Westfjords Information Information
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The West fjords are the historical ground of Gisla saga Súrssonar, one of the Icelandic Viking sagas. Through Iceland’s history this part of the country has been involved in many significant historical events such and only sea battle that has ever taken place in Iceland, Flóabardagi, where the two of the greatest chiefs of Iceland battled.
In modern time, the West fjords have seen a decrease in inhabitants with more and more people and businesses moving to the capital area. This evolution has opened up new opportunities in tourism and today you will find various tourist services in the bigger villages that focus on the magnificent nature in the area. Among the tours available are sea angling, boat trips to the glacial fjords and more.
Population of towns and villages of the West fjords
Ísafjörður – 2.700
Bolungarvík – 966
Suðureyri – 313
Tálknafjörður – 294
Flateyri – 260
How to get there?
We highly recommend flying to the area due to the distance and often difficult conditions for driving in the area.
From Reykjavik there are available flights to Ísafjörður and the flight takes 40 minutes. Air Iceland offers great holiday and activity packages in area. For more information please visit the Air Iceland webpage.
Distance from Reykjavík to Ísafjörður is around 400 km and driving there will take around 6 hours in good weather. Please notice that the route has in several part gravel roads and during winter there can be heavy snowing that results in the route being closed.
