The closure of the Hvalfjörður Tunnel will affect the operation of two rural bus routes, routes 50 and 59. The tunnel will be closed from 7 April to 29 May between 21:30 and 06:00. The closure is due to lighting upgrades in the tunnel. Work takes place from Sunday to Friday, meaning services on Fridays and Saturdays are not affected.
Route 50
The last trips of the day on route 50 will be cancelled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays due to the tunnel closure.
Monday–Thursday
Cancelled trips:
- 20:34 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 22:00 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 22:09 Mjódd – Borgarnes
- 23:35 Mjódd – Akranes
Last trips of the day will be:
- 18:50 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 19:15 Borgarnes – Akranes
- 18:45 Mjódd – Borgarnes
- 20:54 Mjódd – Borgarnes
- 19:45 Akranes – Borgarnes
Sundays
Cancelled trips:
- 19:40 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 21:40 Akranes – Mjódd
- 21:20 Mjódd – Borgarnes
- 22:50 Mjódd – Akranes
Last trips of the day will be:
- 15:10 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 17:10 Borgarnes – Mjódd
- 16:50 Mjódd – Borgarnes
- 18:50 Mjódd – Akranes
Route 59
On Wednesdays, departures will be brought forward by 75/80 minutes and On Sundays, departures will be brought forward by 10 minutes.
Wednesdays
The trip from Borgarnes to Búðardalur will depart at 16:50 instead of 18:10.
The trip from Búðardalur to Borgarnes will depart at 18:05 instead of 19:20.
Passengers travelling onwards to the capital area from this trip will transfer to route 57 instead of Route 50. Route 57 departs from Borgarnes at 19:16.
Sundays
The trip from Borgarnes to Hólmavík will depart at 14:50 instead of 15:00.
The trip from Hólmavík to Borgarnes will depart at 17:03 instead of 17:13.
Passengers travelling onwards to the capital area from this trip will transfer to route 57 instead of Route 50. Route 57 departs from Borgarnes at 19:30.