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Höfn in Hornafjörður

South-East Iceland

Höfn in Hornafjörður

Lower airfares for residents in rural areas

The Loftbrú discount scheme provides a 40% discount on the total fare of all our domestic routes. Loftbrú is for all residents who are legally domiciled at a long distance from the capital and on islands.

The procedure is simple. Go to the Ísland.is website, identify yourself with your electronic ID, and those who are eligible for Loftbrú can download a special discount code on the same page. This code is then used when booking your scheduled flights.

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50 years flying

50 years flying

Eagle Air has been in operation since 1970 in the field of transport and tourism. It is a family operated airline and was founden in Ísafjörður by Hörður Guðmundsson and his wife Jónína Guðmundsdóttir. 

Eagle Air offers the traveller the unforgettable chance to fly accross the country for an adventure in Iceland's pure nature.

Flight schedule
Valid until 1st of April 2024

From Reykjavík to Höfn

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun   Departure Arrival
          08:55 09:50
              13:20 14:15
              14:00 14:55
          16:35 17:30

From Höfn to Reykjavík

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun   Departure Arrival
          10:10 11:10
              14:40 15:40
              15:15 16:10
          17:55 18:55

 

 

ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES

Price list
  Online offer Economy Standard Child 2-11 Infant
Höfn in Hornafjörður  € 197.00 € 222.00 € 252.00 € 145.00 € 32.00
  • Online offer € 197.00
  • Economy € 222.00
  • Standard € 252.00
  • Child 2-11 € 145.00
  • Infant € 32.00

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The power and beauty of nature showcased in southeast Iceland.

Gleaming amidst the sweeping black sand beaches of Hornafjörður in southeast Iceland, Höfn is gateway to some of the most spectacular scenery Iceland has to offer.  Massive volcanoes, craggy fjords, majestic waterfalls, and shimmering ice caves are all here, within easy reach of the airport just an hour from the capital city.  You can sail between massive icebergs preparing to drift out to sea, visit a Viking village, cross the countryside with herds of wild reindeer, or spend an afternoon watching playful and curious seals as they spend their afternoon watching you.

Map - flight from Reykjavík to Höfn in Hornafjörður

A sparkling coastline bounded by history and watched over by fire and ice

Southeast Iceland is a sightseer's paradise housing Iceland's highest peaks and its deepest waters.  Anchored by Vatnajökull National Park, the region includes the vast lava flows of the Laki volcanic eruption (now peacefully encased in soft green moss); the blue-and-black striped icebergs of the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon; and the frozen jewels of the nearby Diamond Beach.  Movie lovers will recognize familiar landscapes from movies like Batman Begins, A View to a Kill, Die Another Day, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Game of Thrones, while explorers of all ages will enjoy discovering the beauty of the open spaces and hidden valleys that make Höfn the perfect base for your Icelandic adventure.

Sunset at Vatnajökull glacier lagoon

Vatnajökull and the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon: where ice flows from the mountains to the sea

The largest glacier in Europe, Vatnajökull covers Iceland's tallest mountains and contains twice as much water as Lake Ontario in North America.  The ice slowly flows from the mountains to the sea in a vast field of ice that pours into the Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon where it forms huge, deep blue icebergs striped with layers of black ash formed by the region's powerful volcanic eruptions.  Chunks of ice broken from the icebergs often come to rest on a nearby shore, earning it the nickname Diamond Beach.  Tour companies are available to take you sailing on the lagoon among ice and the playful seals who come to greet the boats.  Each year in late summer, there is a beautiful fireworks display at the lagoon: the explosions and reflections and ice combine to make a spectacle not to be missed.

Laki: the fires that made a revolution

At the western end of the region is the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur, a peaceful hamlet of farms and houses somehow spared when lava burst from Lakagígar, a 25-kilometer (15.5-mile) long volcanic fissure north of the town.  

Lava, ash, and gasses poured across the landscape and were blasted into the air, causing widespread cooling that froze the Mississippi River as far south as New Orleans and triggered crop failures across much of Europe, and contributed to the widespread famine and poverty that caused the French Revolution.  

The village and the lava fields are easily accessible by car, and hikers and 4WD drivers can reach the now-silent craters of Laki themselves

Lakagígar

Skeiðarársandur: a vast, stark, and silent beauty

Closer to Höfn, Skeiðarársandur is the enormous flood plain of fine black sand produced by volcanoes erupting under the nearby Vatnajökull ice cap. The largest expanse of sand anywhere in the world, the eerie vistas of Skeiðarársandur are reminiscent of dragon-scorched landscapes from fantasy novels or post-apocalyptic science fiction stories.

The land can easily be crossed by auto or explored on foot, and is an essential part of sightseeing in the southeast.

Svartifoss: Iceland's famous black falls

At the northern edge of Skeiðarársandur, Svartifoss is a 12-meter (40-foot) waterfall of glacial meltwater pure enough to drink.  Cascading across angular columns of black basaltic rock, the falls have provided inspiration for generations of Icelandic artists and architects.  Some even say that Hallgrímskirkja, the largest church in Reykjavík, resembles a mirror image of the falls!

Svartifoss
Stokksnes Viking village

The Viking village at Vestrahorn: remembering the epic days of early Iceland

Just east of Höfn in the shadow of the scenic Vestrahorn mountain, amist herds of wild reindeer, lies a full-sized Viking village built for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur's movie "Vikingr," based on the famed Icelandic sagas.  The village is in immaculate condition and visitors are allowed to explore it and to take photos to their heart's content.  If you are descended from the Nordic conquerors or have dreamt of living in the age of the Vikings, this destination will stir your blood like no other.