The Westfjords - Iceland - page 424

National liquor chain.
Shopping
Rammagerð Ísafjarðar ARTS & CRAFTS
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 456 3041;Aðalstræti 16; 1-5pm)
Rammagerð Ísafjarðar sells quality knitting and other local crafts.
Information
Westfjords Regional Information Centre TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; 450 8060; www.isafjordur.is ; Aðalstræti 7, Edinborgarhús; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri,
8.30am-2pm Sat, 10am-2pm Sun Jun-Aug, reduced hours Sep-May; )
By the harbour in the Edinborgarhús (1907), helpful staff have loads of info on the West-
fjords and Hornstrandir Reserve. Internet terminal with free 10-minute session; luggage
storage Ikr200 per day.
Getting There & Away
AIR
Air Iceland ( 456 3000; www.airiceland.is ) flies between Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ; 570
3000) , 5km south on the fjord, and Reykjavík twice daily. It also offers day tours.
A Flybus , timed to meet flights, runs between the airport and Bolungarvík (Ikr1500),
and stops near the Hótel Ísafjörður (Ikr1000).
BOAT
In summer, West Tours ferries to Hornstrandir depart from the Sundahöfn docks (
GOOGLE MAP ) on the eastern side of the isthmus. Borea ferries to Hornstrandir depart
from Árbæjarkantur pier in Bolungarvík.
BUS
Ísafjörður is the major bus hub in the Westfjords. The long-distance bus stop (
GOOGLE MAP ; www.westfjords.is ) is at the N1 petrol station on Hafnarstræti. In 2014 long-