Hveragerði

Hveragerði is a town of 3,000 people (2020) in South Iceland. Hveragerði is uniquely located in a geothermally active area. Its name is derived from an Icelandic word for hot spring - hver. The hot springs in the middle of town are the main tourist attraction and they also provide heat for local famous greenhouses which are used mainly for flower production. If you look towards the hills bordering the northern part of the town, you will also see steam plumes drifting from various active areas.

Understand


The tourist information office is placed in the shopping center Breiðamörk 21, Hveragerði with business hours Jun-Aug: M-F 08:30-17:00, Sa 09:00-14:00, and Su 09:00-13:00. In low season it is open M-F 08:30-16:00, Sa 09:00-13:00, and closed on Sundays.

Get in
Hveragerðiis 45 km from Reykjavik and can be easily reached by car along the Route 1.

Bus number 51 from Reykjavik is an alternative. It leaves from Mjodd bus station and the line schedule can be found here:.

Get around
In Hveragerði, everything can be reached on foot.

Buy
There are various garden stores in Hveragerði for the plants grown in the greenhouses in town.

Connect
Internet access is available in the tourist information office.

Go next
Hveragerði is usually a pit stop on the route through the Golden Circle, which you can continue to loop around. Alternatively, continue on with the visit along the southern Icelandic coast to Vík and see the waterfalls Seljalandsfoss and Skogafoss.