Coach tour from Reykjavík · Reykjavík bus stops
A guided day from Reykjavík that stops at Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss, gives you 1.5 hours at Jökulsárlón and ends on Diamond Beach, with a 40-minute boat cruise if you add it. Pick it if you want both big waterfalls on the same day and can get yourself to a central bus stop.
This 14 to 15-hour tour leaves from bus stops in Reykjavík, not hotels: hotel pickup is not included, so find your nearest numbered stop the night before. The bus heads east with a break at Hvolsvöllur, a stop at Skógafoss and lunch at a local restaurant (at your own cost), then gives you about 1.5 hours at Jökulsárlón to walk the shore. Diamond Beach comes next, then a 45-minute dinner stop in Vík and Seljalandsfoss on the way home, where you can walk behind the falls.
On the water: the 40-minute boat cruise is optional, at an extra fee, and the listing offers it in the warmer months. The lagoon's boat operator, Jökulsárlón ehf / Glacier Lagoon, runs amphibian tours from May to about mid-November and Zodiac tours from May to the end of October, weather and ice permitting (operator's 2026 schedule). If you want to go out on the lagoon, add the option when you book; the bus keeps to its timetable, and the operator's walk-up tickets are not sold for a set time online. Without it you stay on the shore, which is free and gives you the icebergs up close at the water's edge.
Children under 6 cannot join, and one adult may accompany up to two minors. Bring warm clothes and rain gear, as the listing asks. Guests in 2026 mention regular toilet and food breaks and, in winter, northern lights on the drive back; neither the lights nor the boat in winter can be promised. Every tour on this page cancels free up to 24 hours before the start on GetYourGuide.
Meet at the stop you selected. Hotel pickup is not part of this tour.
A break at Hvolsvöllur, then the 60-metre drop of Skógafoss.
About 40 minutes at a local restaurant, at your own cost.
Free time on the shore. With the boat option, a 40-minute cruise among the icebergs.
Ice from the lagoon on black sand across Route 1. Keep back from the waves.
Dinner in Vík (45 minutes, extra), then Seljalandsfoss before the drive to the 36 drop-off points in town.
★★★★★Long day trip to see the glacier lagoon and diamond beach, plenty of stops along the way including at beautiful waterfalls. Guide Benedikt very friendly and knowledgeable.
★★★★★He was professional at all times and so informative. [...] The tour itself was well spaced with plenty of time at most of the stops [...]
★★★★★Very long day but necessary to see the amazing places we visited, regular bathroom stops and time to eat, thorough commentary of interesting facts and anecdotes
★★★★★The attractions we visited are, of course, highlights of a trip to Iceland. There were also plenty of restroom and refreshment breaks.
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No, it is an option at an extra fee: a 40-minute cruise on Jökulsárlón, offered in the warmer months. The lagoon's boats run from May to about mid-November (operator's 2026 schedule).
No. The tour leaves from bus stops in Reykjavík, and drop-off is at 36 points in town. For a hotel pickup, look at the Jökulsárlón day tour or the boat-included day tour.
14 to 15 hours, with about 1.5 hours at the lagoon, then Diamond Beach, plus Skógafoss and Seljalandsfoss.
From age 6, and one adult may accompany up to two minors.
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