Isafjordur (IFJ): Vestfjardaleid runs the scheduled coach
The coach operator Vestfjardaleid provides a scheduled service between the airport and Isafjordur and other towns. Taxis are usually outside at arrival times rather than waiting all day.
- Vestfjardaleid ehf provides a scheduled coach service to and from Isafjordur and other towns in the Westfjords.
- Taxis are usually outside the terminal at arrival times. That is a conditional presence, not a permanent rank.
- Three car rental companies serve the terminal: Hertz, Bilaleiga Akureyrar and Avis.
- Isavia lists no timetables or fares. Check with Vestfjardaleid for current times.
- The airport is a few kilometres from Isafjordur town, across the fjord.
- This is the air gateway to the Westfjords, the least visited and hardest to reach part of Iceland.
- The approach here is famous: aircraft turn tightly inside the fjord walls to line up, and flights are cancelled for weather more often than at most Icelandic airports.
- Build slack into a connection through Isafjordur, particularly in winter.
- The road south is long and often closed in winter. The flight is not a luxury on this route.
Getting into town
- Vestfjardaleid ehf runs a scheduled coach service to and from Isafjordur and other towns in the region.
- Taxis are usually outside the terminal at arrival times, which means they meet the flights rather than sitting there all day.
- Three car rental companies operate at the terminal: Hertz, Bilaleiga Akureyrar and Avis.
- Isavia names all of this without timetables or fares. Check current coach times with the operator.
Where this is, and why it matters
- Isafjordur is the main town of the Westfjords, the large peninsula in Iceland's northwest.
- The airport sits across the fjord from the town, a few kilometres away.
- The road south is long, mountainous and frequently closed in winter. For much of the year the flight from Reykjavik is the practical link, not the fast one.
The weather
- This is one of Iceland's more weather-sensitive airports. The approach runs inside a narrow fjord and requires a tight turn to line up with the runway.
- Cancellations are more common here than at most Icelandic airports. If you are connecting onward, leave slack, and have a plan for a night in Isafjordur.
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