Major changes have been made to the Strætó’s route system due to Reykjavík city´s construction at Hlemmur.
The changes affect the routes of the buses and all bus routes in the area have been temporarily diverted and new end stops put into use.
On Sunday, June 2, a changed schedule took effect.
A new square of Hlemmur will be created and traffic will move away from the square area. The infrastructure of Borgarlína will be built through the area to the north.
Construction on the square itself began in the spring of 2024, and Strætó has completely stop driving through the area.
All routes have stopped going through Hlemmur and take instead different routes. New stops are at Snorrabraut and Borgartún and the bus stop at the Þjóðskalasafnið has been moved.
New temporary end stops
Route 3 has Grandi as an end stop, that already exists, route 14 already had an end stop there.
Routes 1, 4, 16, 17 and 18 have Skúlagata as a temporary end stop, which is new.
Routes 2 and 6 have HÍ (University of Iceland) as a temporary end stop, which is new.
Changes on routes
You can send in suggestions regarding the changes at our website
How will Hlemmur be after construction?
- First, public bus routes will use the infrastructure of Borgarlína through the square.
- Bus routes will also run north/south via Snorrabraut.
- When the construction of the first round of Borgarlína is finished, four routes will run through the square, including Borgarlína B.
- No routes will have Hlemmur as an end stop.
- There will be no central end stop in the future.