For further details, contact the local office. Ferry services serve all coastal ports in summer, although weather curtails timetables in winter. There is now a tunnel between Reykjav k and Akranes. There is no railway system in Iceland. Roads serve all settlements.
Traffic drives on the right.
It is obligatory to use headlights at all times of the day and night and to wear safety belts, both in the front and back seats. The Icelandic Tourist Office publishes a useful brochure, 'The Art of Driving on Icelandic Roads'. Services are efficient and cheap, connecting all parts of the island during the summer. In winter, buses operate to a limited number of destinations. Drivers must be over 20 years of age.