Transport in Iceland to sky lagoon

[Doingfine]

Hello I've booked directly with  sky lagoon for when ship docks but I need to know how to get there , either bus or taxi . Tried researching but getting brain fog . Help please 

[Wendy-Europe]

Bus from central Reykjavík

From Hlemmur square, take bus no. 4 and stop in Hamraborg (15 min). From there take bus no. 35 until you stop at Hafnarbraut (4 min), which is the nearest stop to Sky Lagoon. Follow the signs and walk for a few minutes down Hafnarbraut until you reach Vesturvör. Walk along the ocean and you will arrive before you know it. Visit straeto.is for more information.

 

https://www.skylagoon.com/getting-here-hours/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_term=%2Bsky %2Blagoon&utm_campaign=skylagoon-s-brand-europe&utm_content=&gclid=CjwKCAjwv-GUBhAzEiwASUMm4s1u5aFelWjmlXYgBKaegTvFW3q1tW3g515lGN0E4BTZWxdl7lQRohoCGHYQAvD_BwE

[JERMEY]

Hi I was just there last month. Took a taxi from the hotel in Reykjavik. Was about 25.00 US. Easy to get a taxi back too. Sky Lagoon is so much fun.

[WisRiver]

We visited Sky Lagoon last week.  I think taking the bus would be difficult and time consuming.  We took a taxi from our downtown hotel at a cost of about $30 for four persons.  When we were done, the staff at Sky Lagoon called a cab for us, and we had about a ten minute wait.  If you are traveling with another person do the full couples package.  The snack with a beer after a couple of hours in the spa is a perfect end to a great visit.

[Radbooks]

Wow, that looks like an amazing place!

[Eagan Mom]

We also want to book the Sky Lagoon. I understand the bus information from down town area. We are struggling to figure out the actual bus schedule for September. Are plan is to take a bus from the port at Skafabakki Harbor to down town area. Take a self guided walking tour then catch the bus to the lagoon and back to the port. Does anyone know how often busses run? I haven't booked the time yet at the lagoon because I'm trying to figure out the transportation first. Would a taxi be better? 

Thanks for any help.

[Nitemare]

This is the public bus site for Reykjavik:

 

https://straeto.is/en/about-straeto/route-system

 

Click on the Capital route system.  I've never been able to figure it out myself.

 

Taxis are easy but not cheap

[ShopperfiendTO]

On 7/23/2022 at 4:07 PM, Eagan Mom said:

We also want to book the Sky Lagoon. I understand the bus information from down town area. We are struggling to figure out the actual bus schedule for September. Are plan is to take a bus from the port at Skafabakki Harbor to down town area. Take a self guided walking tour then catch the bus to the lagoon and back to the port. Does anyone know how often busses run? I haven't booked the time yet at the lagoon because I'm trying to figure out the transportation first. Would a taxi be better? 

Thanks for any help.

 

Thanks to Nitemare for the link to the public bus website.

 

The links to the schedules are here: https://straeto.is/en/route-planner/timetables

 

Assuming that the schedules on that website apply year-round unless changed, then the first question is if you are going on a weekday or not.

 

Port to Downtown

The only bus that goes to Skafabakki Harbour is Bus #16 and it does not operate on Saturday or Sunday (not sure if there is an exception if a ship is in port but I would be surprised if it is because the route is more than just to get to and from Skafabakki Harbour).

 

If you are going on a weekday, then that bus runs every 30 minutes (the stop is Kænugarðar or Skarfagarðarr in the direction to Hlemmur which is the last stop near downtown): https://straeto.is/en/route-planner/timetables/route-16?direction=1

 

Downtown to Sky Lagoon

Using the directions from the Sky Lagoon website, the schedule for Bus #4 is here (every 15 or 30 minutes depending on time of day): https://straeto.is/en/route-planner/timetables/route-4?daygroup=1

 

The schedule for Bus #35 is here (every 30 minutes): https://straeto.is/en/route-planner/timetables/route-35?daygroup=1

 

Sky Lagoon to Port

The quickest route seems to be Bus #36 to the southern hub, then Bus #4 to the northern shore of downtown, then Bus #16 to the port (from the Route Planner feature using the start as Hafnarbraut and destination as Skarfagarðar): https://straeto.is/en?from=64.11116,-21.935524|Hafnarbraut&to=64.153769,-21.869665|Skarfagarðar&date=2022-07-27&time=13:34&arrivalBy=0

 

With this many transfers involved (and what could be a pretty long wait at Hamraborg), it might be better and more relaxing to just take a taxi back to the port.

 

[PhillyTravelBug]

This looks easier to get to from the city than the sky lagoon.  I am thinking about the golden circle one day and then either the sky lagoon or the blue lagoon the day of our cruise. Any preference?