Iceland Transportation

 
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public transportation   Reykjavík Region

public transportation, Reykjavík Region

 10 Reviews  The city centre, not being a large area, can be easily explored on foot. To rent a car or a taxi is an option, but an expensive one. To rent a bike can be fun in the summer, although Reykjavik is not... 

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airport/ planes   Reykjavík Region

airport/ planes, Reykjavík Region

 11 Reviews  Keflavik airport is clean and well-designed. The international wing where Icelandic Air operates is specially designed to work as a "hub": in other words, you deplane from your flight from Boston,... 

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walking   Reykjavík Region

walking, Reykjavík Region

 5 Reviews  Reykjavik is a very cool place and if you choose your accommodation (and attire) properly is pretty easy to get around by foot, or bike. I always pack some good shoes and this was a great city for... 

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if you come off the road....

by smirnofforiginal

Should you come off the road and I really cannot stress how easily this can happen...Because a lot of the roads are slightly raised it and due to how sodden the ground under the snow is, it is very difficult to get back onto the road but very easy to slide down, further away from it!I firstly checked the car was not on a dangerous surface and not next to a dangerous surface. I then made my children get out of the car and stand well away before I attempted to get the car back up the bank - it just slipped further down!I called the emergency number (which should be on the car's keyring) and gave them the most precise location I could NB it is ALWAYS worth while mentally logging the road signs you go past so that you can be more precise than simply the road number and the direction in which you are headed! It is always good to have a fully charged mobile.The emergency number found the...

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driving around

by smirnofforiginal

Headlghts must be on at all times.There are plenty of N1 petrol staions dotted about Iceland but I would recommend always keeping well filled.The speed limit on the ring road is (in most places) 90kph. The speed limits on other roads differ. There are speed cameras in some areas.There are yellow posts, usually on both sides of the road but sometimes just on the one side. They stand out brilliantly against the snow.On one side of the yellow post there is one strip of reflective tape YOU SHOULD BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROAD! If you are driving on the side that has 2 reflective strips... you are on the wrong side! It is a simple but exceedingly effective idea because in a blizzard everything goes white out!Gravel roads are slightly raised which means it is trickier (but not impossible) for the snow to be blown across the road. Of course, when there is a lot of snow it means it is difficult to...

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To have in your car

by smirnofforiginal

For driving in winter you want a thorough road map.Sleeping bags are extremely good to have in the car - they really do keep you warm if you break down, have an accident, sit out looking for northern lights etc... and some accommodations are cheaper if they are not providing bedding too!Drinks - Recommend a thermas flask!Snacks - Should you break down or have an accident, get stuck in snow or be delayed, in is good to have the food/drink bare essentials at the ready.Sun glasses - the glare of white snow everywhere can be blinding.BE PREPARED! It may sound a little dramatic but I did have an accident and the nearest help was 3 hours away- I was so thankful that I had been anally organised and was well equipped (especially as travelling with children)

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hire car - before you set out

by smirnofforiginal

Hiring a car - Around Reykjavik a 2WD will surfice but travelling further afield I would certainly advocate a 4WD. With Avis car rental I had a standard insurance but the excess, in case of damage to the vehicle, was astronomical - £1000! There was the option to pay £120 and upgrade to a protection that meant the excess would only be £40. It is something to consider carefully. In winter it is all too easy to have an accident (as I discovered!)... I took out the extra cover. Thankfully, with my accident nobody was hurt and the car was not damaged but, had it happened a couple of metres further along the road it would have been a different stroy.TYRES - I would STRONGLY advocate WINT tyres over all season tyres. I had all season tyres - who knows if my accident would have happened so easily if I had had winter tyres.... comparing the all season to winter tyres there was a definite...

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Road types

by smirnofforiginal

Road 1 is the ring road which circumnavigates Iceland. Conveniently most of the major sights are located along and just off of this road which makes things nice and easy. The road is in good condition and is mostly tarmac. It is also kept pretty freeof snow.Most roads that have 2 digit numbers are accessible in April. They tend to be a mixture of gravel and tarmac surfaces. A good road map will distinguish the different surface areas on each road. I saw a lot of snow plough and various other vehicles working hard to try to keep these roads clear of snow / safe. However, blizzards arrive fast and with no warning and it does not take much to layer the road in snow once more. The gravel sections are certainly more difficult to drive in snow than the tarmac patches and great care should be taken. F-Roads (which are closed during winter months FOR GOOD REASON) and usually off-limits on...

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Public Bus

by VZ-Pam

I think the public bus is the only form of public transportation in Reykjavík.The schedule is not that frequent in winter, and exact change must be used.I remember the fare is about 280 ISK for adults You can get bus route information from this web sitehttp://en.straeto.is/

Flybus

by marielexoteria

It's reliable, comfortable and punctual, not to mention that it's perhaps the cheapest way to go to and from the airport.If you didn't buy your ticket online from their website, there's a ticket vending machine right next to the exit, and a Reykjavik Excursions booth about 10m away. On arrival to BSI bus terminal, there are small minibuses that will take you to your hotel or guesthouse according to their list (they happen to be the most popular places). From those places you get pickup to go back to the airport as well.

Car rental

by marielexoteria

The best way to see Iceland at your own pace is renting a car and we enjoyed doing this. We rented the car from a Swedish travel agency that works together with Hertz and booked a Toyota Yaris. The cute, little car took us wherever we wanted to go with no problems.When you rent the car (at least in our case), the clerks told us that we weren't allowed to drive this compact car on the Highlands or any F-highways, that we should check the car before we took it in case there were any damages that they might have missed, that we should return the car with a full tank and that if we return the car extra dirty, we'd pay extra for it. I've never rented a car so these rules were important for me to know. Inside the car there was a map showing where the car was NOT supposed to be driven at.Close to Hertz there are 3 gas stations, including 2 in the same street. After we returned the car and they...

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to the middle of nowhere...

by halfdeaf

There are two ways to get to Iceland. Fly or sail...obviously since it's an island in the middle of the atlantic ocean.The option of sailing is not very practical as it takes about two days to get to Iceland but it serves it's purpose if you want to bring your car,or if you just have a fear of flying. Maybe some people just like sailing, who knows.The ferry company, smyril-lines has a ferry called Norröna which sails between four destinations in the North-Atlantic, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Norway and Scotland. Norröna is actually a cruise ship and can take up to 1400 passengers. I've never tried it myself but I plan to one day.

Rent a Car!!!

by agapotravel

We flew Iceland Air from Baltimore, Maryland to Keflavik International Airport. Once we were there, we knew that we wanted to have our own transportation. We would have liked to have rented a 4WD, but it was just too expensive. We rented a Toyota Corolla, and it cost $600 USD for 10 days. It was worth it to be able to see everything on our own schedule (like WATERFALLS!!).A tip: book as early as possible!! I booked our car months in advance. About a month before we left, I actually wanted to downsize to a Toyota Yaris because I thought they were so cute. It was going to cost me over $500 to make any changes because the rental rates had gone up that much. Needless to say, we didn't drive a Yaris.

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Q:  Two Questions: We'll be in Iceland driving in late March/mid-April. We are staying on main roads. 1) SADcars has good prices... 

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A: I love Subarus (the Forester especially), but you'll notice from the SADcars website that the Legacy is the largest vehicle that is not for highlands or F-roads. The... 

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