Hafnarhólmi puffin colony
Islet beside the harbour with a puffin colony; there is rich birdlife in the area.
Bakkagerði, Iceland
Bakkagerði is the village of Borgarfjörður eystri in East Iceland. Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. More about Bakkagerði →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Greenwich Mean Time)
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Cruise Ships in Bakkagerði
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Bakkagerði day.
Planning a day in Bakkagerði?
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 Bakkagerði cruise port?
Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. Distances here are measured from the harbour by Hafnarhólmi: Bakkagerði village is about 5 km away by road, and Egilsstaðir Airport about 78 km.
Cruise port
Getting to the Bakkagerði cruise port
Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) → Borgarfjörður harbour
78 km · ~70 min by car
Egilsstaðir Airport is the nearest airport, a 78 km drive of about 1 hour 10 minutes from the harbour.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
~70 min
No official taxi fare is published.
Ship shuttle / transfer
Variesper person
Varies
Check on board whether a shuttle or transfer is offered.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Bakkagerði village is about 5 km from the harbour by road, about 1 hour 10 minutes on foot. Check on board whether a shuttle is offered. Egilsstaðir Airport is about 1 hour 10 minutes away by road. No official taxi fare is published.
Destination
About Bakkagerði
Bakkagerði is the village of Borgarfjörður eystri in East Iceland. Ships anchor offshore and guests go ashore by tender; check on board for where tenders land. The harbour is about 5 km from the village by road, beside the islet of Hafnarhólmi with its puffin colony, and there is rich birdlife in the area. Lindarbakki and Álfaborg are in the village.
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Currency
- Icelandic króna (ISK)
Things to Do in Bakkagerði
Lindarbakki
In Bakkagerði village, about 5 km by road from the harbour.
Álfaborg
At Bakkagerði village, about 5 km by road from the harbour.