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 (tel: 552 8211; fax: 552 9880; website: vefur2.rvk.is/hofnin/.index.html). There are no passenger facilities available, as the harbour caters exclusively for cargo ships. The Port of Seydisfjordur (tel: 565 2300; fax: 565 2308) 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; fax: 525 7009; website: www.eimskip.is) on its vessels Dettifoss and Gudafoss. The ships sail weekly between the harbour in Reykjavik and Eskifjordur (Iceland), Torshavn (Faroe Islands), Rotterdam, Hamburg and Gothenburg (Germany). The Smyril Line (tel: 562 6362 or 587 1919; fax: 552 9450 or 587 0036; website: www.smyril-line.fo) operates a weekly car and passenger ferry service during the summer between Seydisfjordur in eastern Iceland and Torshavn, Bergen in Norway, Hanstholm in Denmark, and Lerwick in the 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).
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