The Statistical Office of Iceland provides a list of all urban nuclei in Iceland, that is a list of all towns and villages, large and small. One question one might ask is “which of these places lies farthest away from the capital?” If we only look at the localities on the main island, the answer is: Borgarfjörður eystri.
According to the route planner that comes with Google Maps, it takes 8 hours and 58 minuites to drive from Reykjavík to Borgarfjörður eystri.
| Eskifjörður | 08:15 |
| Seyðisfjörður | 08:16 |
| Þórshöfn | 08:20 |
| Neskaupstaður | 08:28 |
| Borgarfjörður eystri | 08:58 |
If you want a full list of all travel distances from Reykjavík it can be found in the following Excel file: distancesIceland.