Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
to open on request, with a little forewarning - you don't need to be a large group, just get
in touch via the museum website or the local tourist office.
Opening hours in general tend to be far longer from June to August, and shorter from
September to May. Standard opening hours:
Banks
9am-4pm Monday to Friday
Cafe-bars
10am-1am Sunday to Thursday, 10am to between 3am and 6am Friday and
Saturday
Cafes
10am-6pm
Offices
9am-5pm Monday to Friday
Petrol stations
8am-10pm or 11pm
Post offices
9am-4pm or 4.30pm Monday to Friday (to 6pm in larger towns)
Restaurants
11.30am-2.30pm and 6-9pm or 10pm
Shops
10am-6pm Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm Saturday; some Sunday opening in
Reykjavík shopping centres and major shopping strips
Supermarkets
9am-8pm (later in Reykjavík)
Vínbúðin (government-run alcohol stores)
Variable; many outside Reykjavík only open
for a couple of hours per day
