{"id":1303423,"date":"2026-09-30T08:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303423"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:42","slug":"akureyri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/iceland\/akureyri\/","title":{"rendered":"Akureyri"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302340,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Akureyri","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Iceland's northern capital: a town of 19,000 at the head of a long fjord, with heart-shaped red traffic lights, whales offshore and the Myvatn volcanic country an hour east.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303947","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"60 km | The length of Eyjafjordur, Iceland's longest fjord\r\n50 km | South of the Arctic Circle\r\n19,000 | People, making it Iceland's second city","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The capital of the north, at the head of a long fjord","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Akureyri has about nineteen thousand people, which makes it Iceland's second city by a wide margin and still smaller than most European towns.\r\n\r\nIt sits at the head of Eyjafjordur, a sixty-kilometre fjord with mountains on both sides, about fifty kilometres south of the Arctic Circle. The setting does most of the work.\r\n\r\nThe town is known for two small things that say a lot about it. The red traffic lights are heart-shaped, added after the 2008 financial crash as a deliberate piece of civic cheering-up and never removed. And the botanical garden, opened in 1912, grows several thousand species this far north, which should not be possible and is.\r\n\r\nWhat people actually come for is what surrounds it: whale watching in the fjord, the Myvatn volcanic area an hour east with its lava formations and geothermal baths, Godafoss waterfall on the road between them, and skiing at Hlidarfjall in winter.\r\n\r\nTwo days here, more if you are driving the north.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Flights from Reykjavik 45 minutes. Bus about 6 hours. Driving the north road 5 hours\r\nGetting around | The town is walkable. Local buses are free\r\nCurrency | Icelandic kr\u00f3na (ISK). Cards everywhere\r\nFree buses | Akureyri's town buses cost nothing to ride\r\nPool rule | Shower naked and wash before entering the water, as everywhere in Iceland\r\nWinter driving | The road east to Myvatn can close. Check road.is","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A small town on a slope above the fjord.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Town centre | First-timers | Around Hafnarstraeti and the harbour: shops, restaurants, tour departures and most beds. | 65.6830 | -18.0900 |  | \nAbove the centre | Views and quiet | The slope towards the church and the botanical garden, with views down the fjord. | 65.6790 | -18.0880 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Go whale watching. Eyjafjordur is deep and sheltered, humpbacks feed here through the summer, and trips run around 11,000 to 14,000 ISK \u2014 \u20ac75 to \u20ac95 \u2014 for about three hours. Husavik, an hour north-east, has the bigger reputation and the higher sighting rates, and is worth the extra drive if whales are the reason you came north.\r\n\r\nAkureyri's swimming pool is one of the best in the country: outdoor, geothermal, with hot tubs, water slides and a view. Around 1,200 ISK, about \u20ac8.\r\n\r\nThe botanical garden is free and holds thousands of species at 65 degrees north, which is the sort of quiet achievement Iceland does well.\r\n\r\nAkureyrarkirkja, the church on the steps above the town, is free and worth the climb for the fjord view.\r\n\r\nThen drive east. Godafoss is thirty minutes away, Myvatn an hour, and the Myvatn Nature Baths are the north's answer to the Blue Lagoon at roughly half the price and a fraction of the crowd.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Whale watching | \u20ac75\u201395 from the fjord, or drive to Husavik\r\nThe town pool | About \u20ac8, outdoor and geothermal with a view\r\nBotanical garden | Free, and improbable at this latitude\r\nMyvatn Nature Baths | An hour east, and cheaper than the Blue Lagoon","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The botanical garden is free and is the best thing in the town itself.\r\n\r\nThe town buses are free \u2014 an unusual municipal policy and genuinely useful if you are staying up the hill.\r\n\r\nAkureyrarkirkja and the steps up to it cost nothing, and the view down Eyjafjordur from the top is the postcard.\r\n\r\nThe harbour front and the walking path along the fjord are free.\r\n\r\nGodafoss, thirty minutes east on the road to Myvatn, is free to visit \u2014 a wide horseshoe falls named for the moment Iceland's lawspeaker threw his pagan idols into it when the country converted to Christianity around the year 1000.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Botanical garden | Free, with thousands of species at 65\u00b0N\r\nFree town buses | An actual municipal policy\r\nThe church steps | Free, with the fjord below\r\nGodafoss | Free, thirty minutes east","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Expensive, as everywhere in Iceland, and with fewer options than Reykjavik.\r\n\r\nA restaurant main is 4,000 to 7,500 ISK, roughly \u20ac27 to \u20ac50. Fish is the thing to order \u2014 the fjord supplies it and the quality is high.\r\n\r\nBonus and Kronan supermarkets are the budget answer and most hostels have kitchens.\r\n\r\nThe hot dog stand by the harbour does the same lamb pylsa as Reykjavik for around 800 ISK, about \u20ac5.50.\r\n\r\nA beer is 1,300 to 1,800 ISK, about \u20ac9 to \u20ac13, and alcohol comes from the state Vinbudin shop with limited hours \u2014 buy duty-free at the airport when you arrive in the country.\r\n\r\nLocal ice cream is a genuine northern Icelandic habit, eaten year-round including in snow.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Fish | Straight out of the fjord, and the thing to order\r\nA main | \u20ac27\u201350\r\nSelf-cater | Bonus and Kronan, with a hostel kitchen\r\nA beer | \u20ac9\u201313, from limited-hours state shops","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Akureyri","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Small but real. Nineteen thousand people, a university, and a handful of bars along Hafnarstraeti that fill at weekends.\r\n\r\nLike Reykjavik, the night starts late \u2014 people arrive around midnight and things run to three or four at weekends.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac9 to \u20ac13, so pre-drinking at home with duty-free is the standard local approach.\r\n\r\nIn summer the light changes everything. The sun barely sets in June and July this far north, and the town stays out accordingly.\r\n\r\nIn winter it is the opposite: a few hours of dim daylight, and the evening is a pool, a bar and the aurora if the sky is clear.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"A handful of bars | Along Hafnarstraeti, busy at weekends\r\nStarts late | Midnight, running to three or four\r\nPre-drink with duty-free | Beer is \u20ac9\u201313 out\r\nSummer light | The sun barely sets in June and July","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Akureyri","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Akureyri","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The town is small and walkable, and the local buses are free, which is worth knowing if your bed is up the slope.\r\n\r\nFlights from Reykjavik take 45 minutes and are often cheaper than they look. The bus takes about six hours and driving the north road takes five.\r\n\r\nAlmost everything worth doing is outside the town, so a rental car or tours are necessary. Godafoss is thirty minutes east and Myvatn an hour, both on the Ring Road.\r\n\r\nHusavik, for the better whale watching, is about an hour north-east.\r\n\r\nIn winter check road.is before any drive. The road east can close, and conditions in the north are more severe than in the south-west.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Free town buses | Useful if you are up the hill\r\nReykjavik | 45 minutes by air, or five to six hours overland\r\nMyvatn | An hour east on the Ring Road\r\nCheck road.is in winter | The eastern road can close","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Akureyri","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Akureyri costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Expensive, marginally less so than Reykjavik. Dorms are \u20ac35 to \u20ac60, a main \u20ac27 to \u20ac50, and a beer \u20ac9 to \u20ac13.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac80 to \u20ac140 before tours.\r\n\r\nTours set the budget as everywhere in Iceland: whale watching \u20ac75 to \u20ac95, a Myvatn day tour \u20ac100 to \u20ac150, and the nature baths about \u20ac45.\r\n\r\nThe savings are the same as in the capital \u2014 the town pool at \u20ac8, free buses, free botanical garden, duty-free alcohol bought on arrival in the country, and a hostel kitchen.\r\n\r\nThe Myvatn Nature Baths at roughly \u20ac45 are about half the Blue Lagoon and considerably quieter, which makes them the better version of the same idea.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac35\u201360\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac80\u2013140 before tours\r\nThe town pool | About \u20ac8, and excellent\r\nMyvatn Nature Baths | About \u20ac45, half the Blue Lagoon and quieter","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Akureyri","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Akureyri is extremely safe in terms of crime. The risks here are entirely weather and terrain.\r\n\r\nNorthern Iceland gets more severe winters than the south-west. Roads close, storms arrive quickly, and the daylight window in December is a few dim hours. Check road.is and safetravel.is before every drive, not once at the start of a trip.\r\n\r\nAt Myvatn, the geothermal areas at Hverir and around the lake have boiling mud and unstable ground. Stay on the marked paths and boardwalks \u2014 the crust is thin in places and burns are serious.\r\n\r\nNever walk on a glacier or into a lava tube without a guide.\r\n\r\nThe fjord is cold enough to incapacitate quickly, and whale watching boats can be rough \u2014 take the overalls they offer.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Check road.is before every drive | Not once per trip\r\nGeothermal ground at Myvatn | Thin crust and boiling mud. Stay on boardwalks\r\nNo glaciers or lava tubes unguided | Ever\r\nTake the boat overalls | The fjord is cold and the trips can be rough","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Akureyri","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Akureyri","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A volcanic lake, a whale town and the most powerful waterfall in Europe.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Myvatn | 1 hour | Car or tour, \u20ac100\u2013150 as a tour | A volcanic lake with pseudocraters, the Dimmuborgir lava formations, the Hverir mud pools and the Nature Baths. |  | 1303936\nGodafoss | 30 minutes | Car or on the way to Myvatn, free | A wide horseshoe waterfall where the lawspeaker threw his pagan idols when Iceland converted around the year 1000. |  | 1303937\nHusavik | 1 hour | Car or bus, tours \u20ac90\u2013110 | Iceland's whale watching capital, with higher sighting rates than the fjord and a good whale museum. |  | 1303938\nDettifoss | 2 hours | Car, summer access | Among the most powerful waterfalls in Europe by volume, in a canyon east of Myvatn. Road access is seasonal. |  | 1303939","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Akureyri","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to August for whales and light, February to March for aurora and skiing.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, and the north runs colder and more severe than Reykjavik in winter while often being sunnier and drier in summer. Whale watching is roughly April to October, with June to August the peak.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 1 | 3 | Dark and severe. Skiing, aurora, and roads that close\r\nFebruary | 1 | 4 | Best ski month, and strong aurora odds\r\nMarch | 2 | 5 | Excellent. Aurora, skiing and daylight returning\r\nApril | 5 | 3 | Shoulder. Ski season ending, whale season starting\r\nMay | 8 | 4 | Good value. Long days and few people\r\nJune | 11 | 5 | Midnight sun and whales. The best month\r\nJuly | 13 | 5 | Warmest and busiest. Peak whale watching\r\nAugust | 12 | 5 | Warm, whales still feeding, aurora returning late in the month\r\nSeptember | 9 | 5 | Superb. Aurora nights begin and crowds go\r\nOctober | 5 | 3 | Dark evenings, good aurora, winter approaching\r\nNovember | 2 | 2 | Dark and stormy. Cheapest and least reliable\r\nDecember | 1 | 3 | A few hours of light. Christmas and strong aurora odds","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Whales in summer, aurora in winter, and not a great deal else.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/iceland\/akureyri\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Whale season | April to October | Eyjafjordur and Husavik | When humpbacks feed in the fjord and the trips run daily. June to August is peak. |  | \nAurora season | September to April | Dark skies | Long northern nights and less light pollution than the capital make this a strong base for it. |  | \nSki season | December to April | Hlidarfjall | Iceland's main ski area, fifteen minutes above the town. |  | \nAkureyri Summer Arts Festival | Summer | Citywide | A season of music and art events through the light months. |  | \nMidnight sun | June and July | Countrywide | Fifty kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, the sun barely sets. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in kr\u00f3nur.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in Icelandic kr\u00f3nur. The shoestring transport line is zero because town buses are free.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 35 | 20 | 0 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 55 | 45 | 5 | 75\r\nComfortable | 95 | 80 | 20 | 140","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene in and just above the centre, and expensive by any standard. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Akureyri","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/iceland\/akureyri\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Akureyri travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Akureyri worth the journey north? | If you are doing more than Reykjavik, yes. It is 45 minutes by air or five to six hours overland, and it puts you within an hour of Myvatn, Godafoss and Husavik \u2014 which is the best concentration of landscape in Iceland outside the south coast.\r\nWhere is the best whale watching? | Husavik, an hour north-east, has the highest sighting rates in the country and a good whale museum. Trips from Akureyri itself into Eyjafjordur are cheaper and more convenient at \u20ac75 to \u20ac95, and the fjord is sheltered, which matters if you are prone to seasickness.\r\nMyvatn Nature Baths or the Blue Lagoon? | Myvatn, if you are up here. It is about \u20ac45 against \u20ac70 to \u20ac100, it is far quieter, and the setting \u2014 a geothermal lake district with lava formations and mud pools around it \u2014 is more interesting than a lagoon beside the airport.\r\nAre the traffic lights really heart-shaped? | The red ones, yes. They were introduced after the 2008 financial crash as a small piece of deliberate civic cheering-up and were never changed back. It tells you a reasonable amount about the town.\r\nDo I need a car? | Effectively yes, or tours. The town itself takes half a day and everything worth coming for \u2014 Myvatn, Godafoss, Husavik, Dettifoss \u2014 is spread along the Ring Road east and north. Town buses are free but they only cover the town.\r\nHow bad is winter here? | More severe than Reykjavik. Roads close, storms arrive fast, and December gives a few hours of dim light. It is also the best time for the aurora and the skiing. Check road.is and safetravel.is before every single drive, not once at the start.\r\nWhat is the pool etiquette? | The same as everywhere in Iceland: shower naked without a swimsuit and wash thoroughly before entering the water, and attendants check. Akureyri's pool is one of the best in the country \u2014 outdoor, geothermal, with hot tubs and a view, for about \u20ac8.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Akureyri hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Akureyri | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/iceland\/akureyri\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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