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Bus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1orHreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1 is cheaper by ISK 20,500. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Hreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 24.

Bus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1: 06:27–22:54. Hreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in ISK. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1Hreyfill taxi, fixed price booked onlineDifference
1ISK 2,490ISK 22,990ISK 20,500
2ISK 4,980ISK 22,990ISK 18,010
3ISK 7,470ISK 22,990ISK 15,520
4ISK 9,960ISK 22,990ISK 13,030
5ISK 12,450ISK 29,740ISK 17,290
6ISK 14,940ISK 29,740ISK 14,800
7ISK 17,430ISK 29,740ISK 12,310
8ISK 19,920ISK 29,740ISK 9,820

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
551 · Strætó, for Vegagerðin; then StrætóBus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1
From
The Strætó stop near Kjóavellir, on the departures side of the terminal
To
Lækjartorg, the square in the middle of the centre, by bus 1 from Fjörður; it passes Klambratún, near BSÍ, on the way
Luggage
A hold on the 55 for bags you can carry yourself; an ordinary city bus with no hold for the second leg.
Runs
06:27–22:54
Journey
84 min

This is the public-transport answer on any weekend and on most weekday buses: the 55 ends at Fjörður bus station and bus 1 continues from the same station to the centre in about 27 minutes.

The connection is timed — eight to eleven minutes at Fjörður on every trip — so the 84 minutes hold; the last 55 of the day (22:54) meets the 23:51 bus 1.

Two fares, not one: the ISK 1,800 provincial ticket does not cover the city bus. Tap a contactless card on bus 1 for the ISK 690 single, or use the Klapp app.

On a weekday at 06:27, 07:54, 14:54, 15:54 or 16:54 stay on the bus instead: it goes through to BSÍ for ISK 2,400 in 72 minutes.

Bus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1: price for every party size

See fares and times with Strætó
taxi · Hreyfill, one of the companies at the rankHreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online
From
Booked online: the driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name sign and waits for a late flight
To
Your door in Reykjavík
Luggage
Carried; the price is per vehicle.
Runs
All night
Journey
45 min

Eight people flip here: ISK 29,740 for the minibus against ISK 31,992 in Flybus fares. Seven still pay less on the coach, 27,993.

Only online bookings get the fixed price. At the rank the meter runs: ISK 880 to start, then ISK 477 a kilometre for the first four and 364 after that by day (08:00 to 16:00 on weekdays), 564 and 452 at night and weekends, for a ride of about 50 km.

A minibus for five to eight on the meter costs 30% more than a car; the fixed price already prices it separately.

On Good Friday, Easter Day, 17 June, Christmas and New Year the meter carries a 35% surcharge; the fixed price is not stated to change.

Hreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online: price for every party size

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