Reykjavik City Guide - Getting There By Water

Gamla Höfnin (Old Harbour) and Sundahöfn are the two main harbours. They are known collectively as the Reykjavik Harbour and governed by the Port of Reykjavik. There are no passenger facilities available, as the harbour caters exclusively for cargo ships. The Port of Seydisfjordur (website: www.seydisfjordur.com) in eastern Iceland, however, has some passenger services.

Ferry services: Direct sea journeys to Reykjavik can be made with the cargo shipping company Eimskip (tel: 525 7000; website: www.eimskip.is). Ships sail weekly between the harbour in Reykjavik and Eskifjordur (Iceland), Torshavn (Faroe Islands), Rotterdam and Hamburg (Germany), Aarhus (Denmark), Gothenburg (Sweden) and Fredrikstad (Norway). The Smyril Line (tel: 570 8600; website: www.smyril-line.fo) operates a weekly car and passenger ferry service during the summer between Seydisfjordur in eastern Iceland and Torshavn (Faroe Islands), Bergen (Norway), Hanstholm (Denmark) and Lerwick (Shetland Islands).

Transport to the city: Reykjavik Harbour is situated in northeast Reykjavik, within walking distance of the city centre. Seydisfjordur is about a 15-hour bus ride from Reykjavik (ferry timetables almost certainly make an overnight stay in Seydisfjordur necessary).