Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland.
Seltjarnarnes is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. The municipality is located on a peninsula, bordered only by Reykjavík to the east.
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Worth seeing in and around Seltjarnarnes
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Iceland
The University of Iceland s]) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties.
2.9 km · public university in Reykjavik, Iceland · Wikipedia - 02Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja is a Protestant Lutheran parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland. At 74.5 metres tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and second tallest building in the country.
3.8 km · church in Reykjavík, Iceland · Wikipedia - 03Icelandic Phallological Museum
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals.
3.2 km · museum in Reykjavík, Iceland · Wikipedia - 04Tjörnin
Tjörnin tnɪn] ) is a small, prominent lake in central Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Most visitors to the city pass along its shore, as it is situated in the city centre next to the Reykjavik City Hall and several museums.
3 km · lake in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland · Wikipedia - 05National and University Library of Iceland
Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn sˌpouːkaˌsapn ˈistlans – ˈhauːˌskouːlaˌpouːkaˌsapn̥]; English: The National and University Library of Iceland) is the national library of Iceland which also functions as the university library of the University of Iceland. The library was established on 1 December 1994 in Reykjavík, Iceland, with the merger of the former national library, Landsbókasafn Íslands (est.
2.7 km · national library of Iceland · Wikipedia - 06National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum of Iceland s]) is a museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was established on 24 February 1863, with Jón Árnason the first curator of the Icelandic collection, previously kept in Danish museums.
2.9 km · museum in Reykjavik, Iceland · Wikipedia - 07Alþingishúsið
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament.
3 km · building of parliament of Iceland · Wikipedia - 08Harpa
Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on 4 May 2011.
3.3 km · concert hall and conference center in Reykjavík, Iceland · Wikipedia - 09Landakotskirkja
Landakotskirkja, officially named Basilika Krists konungs and often referred to as Kristskirkja, is a Catholic basilica in the western part of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík and is the cathedral of the Diocese of Reykjavík. It is the sole Catholic cathedral in Iceland.
2.6 km · cathedral of the Catholic Church in Iceland · Wikipedia - 10Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies tna ˈmaknusˌsɔːnar iː ˈistlɛnskʏm ˈfraiːðʏm]; abbreviated to Árnastofnun [ˈautnaˌstɔpnʏn]) is a university-level institute, which operates on an independent budget under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education. The institute fosters close links with the University of Iceland, and forms part of its academic community.
2.9 km · academic institute in Reykjavík · Wikipedia
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Getting to Seltjarnarnes
- Airports
- Keflavik (KEF), 35 km · Akureyri (AEY), 249 km
- Stations
- Reykjavík Airport, 3.9 km
- Akureyri → Seltjarnarnes251 km · quickest by road, 7h 7m · kr6,200–8,300
- Vágar → Seltjarnarnes775 km · quickest by road, 33 min · $1–1.5
- Aberdeen → Seltjarnarnes1326 km · quickest by air, 9h 27m · £5,130–7,690
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Seltjarnarnes
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Seltjarnarnes. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inReykjavík is not served by any ferries, but if you have an abundance of time it is possible to take the Smyril Line (a cruise company based in the Faroe Islands) from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður (a small town on the east of Iceland), via Tórshavn.
- Get inIf you take the ferry and drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavík, you should plan to spend the night somewhere along the way.
From Wikivoyage: Reykjavík, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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