The Sky Lagoon ticket with the bus

About this experience

Reykjavik Excursions runs the official Sky Lagoon shuttle, and this package bundles it with your lagoon pass. A coach collects you at a bus stop near your hotel and brings you to BSÍ, the bus terminal at Vatnsmýrarvegur 10, or you walk to BSÍ yourself. From there it's a short ride along the coast to Kópavogur. The return is open: buses leave the lagoon every hour on the half hour, 12:30 to 20:30 in winter, so you leave when you're ready.

The maths is close to even. Bought separately on the official sites, a winter weekday Saman pass (ISK 14,990) plus the Reykjavík Excursions roundtrip (ISK 2,499) comes to ISK 17,489. The bundle starts at $149, about the same at the exchange rate Sky Lagoon itself uses. What you gain is one voucher and one cancellation policy; what you lose is the freedom to pick a cheaper weekday ticket on Viator's plain ticket listing and add the bus yourself.

Read the complaints before you book. The worst ones come from people whose cruise ship or flight was late: they missed the slot, were counted as no-shows and got nothing back. Others waited at the wrong stop or were told buses ran every 30 minutes, when they run hourly. If your arrival day is uncertain, book the lagoon for the next day, or take a private car instead.

• Ticket, ritual and towel in one voucher
• Pickup at a hotel bus stop or at BSÍ terminal
• Open return: a bus every hour, on the half hour
• Cruise port pickup if you choose that option
• Wi-Fi on board

How the day runs

1. 30 min beforeWait at your bus stop

   Be at your stop 30 minutes before departure; collection can take up to 30 minutes. Going straight to BSÍ? Be there 15 minutes early.

2. About 15 minCoach to Kópavogur

   From BSÍ along the coast to Kársnes. The listing points out Mount Keilir and Bessastaðir, the President's residence, on the way.

3. Your slotCheck in and change

   Wristband, locker, shower without your swimsuit, then into the lagoon.

4. About 2 hoursLagoon and ritual

   Soak, then go through the seven steps: cold plunge, sauna, mist, scrub, steam and elixir.

5. On the half hourBus back to BSÍ

   Pick any return between 12:30 and 20:30 in winter (from 11:30 in summer). Be at the stop on time: the next one is an hour away.

What's included

Who it suits

What guests say

Tips before you book

• Return buses run hourly, not every 30 minutes. A guest who was told otherwise waited 35 minutes in the rain and paid ISK 6,450 for a taxi.
• Don't book this on the day your ship docks or your flight lands. Guests delayed by storms or a five-hour flight delay lost the whole price.
• Landing early? BSÍ has luggage storage, and the coach leaves from the same terminal.
• Note the stop name on your voucher and look for the Reykjavik Excursions livery. Drivers make several stops, so a 10-minute wait is normal.
• Want the bus without the bundle? The official roundtrip runs to Sky Lagoon hourly from 10:00 to 18:00 in winter.

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