Useful Websites
"A Tourist sees what he came to see. A Traveller sees what he sees."
Iceland
Administration
Skatturinn
Iceland Revenue & Customs
Information on Import Allowances and Restrictions
ICE-SAR
Safe Travel Information
Official Website of the Iceland Rescue Service
Traffic Info
Road Access & Conditions
Up to date information on Road conditions
Transportation
Strætó
Public Transportation
Official Website for Route Planning and Pricing of Public Transportation
Strætó Airport Bus
Public Transportation
Public Bus 55 connects Keflavik Airport with Reykjavik
GSM Bensin
Gasoline Prices
Overview of gasoline prices sorted by cheapest per region
Samferda
Car Pooling
Find Car Sharing opportunities
Reyjavik Excursions
Iceland Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
Bus for individual Travellers to Destinations not covered by Public Bus
Norlandair
Domestic Flights
Domestic Airlines for flying to smaller places in Iceland
Accommodation
HI Hostels
Accommodation
Booking site for HI Hostels all around Iceland
Camping Card
Camping Site Access
Pass to access a selection of camping sites for 179€ / 28 days
Nutrition
Nettó
Grocery Prices
Visitor's Guide
Discount Coupons
Discount Codes for Activities and Restaurants all over Iceland
Visitor's Guide
Happy Hours
Overview of Happy Hour Offers in Bars around Reykjavik
Activities
Sundlaugar
Public Swimming Pools
Grapevine
Events
Aurora
Northern Lights Forecast
Official Discovery Routes
Russia
Administration
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General
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Countries
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Documents
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Procedure
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Borders
- Application: https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
- Costs: USD $40 by Visa or Mastercard
- Duration: 16 days from Date of Entry (Day of Arrival / Departure count as full days, 14 days remaining)
- Print Out: Not necessary, digital copy for scanning is sufficient
- Processing Time: 4 days from Date of Application
- Validity: 60 days from Date of Issue
Citizens of the following Countries are eligable to receive an e-Visa for Russia in 2023:
- Americas:
Mexico - Asia:
Bahrain, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Turkey, Vietnam - Europe:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican
The following documents are required to apply for a Russian e-Visa in 2023:
- Digital passport photo in .jpeg format
- Digital face photo in .jpeg format
- Medical Insurance covering Russian Federation territory
- Valid national passport
A Quick Guide to apply for a russian e-Visa in 2023
- Visit the only official website: https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
- Click “Fill in an e-visa application form”
- Read the characteristics of the unified e-visa and condistions for issuance
- Agree with all three conditions via checkbox and click “Fill out a new application form”
- Register an account
- Upload your Photo according to the specifications
- Fill in your Personal details
- Fill in your Visit details
- Fill in your Martial status and relatives
- Fill in your Contacts and employment
- Provide Additional Information according to the questionaire
- Verify the summary for correctness of your data and proceed with the payment
- Follow up on the status of your application in your account
The following border crossings are eligable to enter Russia by land with a Russian e-Visa in 2023:
China:
- Poltavka, Starotsuruhaytuyskiy , Turii Rog (Automobile)
- Amurzet, Blagoveshchensk, Pokrovka (Mix)
- Khasan, Makhalino, Pogranichny, Zabaykalsk (Railway)
- Ivangorod, Kunichina Gora, Shumilkino (Automobile)
- Ivangorod (Pedestrian)
- Brusnichnoye , Lyuttya, Svetogorsk, Torfyanovka, Vyartsilya (Automobile)
- Verkhnii Lars (Automobile)
- Burachki, Ubylinka (Automobile)
- Chernyshevskoye, Morskoye, Sovetsk (Automobile)
- Sovetsk (Railway)
- Kyakhta, Solovyovsk, Naushki (Automobile)
- Naushki (Railway)
- Bagrationovsk, Gusev, Mamonovo-Gzehotki, Pogranichnoe, Mamonovo-Gronovo (Automobile)
- Mamonovo-Gronovo (Railway)
Connection
Fly with
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to one destination below
By Bus to Kaliningrad (04:30hrs), Ticket booking directly via: PKS Gdansk or Kaliningrad Busstation
By Bus to Vladikavkaz (06:30hrs – 07:15hrs), Ticket booking directly via: ArmBus or Trans-Kavkaz
By Bus to St. Petersburg (06:15hrs – 07:30hr), Ticket booking directly via: LUX Express or Ecolines
By Bus to St. Petersburg (08:55hrs), Ticket booking directly via: Ecolines
By Bus to Vladikavkaz (13:00hrs), Ticket booking directly via: ArmBus
By Airplane to various Russian Cities, Ticket booking directly via: Shirak Avia or FlyOne or Fly Arna
Payments
With Visa and Mastercards not working within Russia and Belarus, booking tickets, accommodations and paying local expenses can seem troublesome. Fortunately Tinkoff is offering a (conditionally) free debit card for foreigners that will provide the known convenience of travelling cashless.
