats depart at 10am, 1pm, 4pm, 7pm and 10pm (again, no 4pm boat on Tuesdays).
Low-season boats leave Vestmannaeyjar on a reduced schedule.
In really foul weather (summer or winter), the port at Landeyjahöfn can fill with sand, in
which case the ferry sails to/from Þorlákshöfn instead on a reduced schedule of two per
day. The sail takes 2¾ hours, and the fare is substantially more. Changes are posted on the
website and Facebook page, and you need to check on your rebooking. It takes roughly
two hours to drive from Landeyjahöfn west to Þorlákshöfn.
Getting to or from Landeyjahöfn, Strætó ( 540 2700; www.bus.is ) bus 52 runs from
Reykjavík (Mjódd terminal)-Hveragerði-Selfoss-Hella-Hvolsvo ̈ llur-Landeyjahöfn
(Ikr3500, 2¼ hours, three daily in summer); plus there's a Landeyjahöfn taxi ( 862 1864) .
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