Public bus service
The IRCA operates Iceland´s rural area public bus service.
A total of 25 routes are serviced during winter and 28 during summer, with an additional three routes in development.
The goal is for the Icelandic public transport system to be one comprehensive and coordinated route system.
The IRCA manages the bidding process for routes between communities in rural Iceland. The goal is to establish a comprehensive route system of public buses all over the country.
Driving routes
25 driving routes
- Suðurnes
- Westfjords and northwest Iceland
- Westfjords
- North and northeast Iceland
- East Iceland
- South Iceland
3 driving routes during summer
- Westfjords
- East Iceland
3 driving routes – development project
- Westfjords
- West Iceland
Development of passenger numbers
There has been a decrease in the number of passengers on national transport over the last 10 years.
In the last 2 years, there has been a big drop in the number of passengers. The same situation applies to other operators in public transport, i.e. parties on the municipalities’ behalf.
Number of passengers by routes
The routes with the highest number of passengers are the routes in the southwest corner: