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Reykjavik Review: A Compact, Very Expensive Base Camp Where the Weather Runs the Itinerary
By RuinMyTrip Editorial
Reykjavik is a capital of modest size doing a very large job, serving as the arrival point, transport hub and accommodation base for most trips to Iceland. The core, from the Old Harbour through Laugavegur to Hallgrimskirkja on Skolavorduholt, is walkable end to end in under half an hour, and that compactness is the city's chief practical virtue. Hallgrimskirkja itself is free to enter, with the tower costing 1,500 …
What nearly ruins it: Cost is relentless. A single bus fare is 690 ISK, the airport bus 3,999 ISK one way and 5,299 ISK if you want to be dropped at your hotel, and an 800 ISK per night lodging tax lan…
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Written by RuinMyTrip Editorial from published research and official sources, not from a personal trip. It is not a traveler review and is never counted in the community rating. How we research.
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Editorial- Buy a 1,000 ISK Klapp card or use the app rather than paying on board, since Straeto fare capping stops charging an adult after three rides in a day or nine in a week.
- Take the standard Flybus at 3,999 ISK to the BSI terminal instead of the 5,299 ISK Flybus+ hotel drop unless you have heavy luggage, because central Reykjavik is a short walk or bus from BSI.
- Bring your own towel and swimsuit to the municipal pools, where entry is 1,500 ISK but towel rental is 860 ISK and swimwear 1,270 ISK.
- Pay the Thingvellir parking fee once, 1,000 ISK for a standard car, because a single payment covers the P1, P2 and P5 lots for the whole day.
- Book the Blue Lagoon at least two weeks ahead, since the operator states it is generally fully booked and pre-booking is essential.
- Check umferdin.is and safetravel.is on the morning of any highland drive, because F-roads open in stages only after Vegagerdin inspects each route and driving them while closed is illegal.
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