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65.5217°N, 17.7614°W · North Iceland
Plan your visit
Off the main road- 20.9 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Öngulsstaðir — 15.2 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 250 km in a straight line
What else is close- 44 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Fnjóská
Goðafoss, Forest Lagoon & Northern Lights - Winter Combofrom 42.000 ISK · 3 days
Lake Mývatn & Northern Ligths - Winter Combofrom 42.000 ISK · 3 days
Dettifoss & Goðafoss Waterfall w/packed Lunch Small Group from Akureyri Portfrom 36.000 ISK · 7 h
Northern lights Combofrom 32.500 ISK · 6 h
Akureyri Express Whales & Eyjafjordfrom 24.900 ISK · 2 h
Akureyri Classic Whales in the Midnight Sunfrom 14.500 ISK · 3 h
Godafoss Waterfall & Earth Lagoon (Myvatn Nature Baths) Tour with Admissionfrom 28.990 ISK · 6 h
Goðafoss Waterfall & Fjord Viewpoint from Akureyrifrom 13.990 ISK · 3 h
Whale Watching from Akureyrifrom 13.990 ISK · 2 h 30 minGodafoss Waterfall & Earth Lagoon (Myvatn Nature Baths) Tour with Admissionfrom 28.990 ISK · 6 h
Northern Lights 4x4 Tour from Akureyrifrom 34.799 ISK · 2 h 30 min
Lake Mývatn & Snowmobile Tour from Akureyrifrom 59.900 ISK · 9 hAll 1,631 toursBy activity and regionFnjóská weather and conditions
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3°Cdrizzle · feels 0°C3 m/sgusts 68 h 32 mdaylight · 08:39 – 17:11
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Northern lights forecast by region
In season now · Winter in IcelandGodafoss Waterfall & Earth Lagoon (Myvatn Nature Baths) Tour with Admissionfrom 28.990 ISK · 6 hAll 1,631 tours
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KEF airport pickup 24/74.8
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Svartá20 km - 2
Eyjafjarðará23 km - 3
Glerá24 km - 4Syðri-Bótará25 km
- 5Sölvadalsá26 km
Waterfalls
Hot springs
- 1Geothermal hot spring near Þingeyjarsveit11 km
- 2Natural hot pot near Eyjafjarðarsveit15 km
- 3Geothermal hot spring near Eyjafjarðarsveit16 km
Fuel
- 1
Fosshóll21 km · 310.9 kr/L - 2Akureyri Leiruvegur22 km · 310.9 kr/L
- 3
Kjarnagata23 km · 308.7 kr/L
Supermarkets
Tours
(Cruise Ships) Lake Mývatn and Goðafossfrom 25.300 ISK · 6 hours 30 minutes
(RS) Lake Myvatn & Godafoss Waterfall Day Tour from Akureyrifrom 25.900 ISK · 6 hours 
Adventure snowmobile tour Akureyrifrom 166.750 ISK · 5 hours
Frequently
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questions
Where is Fnjóská?
Fnjóská is a river in North Iceland, Iceland. Check the map on this page for its course and the nearest access points.
Can you fish in Fnjóská?
Fishing any Icelandic river needs a permit sold per river or beat. Salmon rivers book far ahead and can be expensive; trout and char are more accessible. Never fish without a permit, and disinfect gear brought from abroad.
Is Fnjóská safe to cross?
If Fnjóská is crossed by an unbridged highland ford, treat it with real caution: glacial water is cold, fast, deeper than it looks and higher by afternoon. Cross only with the right 4WD and experience, watch another vehicle first, and if in doubt turn back.
When does Fnjóská run highest?
Glacial rivers peak on warm summer afternoons, after rain and during the spring melt. A ford that is passable in the cool morning can be dangerous by late afternoon. Check road.is before highland driving.
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Hansueli Krapf · 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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