The capital of the north at the head of Eyjafjörður: the church and its steps, the botanical garden, the pool and the airport for domestic flights. Through the tunnel from Laugar, with Goðafoss on the way.
Akureyri is about 45 minutes west of Laugar, along the ring road past Goðafoss and through the Vaðlaheiði tunnel, under the mountain and down to the fjord. The town has about twenty thousand residents and feels like a small city: a church above the centre, reached by steps, a botanical garden just south of the Arctic Circle, a good swimming pool, the culture house Hof on the waterfront, and streets of old timber houses along the shore.
If you fly in, Akureyri is your first or last stop. The domestic airport sits beside the fjord at the edge of town, about 45 minutes by air from Reykjavík, and Hótel Laugar is about 45 minutes from the gate. Collect your car, stop at Goðafoss, and be at Laugar for the evening.
Stella & Eyþór also host Akureyri Lodge, three apartments in a house built in 1896 in the old town, if you would like to begin or end your trip with a night in the city.
50 km · 45 min west
Measured on OpenStreetMap roads, October 2026
Hótel Laugar is the red square, Akureyri the blue pin.
Directions from the hotel (Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Run by local companies. Each opens on our TourDesk page in a new tab, where you choose the date and pay. Every tour from Laugar
Prices are per adult, from TourDesk on 10 November 2026; the price for your date, and for children, shows when you book.
Elding
Out into Eyjafjörður under the Súlur mountain and past the island of Hrísey, with a marine biologist naturalist on board. The Classic comes with warm overalls and a wildlife guarantee: no whales, and you go again for free.
Forest Lagoon
Two pools at 37°C among the birch and pine of Vaðlaskógur, looking over Eyjafjörður, with three swim-up bars and a Finnish dry sauna at around 80°C.
Akureyri is about 50 km from the hotel, around 45 minutes by car west along the ring road and through the Vaðlaheiði tunnel.
Yes. Domestic flights from Reykjavík land at Akureyri airport, about 50 km from the hotel. With a hire car you are at Laugar in about 45 minutes, with Goðafoss on the way.
Goðafoss, which is on the road, and the Forest Lagoon across the fjord. Whale watching also leaves from Akureyri harbour, though Húsavík is closer to the hotel.
Akureyri is 50 km by road, and dinner is served from six. Book direct for our best available rate.
You finish on the hotel’s own booking page.
Their other two places to stay, both west of Laugar on the ring road towards Akureyri.
