Tangabryggja (large ships)
Cruise quay opened in 2019 on the Oddeyri spit, used by larger ships.
Akureyri, Iceland
Akureyri is the largest town in north Iceland, at the head of the long Eyjafjordur fjord about 100 km south of the Arctic Circle. More about Akureyri →
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Cruise Ships in Akureyri
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Akureyri day.
Planning a day in Akureyri?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Akureyri cruise port?
Ships dock on the Oddeyri spit just north of Akureyri's centre: larger ships at Tangabryggja and smaller ones at the older Oddeyrarbryggja. Both are a flat walk along the harbour front to the Hof Cultural Centre and the main street, Hafnarstraeti, so no shuttle is usually needed.
Excursion coaches and taxis meet ships at the quay. On the busiest days a ship may anchor in the fjord and tender passengers ashore.
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Getting to the Akureyri cruise port
Hof Cultural Centre / town centre → Tangabryggja
0.7 km · ~10 min by car
About 700 m, a flat 10-minute walk.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Walk
Freeper person
Varies
About 10 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
The town is walkable from both quays. On the busiest days a ship may anchor in the fjord and tender passengers ashore.
Akureyri Cruise Terminals
2 terminals
Eating in Akureyri
- Coffee per item
- ISK 790–830
- per item
- Breakfast per person
- ISK 2000–4000
- per person
- Casual lunch per person
- ISK 4000–6000
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- ISK 4000–16000
- per person
- Soft drink per item
- ISK 540
- per item
Prices are approximate, from cafes and restaurants in the town centre.
Where to eat
Hafnarstraeti (pedestrian centre)
Skipagata / Radhustorg (Town Hall Square)
Kaupvangsstraeti (Listagil)
Destination
About Akureyri
Akureyri is the largest town in north Iceland, at the head of the long Eyjafjordur fjord about 100 km south of the Arctic Circle. Its compact centre of colourful houses, cafes and shops sits below the hilltop Akureyri Church church, and the town's botanical garden is one of the most northerly in the world. Akureyri is the gateway to some of Iceland's best-known natural sights: Godafoss waterfall to the east, and beyond it Lake Myvatn with its pseudo-craters, lava formations, geothermal fields and nature baths.
Whale-watching boats sail from the harbour into the fjord. The port expects about 156 cruise calls in summer 2026, and ships berth on the Oddeyri spit, a short walk from the centre.
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Things to Do in Akureyri
Akureyri Church
Hilltop Lutheran church by Gudjon Samuelsson, with basalt-column-inspired towers, reached by a long flight of steps from the centre.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
One of the world's most northerly botanical gardens, with Icelandic and imported plants, free to enter.
Godafoss
The "waterfall of the gods", a wide horseshoe falls on the Skjalfandafljot river east of Akureyri.
Lake Myvatn
Volcanic lake area with pseudo-craters, the Dimmuborgir lava formations, Hverir geothermal field and the Myvatn Nature Baths.