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64.8917°N, 23.6738°W · West Iceland
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 574 (Grundarfj-Ólafsv.)
Off the main road- 3.3 km from Route 54
Nearest town- Snæfellsbær — 1.6 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 117 km in a straight line
What else is close- 269 mapped places within 20 km
Tours that include Ólafsvík
Snæfellsnes Peninsulafrom 59.900 ISK · 9 h 30 min
Whale Watching Ólafsvík - Snaefellsnesfrom 14.000 ISK · 3 h
Snæfellsjökullfrom 59.900 ISK · 6 h
ATV Tour - Snæfellsjökull Glacier & Lava Fieldsfrom 19.900 ISK · 2 h
Buggy tours around Snæfellsjökull. 1 hour tourfrom 17.900 ISK · 1 h
Buggy tours around Snæfellsjökull. 2 hour tourfrom 26.900 ISK · 2 h 30 min
Snæfellsjökull Glacier Snow-cat Tourfrom 18.000 ISK · 3 h
Vatnshellir Lava Cave Tourfrom 5.900 ISK · 50 min
CLASSIC KAYAKING ADVENTUREfrom 14.900 ISK · 2 h
Into The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 h
Snowmobile on Langjökull Glacier - Meet us in Husafellfrom 33.490 ISK · 2 h
South Coast & Sky Lagoon Sér Pass Tourfrom 32.590 ISK · 13 hAll 1,631 toursBy activity and regionÓlafsvík weather and conditions
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1°Covercast · feels -2°C1 m/sgusts 48 h 39 mdaylight · 08:59 – 17:38
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Northern lights forecast by region
In season now · Winter in IcelandInto The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 hAll 1,631 tours
Cars & campers
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KEF airport pickup 24/74.8
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Taska6 km
- 2
Arnarstapi14 km - 3
Öndverðarnes17 km - 4
Krossnes17 km - 5
Svörtuloft18 km
Waterfalls
Hot springs
- 1Natural hot pot near Grundarfjarðarbær20 km
- 2Geothermal hot spring near Snæfellsbær22 km
- 3Geothermal hot spring near Grundarfjarðarbær29 km
Fuel
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Ólafsvík1 km · 310.9 kr/L - 2Hellissandur10 km · 310.9 kr/L
- 3
Arnarstapi14 km · 308.7 kr/L
Supermarkets
Tours
Day Trek to Akrafjall: The Troll's Mountainfrom 17.587 ISK · 6 hours 30 minutes
From Grundarfjörður Port: Private Snaefellsness Tourfrom 269.900 ISK · 8 hours 
Grundarfjörður Cruise Tour: Snæfellsnes Peninsula from the portfrom 24.500 ISK · 5 hours 30 minutes
Frequently
asked
questions
Can you go inside Ólafsvík?
Ólafsvík is a working navigation aid, so the tower is usually closed to the public. Treat the door as locked unless there is a sign or posted opening hours — the reward is the headland and the view, not the interior.
How do I get to Ólafsvík?
Ólafsvík is in West Iceland. Check live road conditions on this page before you drive — remote coastal lighthouses often sit at the end of rough gravel tracks, and exposed headlands can be very windy.
Is Ólafsvík worth visiting?
It depends on what you want. Lighthouses in Iceland are usually about the setting — the cliffs, the birds, the exposed coast — rather than the building itself. If you are already passing through West Iceland, it is an easy stop; few are worth a long detour on their own.
When is the best time to visit Ólafsvík?
Summer gives the clearest access roads and the seabird season on nearby cliffs; clear winter nights can be good for northern lights on this dark coast. Either way, check road conditions and dress for strong wind before you go.
Data & sources
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Diego Delso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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