Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A few tour agencies rent out bikes, including
Bike Akureyri
( 840 9850;
www.bikeakureyri.is
)
, based out of Akureyri Backpackers. It has high-quality bikes for rent
from Ikr3500/4900 for a half-/full day (ask about guided tour options, too).
BUS
There's a free town bus service on four routes, running regularly 7am to 7pm weekdays
(until 10pm on one route); look for the yellow buses. Not all routes run on weekends. Un-
fortunately, no route goes to the airport.
CAR
Akureyri has a unique parking system for Iceland (one that many northern Europeans will
be familiar with). When parking in the town centre, you must set a plastic parking clock
marking the time you parked, and display it on the dashboard of your car (so as to be seen
through the windshield). Parking is free, but spaces are signposted with maximum parking
times (from 15 minutes to two hours, enforced from 10am to 4pm). You'll be fined if your
car overstays the advertised time limit. If this sounds too complicated, there is untimed
parking by Hof.
TAXI
BSO Taxi Stand
TAXI
The BSO taxi stand is opposite Hof. Taxis may be booked 24 hours a day.
BSO's website (and a board at the taxi stand) outlines the cost to hire a car and driver to
visit nearby sightseeing destinations.
