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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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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Walking

by marielexoteria

Reykjavik's city center is compact, so you can pretty much walk everywhere. There are some maps with specific walks, covering some or most of the highlights of the city and these maps can be picked up pretty much for free at hotels and information desks.Hafnarfjördur, one of the suburbs of Reykjavik region, offers 2 specific walk tours that might be of interest: one called the Hidden Worlds tour and another one called Sculpture and Shore tour (name taken from the guide Take a Break). The maps of these walks can be picked up at their tourist information desk at Strandgata 6, but be aware that the Hidden World tour costs 3000 ISK (as of May 2008) because it's run by Horft í Hamarinn. However, by clicking on the link for Take a Break, you get the 2007 guide that shows the walks in the map for free :D

Gas Stations

by Redang

It’s not difficult to find gas stations in the cities or towns, but be careful. What do I mean with "be careful"? Well, on some occasions, you have to drive more than 120 kms. “crossing the centre of nowhere”. So, I suggest to check the tank (or fill it up rather) every morning; and if there is a long road before you, for example, from Reykjahlíð (lake Mývatn) to Egilsstaðir, in the north, don’t risk, the traffic is light and you may face a difficult situation if you run out of gas.There is a website that will send you a map with the, according to what they say, all gas stations across Iceland. Although After all, it’s not too important as long as you use your common sense.

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Transportation in Iceland

by Redang

All the information about the airport of Reykavík, called Keflavík, and how to go from/to it to/from the city centre, can be found in the section Transportation of my page on Reykjavík.Besides, some links regarding excursions for those who prefer them instead of driving a car, and car hire itself.

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Icelandic Airlines

by halfdeaf

Here in Iceland we have two international airlines, Icelandair and the so called budget Iceland Express.Icelandair is more expensive but not by far. They fly in from the USA and Europe and have a lot more direct flights to/from Europe than Iceland Express eventhough they have announced that they are cutting some destinations to cut costs. IcelandExpress used to be the cheaper option but recently they can hardly call themselves a low cost airline excluding special deals they have on a regular basis. Normal fares are not that much cheaper than Icelandair so usually I choose the former for better service and comfort.But there isn't really that much of a difference between the two.

Bus

by marielexoteria

Reykjavik's bus system is effective and cheap. There's basically a bus to take you wherever your feet wont lol. We took the bus from Reykjavik to Gardabaer and vice versa on the same ticket. The tickets seem to be valid for 1h15.

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Keflavik airport

by marielexoteria

Keflavik is a no frills airport and the biggest one in Iceland. It's small compared to other international airports and it can be chaotic when there are several flights departing at the same period of time. However, it has some good shopping possibilities (if you still have money hehe) and some art pieces where you can lay your eyes on.Unfortunately I don't think they have many eating options but the little they have is good.To get to and from the airport you can either rent a car there, take the reliable shuttle or take a taxi.

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rent a car

by TyDoRo

When arriving at kevlavik airport, the airport that serves reykjavik, there are buses that make the 45 minute commute into the city. Based on the cost of the bus trip compared to the cost of renting a car, it was a no brainer. Rent a car, but beware americans, the car will be a stick shift unless you request an automatic and pay extra.

4WD around the island

by maartenw

We had arranged a rental car through the internet to be picked up at the Hertz desk at Akureyri airport. A hassle free operation. Also the drop off at Reykjavik airport was fast and easy.We had chosen the smallest 4WD they had, a Suzuki Jimny. A 4WD is really recommended as many roads have gravel surfaces, even parts of the main ring road #1. Since we were travelling only with three people we didn't need a bigger car. As everything is rather costly in Iceland we saved on car size.Icelanders themselves don't save on size! They drive in enormous vehicles with huge tyres and equipped with up to 6 antennas. In any urban environment that would be absolutely pathetic but in Iceland it sure makes a lot of sense. If you plan any off the main road trips into the highlands you definitely need one of those.

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Public Bus

by boltonian

The bus network in Reykjavik is extensive but quite difficult to understand.All journeys are 250 ISK each direction no matter how far you travel.www.bus.is for timetable and route info.Route 14 serves the Youth Hostel and takes about 10 mins from downtown

Coach Hire

by boltonian

If you are bringing a large group (school party), you can not get any better value and service than..... www.gtyrfingsson.isThe coaches are safe, clean and the drivers are both funny and knowledgable. It was like having a guide with us for free. The company are flexible, from a one hour hire, to day/night with driver.They also proved to be the cheapest hire company in Iceland

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Q:  Hello (again), As prices for 4x4 cars are so much higher than regular cars, before I make a decision I would appreciate your... 

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