All banks offer foreign exchange service during banking hours. Change Group Iceland is inside the Tourist Information Centre at Bankastr ti 2. The exchange office accepts all major foreign currency, Travellers Cheques, Euro Cheques, credit and debit cards, and is an agent for Western Union Money Transfers. Open 7 days a week. Change Group Iceland has another office inside McDonald's, Austurstr ti 20.
Food sold in supermarkets is, on the whole, comparatively cheaper than food sold in corner shops.
Corner shops, however, often stay open later than supermarkets and are ofte n open all day Saturdays and Sundays. The most economical way to travel around Reykjav k and to its neighbouring towns is by bus. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays they only run at 30-minute intervals. You can buy a timetable at any of the four SVR terminals. The transfer ticket is valid for 45 minutes and allows you to change buses once.