Waterfalls · West Iceland

Hraunfossar

Water seeping out of a lava field over a stretch of about a kilometre, next to the single-channel Barnafoss.

prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026

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The short version

  • 48 tours in our catalogue stop at Hraunfossar — 30 of them day tours from a single base, 18 as part of a longer package.
  • A seat on a day tour here typically costs €220, from €115 at the cheapest. Private tours are priced per vehicle and sit outside that figure.
  • 17 different operators run here, so a cancellation rarely means the day is lost.
  • Departures in our next 360 days fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September.
  • Seasonal here: Midnight sun (May–July), Lupine in bloom (June–July), Reliable glacier snow (November–May).

The facts

Type
Waterfalls
Region
West Iceland
Tours that stop here
4830 day tours · 18 multi-day
Day tour, cheapest
€115
Day tour, typical
€220median of 10 per-person fares
Operators
17
From Reykjavík
77 km (48 mi)straight line — the road is longer
Coordinates
64.7000, -20.9800

Daylight through the year

Iceland's daylight swings further than almost anywhere people holiday, and it decides what a tour can actually show you. Times are for the 15th of each month at this spot.

MonthSunriseSunsetDaylight
January11:0116:055 h 4 min
March07:4719:2011 h 33 min
June02:3900:0921 h 30 min
September06:4319:5613 h 13 min
December11:2115:173 h 56 min

What is seasonal here

None of these have fixed dates, so each one says what its real dates depend on.

Midnight sun

May–July

True midnight sun only above the Arctic Circle — Grímsey. The mainland gets civil twilight all night, which looks much the same.

Lupine in bloom

June–July

Introduced, controversial and impossible to miss when it flowers. Peaks a fortnight later in the north than the south.

Reliable glacier snow

November–May

Langjökull runs most of the year; the shoulder months depend on snow cover on the approach track.

What people do here

Getting here without a car

The 30 tours we sell that stop at Hraunfossar leave from Reykjavík and Borgarfjörður. Most of them start in Reykjavík, so for anyone based in the capital there is nothing to arrange beforehand.

All 30 of them collect you from your accommodation or a designated stop, so the tour is the transport — there is nothing else to arrange and no timetable to read.

A seat on a day tour here starts at €115 and typically runs €205, per person, private charters excluded because those are priced per vehicle and would flatter the figure. There is no scheduled bus we can sell you to Hraunfossar, so a guided day is the practical way in without a car.

The days themselves run from about 6 h to 12 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 16 different operators run here, which matters more without a car than with one: if the weather cancels your day, there is usually another departure rather than a lost trip.

Being driven is the easy answer here: enough operators run it that a cancellation rarely loses you the day, and you get to look out of the window instead of at the road.

Cheapest way in without a car: a guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €115 per person.

We have done the sums on this properly: what a rental car actually costs against guided tours.

Tours that stop at Hraunfossar

Taken from each operator's own itinerary, not from marketing copy — these are tours whose agenda names Hraunfossar as a stop.

Arctic Adventures

Silver Circle & Viðgelmir Lava Cave

from €191 per person4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator

about the usual price for lava cave tours

from age 6 · pickup included

10 h · from Reykjavík

  • Wi-fi on board
  • Admission included
  • Family friendly

Highlights of Borgarfjörður & Húsafell with a visit to Viðgelmir Lava Cave

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Arctic Adventures

Silver Circle & Húsafell Canyon Baths

from €205 per person4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator

44% above the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours

from age 6 · pickup included

10 h · from Reykjavík

  • Wi-fi on board
  • Admission included
  • Family friendly

Highlights of Borgarfjörður & Húsafell with a visit to the Canyon Baths

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SPS Travel

Westisland - 6stündige deutschsprachiger Landausflug - Wasserfälle Hraunfossar, Heißwasserquelle Deildartunguhver & Krater Grábrók

from €115 per person5.0· 7 Google reviews of the operator

19% below the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours

meet at the start point · works in rain

6 h · from Reykjavík

  • Admission included
  • Family friendly
  • Book the night before

Tagestour nach Westisland mit den Wasserfällen Hraunfossar, der größten Heißwasserquelle der nördlichen Hemisphäre & Baden im Krauma Spa

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Deutschsprachige Kleingruppen-Tagestour Westisland - Wasserfälle Hraunfossar, Heißwasserquelle Deildartunguhver & Baden im Krauma Spa

from €179 per person5.0· 7 Google reviews of the operator

13% below the €205 typical for lagoon & spa visits

pickup included · works in rain

8 h · from Reykjavík

  • Admission included
  • Family friendly

Tagestour nach Westisland mit den Wasserfällen Hraunfossar, der größten Heißwasserquelle der nördlichen Hemisphäre & Baden im Krauma Spa

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Elysia Tours

Silver Circle

from €235 per person

65% above the €142 typical for sightseeing day tours

pickup included

9 h · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Book the night before

Esplora il Silver Circle tra fattorie di cavalli, cascate, e SPA

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Arctic Adventures

Into the Glacier - From Reykjavík

from €286 per person4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator

32% above the €216 typical for glacier hikes

from age 6 · pickup included

10 h · from Reykjavík

  • Wi-fi on board
  • Admission included
  • Family friendly

Explore the inside of Langjökull glacier on this day trip from Reykjavík to the man made ice-tunnel, Into the Glacier.

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Arctic Adventures

2 Day - Snæfellsnes Peninsula & Borgarfjörður Fjord

from €513 per person4.60· 5,195 Google reviews of the operator

from age 6 · pickup included

2 days · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

We offer you scenic winter tour with great ocean view, stunning landscape, northern lights hunting in winter, and an easy cave exploration in Cave Vatnshellir, making this two-day tour a must for any visitor.

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Who runs them

17 operators, all of whom we hold a contract with. We do not list every company in Iceland, on purpose.

Absorb Iceland · Amazing Tours Iceland · Arctic Adventures · BusTravel Iceland · Cool Holidays Travel ehf · Easy Travel Iceland · Elysia Tours · Fun Travel Iceland · Icarus Rising ehf · Iceland Panorama Tours · Iceland Taxi Reykjavik · Ride Iceland

Hraunfossar: questions people ask

How many tours go to Hraunfossar?

We list 48 — 30 day tours and 18 multi-day packages, from 17 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.

How much does it cost to visit Hraunfossar?

The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €115, with a typical price of €220. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.

When can you visit Hraunfossar?

Looking at the next 360 days of live availability, departures fall in October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September. That is a rolling window rather than the full year, so a month missing here is not necessarily a month with nothing running.

How much daylight is there at Hraunfossar?

January: 5 h 4 min · March: 11 h 33 min · June: 21 h 30 min · September: 13 h 13 min · December: 3 h 56 min. Iceland stays on UTC all year, so there is no clock change to allow for.

Do you need a tour, or can you drive to Hraunfossar yourself?

Both work. Driving gives you the stops you want and the time you want them; a tour removes the winter road decisions and lets everyone look out of the window. We sell the tours and say so — if self-driving suits you better, it suits you better.

Can you get to Hraunfossar without a car?

Yes — 30 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here. 30 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.

What is the cheapest way to get to Hraunfossar?

A guided day tour from Reykjavík, from €115 per person, with €205 the more typical fare. Private tours cost more because they are priced per vehicle rather than per seat.

Hotels

Where to stay near Hraunfossar

From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Hraunfossar, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site. Ourhotels is our sister company — the same people, a different business — so we list it first and say so.

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Put it in a day

Hraunfossar is rarely a whole day on its own. The planner knows how long each tour takes and how far apart the start points are, so it can build the rest of the day around it.

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