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Gásir or Gásakaupstaður was a medieval trading post situated 11 kilometres (6. 8 mi) north of Akureyri on the coast of Eyjafjörður, in Northern Iceland.
A unique Icelandic experience. Worth your time.
Check local conditions before visiting. Iceland's weather changes fast.
Map of Gásir
Gásir is in North Iceland at 65.7782°N, 18.1702°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 816 (Dagverðareyrarvegur)
- Off the main road
- 3 km from Route 82
Nearest town- Svalbarðseyri — 5.4 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 254 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 203 mapped places within 20 km
Gásir weather and conditions
At Gásir in North Iceland, conditions as of 10 September 2026, 20:45 (Iceland time): 11°C (feels like 7°C), light drizzle, wind 8 m/s gusting to 13 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 13 h 51 m (sunrise 06:14, sunset 20:05). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 10 September 2026, 20:45 · source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Hot Springs
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Campsites
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F-Roads
Road to an abandoned fjord
Only road across central Westfjords
Supermarkets
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Hagkaup supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
ÓB · 303.9 kr/L petrol
Atlantsolía · 279.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 279.7 kr/L petrol
N1 · 303.9 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Joaoleitao · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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