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Reykjavík in 3 days

The church and a bakery breakfast, the shore and Harpa, then the harbour; leave a full day free for weather, and end with the bags already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

6km

default plan, all days

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Days
Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Hallgrímskirkja, a bakery stop, a 13:00 lunch table on Laugavegur

EasyLow time risk~1.9 km (1.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Brauð & Co by 12:20 to keep the 13:00 last seating.

39 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Hallgrímskirkja stays under 44 min.

  1. 09:00–09:12Walk up Skólavörðustígur
  2. 09:12–10:02Hallgrímskirkja
  3. 10:02–10:04Walk down Frakkastígur
  4. 10:04–10:34Brauð & Co
  5. 10:34–10:45Walk down to Laugavegur
  6. 10:45–13:00Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Laugavegur)
  7. 13:00–14:00Lunch table 13:00 (Laugavegur)hard

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Hallgrímskirkja → Café on Skólavörðustígur (warm) (3′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
  • rain Hallgrímskirkja → Café on Skólavörðustígur (warm) (3′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2.2 = PFL 1.9 + OFL 0.3 · walk 1.9 km (1.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 39′ · relax L0 · yield 12 · option value 1.54

Deadline: last seating 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -51 min; -ISK 1,500.

trace: generated 8 · rejected no_edge×1 · frontier 2 · seed 2695570497 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or a warm café 14:00–17:00; a hot pool in the evening.

Day 2 — The Sun Voyager, Harpa and a hot dog

EasyLow time risk~1.8 km (1.1 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 09:30–09:41Walk east along the shore path
  2. 09:41–10:01Sólfar (Sun Voyager)
  3. 10:01–10:11Walk west along the shore
  4. 10:11–10:56Harpa concert hall
  5. 10:56–10:59Walk south to Tryggvagata
  6. 10:59–11:19Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Harpa concert hall → Café inside Harpa (warm) (2′)
Why this route?

DFL 1.8 = PFL 1.8 + OFL 0 · walk 1.8 km (1.1 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 14.1 · option value 0.83

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 2695570497 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: Laugavegur and Austurstræti; check the sky forecast for Northern Lights in season.

Day 3 — Austurvöllur and the Old Harbour, car to Keflavík at 11:00

EasyLow time risk~2.2 km (1.4 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Old Harbour piers by 10:20 to keep the 11:00 boarding.

17 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–08:34Walk west along Austurstræti
  2. 08:34–08:59Austurvöllur square
  3. 08:59–09:10Walk north to the harbour
  4. 09:10–09:55Old Harbour piers
  5. 09:55–10:10Walk back to the hotel for the bags
  6. 10:10–11:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Keflavík airport
  7. 11:00–12:00Car to Keflavík at 11:00hard
Why this route?

DFL 2.2 = PFL 2.2 + OFL 0 · walk 2.2 km (1.4 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 17′ · relax L0 · yield 10 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 11:00 → latest arrival 10:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -67 min; +ISK 0.

trace: generated 10 · rejected none · frontier 5 · seed 2695570497 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Keflavík: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure, plus the 50-minute ride.

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