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Iceland by bus – Highland Hikers Passport
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Iceland by bus – Highland Hikers Passport

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A bus passport for hikers on Laugavegur trail and Fimmvörðuháls trail

Tour type
Day Tour / Activity
Difficulty
Moderate
Pickup service
No
Booking in advance
2 days
Minimum age
No age limit

The experience

About this tour

This bus passport takes you to the trail of two of Iceland's most popular highland hiking routes, the Laugavegur hiking (2-4 day hike) trail and the Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail (1-2 day hike). You will get bus transfer from Reykjavík and can choose between three hiking bases to start from. With the Highland Hikers Passport you enjoy the flexibility and take as much time for the hike as you please within the operation time frame (June 10th – September 15th). The landscape is unique with calm and quiet surroundings, an extraordinary adventure. There is nothing quite like the sound of silence. Make travel plans and be prepared with the right gear for the conditions. Highlights: With the Highland Hikers Passport you can choose three locations to start from: Skógar waterfall, Landmannalaugar or Þórsmörk. Laugavegur hiking trail is between the nature reserves Landmannalaugar and Þórsmörk and is 54km long with elevation of 500m. The trail offers variety of unique landscape: colorful mountains, magnificent glaciers and hot springs. Fimmvörðuháls hiking trail is between Skógar and Þórsmörk and leads you between the famous Eyjafjallajökull that erupted in 2010 and Mýrdalsjökull glacier. This is a 24km long trail with elevetion of 1000m. This Passport is a discounted return ticket from Reykjavík to one of the three starting destinations and back to Reykjavík from where you finish your hike. Please note that this is a bus fare without guidance. This is a discounted fare and un-used single fare is non-refundable.

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Itinerary

How it runs

1 stop

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    Highland Hikers Passport

    You start by choosing if you are going to do the Fimmvörðuháls or Laugavegur hike, or if you want to do both. Then you decide where you want to start and end. Possible starting points for Fimmvörðuháls are Skógar or Þórsmörk. Possible starting points for Laugavegur are Þórsmörk or Landmannalaugar. Possible starting points for the combination is Skógar or Landmannalaugar.

What the price covers

Included
Bus FareBus Transfer From Reykjavík To The Start Of The Trail And Back From The End Of The Trail.
Ticket types
  • Adults (16+)
  • Youth (10 - 15)

Where it starts

Meeting
Meet on location
Pickup
No
Location code
Reykjavík (REY, IS)

Good to know

  • The Ticket Is Valid To The Start Of The Trail And Back From The Trail, No Going Back And Forth.
  • A Single Leg Of A Return Fare Is Non-refundable.

Your ticket

Please make sure to secure your seat by checking in to your bus day before your next transfer at icelandbybus.is/check-in.
It is not necessary to check the first leg of your journey, you have already done that.

Type
Day Tour / Activity
Cutoff (relative to start time)
4 hours before
Requests confirmed within
2 days
Details updated
14 Aug 2023