Traffic service 1777

16 júní 2026
Adjust­ments in rural bus service operati­ons to affect five routes

Five of the twenty-five routes in Iceland’s rural public bus service, operated by the IRCA, are set to be adjusted in the latter half of 2026. Four routes will be adjusted in the fall whilst one change pertains to a dedicated summer route. No adjustments are slated to be made on the remaining twenty routes. These adjustments are undertaken to keep operation costs for the rural public bus service within the outlined budget.

Allri sölu farmiða fyrir landsbyggðarstrætó í gegnum gamla Strætó-appið verður hætt 1. júlí nk. en þá verður Strætó-appinu lokað.

Allri sölu farmiða fyrir landsbyggðarstrætó í gegnum gamla Strætó-appið verður hætt 1. júlí nk. en þá verður Strætó-appinu lokað.

When considering changes, attention was paid to use and passenger numbers on individual routes. These changes are focused primarily on routes where effective use remains low. Route frequency will be reduced on three routes with limits placed on trips outside of high volume hours in order to reduce negative effects on passenger travel as much as possible.

List of changes

  • Route 50 (West and NW-Iceland) – 11 trips to Akranes per weekday instead of 12. Total reduction of one trip per direction on weekdays outside of rush hours.
  • Route 51 (South-Iceland) – 14 trips per day instead of 16. Following an increase in trip frequency at the beginning of the year, a lack of utilisation rendered the increase unsustainable.
  • Route 71 (South-Iceland) – 4 trips per day on weekdays instead of 5.
  • Route 73 (South-Iceland rural) – This route will be discontinued due to poor utilisation.
  • Route 61 (Westfjords) – This route will not be operated in the summer.

Excepting the latter, all changes will take effect in the fall.

Twenty routed remain unchanged.

The changes slated to take effect in the fall will not effect the following routes:

  1. Route 52 (South-Iceland)
  2. Route 53 (South-Iceland)
  3. Route 72 (South-Iceland)
  4. Route 55 (Reykjanes Peninsula)
  5. Route 56 (North and NE-Iceland)
  6. Route 57 (West and NW-Iceland)
  7. Route 58 (West and NW-Iceland)
  8. Route 59 (West and NW-Iceland)
  9. Route 62 (Westfjords)
  10. Route 78 (North and NE-Iceland)
  11. Route 79 (North and NE-Iceland)
  12. Route 82 (West and NW-Iceland)
  13. Route 84 (West and NW-Iceland)
  14. Route 87 (Reykjanes peninsula)
  15. Route 89 (Reykjanes peninsula)
  16. Route 91 (East Iceland)
  17. Route 92 (East Iceland)
  18. Route 93 (East Iceland)