Northern Lights Bus Tour
For many visitors to Iceland, seeing the magical Northern Lights is one of the main reasons for visiting the country.
Join our Northern Lights bus tour from Reykjavik and enjoy the opportunity to witness one of nature’s most spectacular atmospheric displays.
Travel away from city lights and head into Iceland’s countryside, where darker skies provide the best possible conditions for viewing the Aurora Borealis.
- Expert Northern Lights guides
- Carefully selected viewing locations
- Hot chocolate made from our special recipe
- Comfortable evening bus tour
- Free retry valid for 3 years
What makes our Iceland Northern Lights bus tour special?
Our operations team and guides have decades of combined experience in chasing this elusive natural phenomenon across Iceland.
Their experience gives you the best chance of seeing the lights during your stay, while also sharing fascinating stories and Icelandic folklore connected to the aurora.
The evening experience is completed with our special hot chocolate, creating a warm and memorable atmosphere while waiting for the skies to come alive.
What happens if you do not see the Northern Lights?
All our Northern Lights tours include a free retry if weather conditions prevent a successful sighting.
Your free retry remains valid for up to 3 years, giving you flexibility if the lights do not appear during your first tour.
We offer free pickup from Tour Bus Stops 5 and 12, while pickup from other central Reykjavik locations is also available for an additional fee.
If you would like to combine volcanic landscapes with an evening aurora experience, you can also discover our volcano hike and Northern Lights tour.
Book your Northern Lights tour Reykjavik experience today and enjoy one of Iceland’s most unforgettable natural wonders.
Tour highlights & itinerary
- Northern lights hunt
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Hot chocolate
- One free retry tour should you not see the lights. Valid for 3 years
- Wi-fi on board
- Pickup and Drop off
- Food and drinks other than mentioned above
- Warm clothes and shoes.
- Hat and gloves/mittens.
- Water, snacks (optional).
- Please note that pickup and drop off are available for an additional fee.
- Entrance tickets for Aurora Reykjavík Museum (Fiskislóð 53, 101 Reykjavík) can be included for an additional fee
- The tour duration is 3-4 hours but tour length can vary depending on the weather.
- Refunds are not issued for unsuccessful tours. We do allow guests to join the tour again on another night. This offer is valid for up to 3 years.
- Cancellation policy: Cancellation fee of 100% if cancelled 1 day or less before departure
- Bus Stop 5 – Austurbakki 2 (close to Harpa Concert Hall)
- Bus Stop 12 – Þórunnartún 1
Please note that availability on your preferred new date is not guaranteed and is subject to current availability.
If your tour is within 24 hours of departure, please contact our Customer Support team for assistance by emailing info@bustravel.is or calling +354 539 3111.
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Itinerary
Itinerary
Pick-upCentral ReykjavikYour night of northern lights hunting begins with our fast and efficient pickup service. We pick up from designated hotels and tour bus stops throughout central Reykjavík as well as from our meeting point, according to your choice. When all passengers have been collected we leave the city light pollution behind and head out into the darkness of the Icelandic countryside.
1 Northern lights huntingUnlike other tours, we have no set itinerary or route that we follow. We generally travel no more than 90 minutes drive from Reykjavík and our guides seek out cloudless skies. Earlier in the day, they will have studied the aurora and cloud forecasts for the evening and based on this information they will have a good idea of the best areas to view the lights.
Whilst en route, your knowledgeable guide will share stories and information about the northern lights and Iceland. When we come to the location we have determined is a likely spot, you will get an opportunity to stretch your legs while you wait for the lights to appear. Your guide can also offer advice on the best camera settings to use when trying to capture the aurora.
2 Hot chocolate and light refreshmentsPatience is a virtue when it comes to the northern lights and you might have to wait in the cold for a while. This will be made with the free hot chocolate and light refreshments that your guide will distribute.
We hope that the lights will appear at the first location, but we may venture elsewhere if nature is not cooperating. Our team at BusTravel Iceland pledges to do everything we can to make your aurora dreams come true.3 In case of no lightsEven with cloud and aurora forecasts and knowledgeable guides, the northern lights are sometimes too elusive for our liking. They are a natural phenomenon and therefore not always reliable even when we do our utmost.
If you are unlucky and don’t see the lights during your tour, we’ve got you covered. You can take our tour again for another night for free! Your guide will let you know how to rebook. The offer for rebooking is valid for three years from the date of your tour departure. Unfortunately, we cannot provide refunds for unsuccessful tours.- Drop-offCentral Reykjavik
At the end of the night, we will drop you back in Reykjavík to the same location from which you were collected.
Your night of northern lights hunting begins with our fast and efficient pickup service. We pick up from designated hotels and tour bus stops throughout central Reykjavík as well as from our meeting point, according to your choice. When all passengers have been collected we leave the city light pollution behind and head out into the darkness of the Icelandic countryside.
Unlike other tours, we have no set itinerary or route that we follow. We generally travel no more than 90 minutes drive from Reykjavík and our guides seek out cloudless skies. Earlier in the day, they will have studied the aurora and cloud forecasts for the evening and based on this information they will have a good idea of the best areas to view the lights.
Whilst en route, your knowledgeable guide will share stories and information about the northern lights and Iceland. When we come to the location we have determined is a likely spot, you will get an opportunity to stretch your legs while you wait for the lights to appear. Your guide can also offer advice on the best camera settings to use when trying to capture the aurora.
Patience is a virtue when it comes to the northern lights and you might have to wait in the cold for a while. This will be made with the free hot chocolate and light refreshments that your guide will distribute.
We hope that the lights will appear at the first location, but we may venture elsewhere if nature is not cooperating. Our team at BusTravel Iceland pledges to do everything we can to make your aurora dreams come true.
Even with cloud and aurora forecasts and knowledgeable guides, the northern lights are sometimes too elusive for our liking. They are a natural phenomenon and therefore not always reliable even when we do our utmost.
If you are unlucky and don’t see the lights during your tour, we’ve got you covered. You can take our tour again for another night for free! Your guide will let you know how to rebook. The offer for rebooking is valid for three years from the date of your tour departure. Unfortunately, we cannot provide refunds for unsuccessful tours.
At the end of the night, we will drop you back in Reykjavík to the same location from which you were collected.