natural wonder
Kerið Crater
A vivid 3,000-year-old volcanic crater lake with striking red and black slopes surrounding an aquamarine pool on the Golden Circle route.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Iceland · Europe
Þorlákshöfn sits on the route: 20 minutes from Hveragerði, 32km from Kerið Crater.
Þorlákshöfn is a town located in Iceland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Þorlákshöfn sits in Iceland, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Þorlákshöfn to your route.
Þorlákshöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθɔrˌlauksˌhœpn̥], lit. 'Thorlak's Harbour') is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus.
The town is named after Saint Thorlak who was a bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only harbour on Iceland's southern coastlineRead more
between Grindavík in the west and Höfn in the east. The port serves direct weekly cargo ferries to Rotterdam and Hirtshals operated by Faroese Smyril Line. It is also one of two departure points for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include restaurants, tourism, a golf course, motocross field, camping, a sports complex, and a swimming pool. The town has several fish processing enterprises (Hafnarnes, Lysi). Several salmon farms (Arnarlax, GeoSalmo, Landeldi, LaxEldi), among the biggest in the country, are west of town.
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Þorlákshöfn is located in Iceland, Europe. The coordinates are 63.8559 latitude, -21.3834 longitude.
Þorlákshöfn has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Iceland.
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Full driving guide for Iceland8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
A vivid 3,000-year-old volcanic crater lake with striking red and black slopes surrounding an aquamarine pool on the Golden Circle route.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Reykjavik's towering expressionist church inspired by Iceland's basalt lava formations.
41 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Iceland's capital offers accessible Northern Lights viewing from September to March, with tours departing nightly to dark-sky areas.
42 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Iceland's Route 1 circles the entire island over 1,322 kilometers past volcanoes, glaciers, geysers, and black sand beaches.
42 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Reykjavík's harbourside hot-dog stand, family-run since 1937 and still serving lamb-based dogs 'with everything': crispy onions, remoulade and sweet mustard. Bill Clinton and virtually every Icelander have queued here.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
A UNESCO site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates visibly drift apart, and the site of Iceland's ancient parliament.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A crystal-clear fissure in Þingvellir where snorkellers swim between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates in 2°C water.
46 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Iceland's most famous day-drive: a 300 km loop from Reykjavik linking Thingvellir's rift valley, the erupting Strokkur geyser and the double cascade of Gullfoss, with hot-spring bakeries and craters en route.
51 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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