Geothermal pools · West Iceland

Hvammsvík Hot Springs

Also written Hvammsvik — we keep the Icelandic spelling.

Pools on the shore of Hvalfjörður, about 45 minutes from Reykjavík. The sea-level pools change temperature with the tide, which is the point of them.

prices and departures checked 24 Oct 2026

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The short version

  • 15 tours in our catalogue stop at Hvammsvík Hot Springs — 15 of them day tours from a single base, 0 as part of a longer package.
  • A seat on a day tour here typically costs €1237, from €321 at the cheapest. Private tours are priced per vehicle and sit outside that figure.
  • 10 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).

The facts

Type
Geothermal pools
Region
West Iceland
Tours that stop here
1515 day tours · 0 multi-day
Day tour, cheapest
€321
Day tour, typical
€1237median of 5 per-person fares
Operators
10
From Reykjavík
31 km (19 mi)straight line — the road is longer
Coordinates
64.3700, -21.5600

Water temperature: varies with the tide. That is the figure Hvammsvík Hot Springs publishes and holds, not a reading from today — these pools are heated to a target rather than left to the weather.

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
January10:5916:115 h 13 min
March07:4919:2311 h 34 min
June02:5100:0221 h 11 min
September06:4519:5813 h 12 min
December11:1715:254 h 8 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.

What people do here

Getting here without a car

Every tour we sell that stops at Hvammsvík Hot Springs leaves from Reykjavík, which is to say from Reykjavík itself.

All 13 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.

There is also a scheduled bus or transfer serving Hvammsvík Hot Springs, from €1237 — cheaper than a tour, with no guide and no stops on the way.

The days themselves run from about 1 h to 13 h door to door, so check the length as carefully as the price — the cheapest seat is often the longest coach day. 10 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: the scheduled transfer, from €1237 per person.

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

Scheduled bus or transfer options to Hvammsvík Hot Springs: Private transport Reykjavik - Hvammsvik Hot Springs transfer with 3h wait - Sprinter 18 Pax · Private transport Reykjavik - Hvammsvik Hot Springs transfer with 3h wait - SUV 5 Pax

Tours that stop at Hvammsvík Hot Springs

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

VAREN Iceland

Golden Circle Private Tour with Hvammsvik Hot Springs

from €1,253 per vehicle4.50· 126 Google reviews of the operator

from age 10 · pickup included

11 h · from Reykjavík

  • Age 10+
  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

Discover Iceland's Golden Circle on a private tour with your own driver-guide: Kerið Crater, Gullfoss, Geysir, Icelandic horses and Þingvellir National Park, ending with a soak at Hvammsvík Hot Springs.

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VAREN Iceland

Silver Circle Private Tour: Glacier, Waterfalls & Hvammsvik Hot Springs

from €1,465 per vehicle4.50· 126 Google reviews of the operator

pickup included · works in rain

11 h · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Private

A private Silver Circle tour from Reykjavík with your own driver-guide: Deildartunguhver, Reykholt, Hraunfossar, the Into the Glacier ice tunnel at Langjökull and a soak at Hvammsvík Hot Springs.

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VAREN Iceland

Reykjavik: Private Snaefellsnes Peninsula with Hvammsvik Hot Springs

from €1,385 per vehicle4.50· 126 Google reviews of the operator

pickup included · works in rain

13 h · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h
  • Private

A private day on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula from Reykjavík with your own driver-guide: Arnarstapi, Djúpalónssandur, Saxhóll Crater and Kirkjufell, ending with a soak at Hvammsvík Hot Springs on the way back.

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Who runs them

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

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Hvammsvík Hot Springs: questions people ask

How many tours go to Hvammsvík Hot Springs?

We list 15 — 15 day tours and 0 multi-day packages, from 10 operators. That is what we currently have contracts for, not everything that exists in Iceland.

How much does it cost to visit Hvammsvík Hot Springs?

The place itself is usually free to enter; what you pay for is getting there. A day tour seat runs from €321, with a typical price of €1237. Some sites charge separately for parking or admission — check the individual tour.

When can you visit Hvammsvík Hot Springs?

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 Hvammsvík Hot Springs?

January: 5 h 13 min · March: 11 h 34 min · June: 21 h 11 min · September: 13 h 12 min · December: 4 h 8 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 Hvammsvík Hot Springs 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 Hvammsvík Hot Springs without a car?

Yes — 13 guided day tours in our catalogue stop here, and a scheduled bus or transfer serves it as well. 13 of the tours pick you up from your accommodation, so no onward transport is needed.

Hotels

Where to stay near Hvammsvík Hot Springs

Places to stay near Hvammsvík Hot Springs, 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

Hvammsvík Hot Springs 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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