Cluster · Reykjavík
Laugavegur & Austurvöllur
Any-hour cluster: the main shopping street, Austurvöllur square, Tjörnin pond and the parliament; cafés everywhere, so it works as the wet-day shelter.
Map to the centre
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Rules in force · 6In winter, ice and snow make suitcases hard to wheel
- Iceland ↗Iceland is not in the EU but is in the Schengen area. Check the entry rules for your passport on official sources.
- Iceland ↗Driving off marked roads is illegal and fined heavily; F-roads into the highlands open only in summer and require a 4x4.
- Iceland ↗Check the road authority's conditions map and the Met Office forecast every morning, and leave a travel plan on SafeTravel for hikes and remote drives.
- Capital Region Iceland ↗Check the road-condition and weather services before any drive out of the city; winter storms close roads.
- Reykjavík ↗In winter, ice and snow make suitcases hard to wheel: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Reykjavík ↗Check the Icelandic Met Office and the road-condition service on the day; storm warnings can close roads, the tower and tours.
Walking weather, next 5 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Bound and physics
Laugavegur and Bankastræti, Austurstræti, Austurvöllur square and the north end of Tjörnin.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved streets; heated sections in places
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — north-west block: café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
B — north block: shop and café (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
C — north-east block: bar (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
D — west block: sheltered arcade (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
E — Austurstræti / Ingólfstorg café seating (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · valid: always
F — east block: shop and café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
G — south-west block: bar (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
H — south block: sheltered arcade (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
I — south-east block: café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 3.9′, worst cell 3.9′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
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Edges out (directed)
- Hallgrímskirkja & Skólavörðustígur
- Walk up the hill · ~8 min
- Harpa & Old Harbour
- Walk north to the harbour · ~8 min
- Sólfar & Hverfisgata
- Walk east · ~10 min
Sleep within reach
- Downtown 101 — 3–6 min
- Old Harbour — 9–13 min
Red lines here
- Icelandic Parliament: the square is public, the building is not open for casual entry.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.