Iceland Travel in Winter on budget, no car needed
Ideas where and how to safe
Fly with a friend to share costs on hotels, extra luggage, share groceries.
Fly off-season: like march-may, less crowded, more tour and hotel options
Don't book last minute: Iceland is a popular destination, good tour packages and affordable accomodations in Iceland might be sold out.
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Save on Flights to Iceland
- Fly with rucksack only, so you dont need to pay extra for luggage and to waste time at the airport. It can be a challenge, but I will make a video of how to pack for Iceland in Winter with rucksack only or take one bag for 2 people if needed.
💙 Save on Accomodation in Iceland
- sometimes on MOBILE APP accomodation prices can be up to 10% cheaper
- choose place with a common kitchen. This was our big money saver! You can safe a lot if you cook at your accomodation. Read below about our accomodation Eric the Red Guesthouse.
| - NO for "breakfast included" options they were way more expensive as those without breakfast. |
💙 Save on Tours in Iceland
The best way to see much of Iceland in a short period of time is to book tour packages. Iceland is advanced on such day tours giving visitors the amazin experience and variety of things to do and to see. How you can safe on it:
- go for tours on big buses, you will save money, but be ready to see less than with small buses as such tours deal with big groups and not very flexible.
- compare prices on different platforms like: Viator, www.booking.com/attractions, Musement, GetYourGuide, etc. We saved some money finding same tours on www.booking.com/attractions.
- check prices on direct websites of Iclandic tour organizers, like bustravel.is, nicetravel.is (we booked tours with these 2 and they were pretty good).
- book in advance, we lost some cool 2-day packages because of thinking too long.
- if you skip Blue Lagoon, you will safe about €100 :) Second exlensive is Sky Lagoon. Tours with "Secreet Lagoon" were much cheaper.
- get 10% discount using PROMO CODE TONY10 on bustravel.is (does not apply on tours with lagoons where 3rd parties involved). We got this code on our last tour, I wish we could get it earlier to save more!
- Nothern Lights Tours:
1. it is possible to see Aurora Borealis (less strong because of city lights) still for free in Reykjavik, without any bus tours (for example from here or next to Perlan Museum, on that hill)
2. book tours on your first days, if you don't see it on the first tour, you are most likely to be invited on the 2nd tour for free.
💙 Save on Food Costs in Iceland
Food in Iceland is expensive.
- we brought some snacks like nuts and sweets from Austria
- went to cheap supermarket "BONUS" (google maps location) and bought food for the next 2,5 days. Cooked at our accomodation kitchen, had healthy breakfasts and dinners at home.
- ate from "free to use" box at our accomodation :) Eric the Red Guesthouse.
- packed our "home made" sandwiches and ordered only soups for lunch on tours.
💙Our flights, accomodation, tours and food expenses
Our flight
We flew with wizzair.com and paid 170eur for flights from Vienna to Iceland /each:
- with 40x30x20 rucksacks (€135 Eur/flight)
- including 1 additional carry-on bag, that we shared (€35/person)
Our accomodation
We have chosen Eric the Red Guesthouse and the stay was AMAZING! We paid €55,30 person / night for a nice room with common bathroom. Will write later a full review with pictures.
-very friendly guys on reception, gave us many tips, advised on shops and activities.
- fully equipped Kitchen and dining area!
-free milk, free conrflakes, free stuff other guests leave like noodles and rice! We cooked our breakfasst and dinners there and it definitely helped us to safe.
Our tours
We booked the following tours:
- Golden Circle with Crater Lake and Sky Lagoon Premium in the evening (day trip, small bus), €199 (unfortunately last minute, we didnt need any "Premium", dont be us, book ahead!)
- Nothern lights night tour, incl free entrance to Aurora Museum/ €15 value, (to go separately!) €42, big bus
- South Coast and Black Sand beach - €73 (supposed to be big bus, but we got upgrated to small bus for free.
Our food
- lunches on tours: 2 days, 2 soups, abt €17,5eur each = €35
- Supermarket: food for 2,5 days (breakfasts, dinners, sandwiches to go) = €25/person
- ice cream, everywhere, was difficult not to buy :) = €7
Others Expenses
Museum Perlan visit: €33 (Museum itself, cool Ice Cave in it, 360° view roof top terrace with restaurant)
Spent total in 3 days, 1 person:
€170 - flight
€166 - accomodation
€67 - food
€314 - tours (could be cheaper)
€33 - museum
€50 - airport transfer both ways
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€800
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