Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk to Hof (10–15 minutes) and ask at the tourist information centre whether the SBA Goðafoss transfer runs today.
09:00
Morning block of about 2.5–3 hours: Goðafoss by the SBA transfer, a pre-booked tour or a hire car. Without a Goðafoss booking, take the free bus or walk to the botanical garden and the pool instead.
12:00
Lunch in the centre, for example lamb at Bautinn or lunch with a fjord view at Strikið, then soft-serve at Brynja.
13:15
Akureyrarkirkja, the hilltop church (open 10:00–16:00 in summer, closed during services).
13:45
Walk Hafnarstræti and on to Lystigarðurinn, the botanical garden (free), for about 45 minutes.
15:00
Akureyri swimming pool at Skólastígur 4 (ISK 1,400 adult) for hot tubs and the slides.
16:00
Walk back to the quay, 10–15 minutes.
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
- Latest you can leave Town centre / Hafnarstræti (ship at Oddeyrarbryggja or Tangabryggja)16:30
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Town centre / Hafnarstræti (ship at Oddeyrarbryggja or Tangabryggja)Walk, 10–15 min16:30
- Town centre (ship at anchor, tendered)Walk to the small-boat harbour, then tender15:45
- Town centre (ship at Krossanesbryggja)Shuttle, about 15 min16:15
- GoðafossCar, taxi or transfer, 40–45 min by road15:15
- Lake MývatnCar or taxi, about 90 min by road14:30
Where people get Akureyri wrong
Counting on finding a taxi or tour seat at the quay on a multi-ship day and then running short of time for Goðafoss or Mývatn.
Built from our Akureyri guide, checked against 14 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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