Editing Akureyri (section)

=== Roads ===
[[Route 1 (Iceland)|Route 1 or the Ring Road]] (Þjóðvegur 1 or Hringvegur) connects the town with the other parts of the country, including Reykjavík, which is {{convert|390|km|0|abbr=off}} away. The road is mostly one lane in each direction, but is paved and open year-round.<ref>{{Harvnb|AFE|2004|p=9}}</ref> The [[Vaðlaheiðargöng|Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel]] is directly east of the town on Route 1. It opened for traffic in December 2018, reducing the road distance from Akureyri to [[Mývatn]] lake by {{convert|16|km}}. It is currently Iceland's only toll road.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2018/03/13/north-iceland-tunnel-cost-over-isk-16-billion|title=North Iceland Tunnel to Cost Over ISK 16 Billion|last=Ćirić|first=Jelena|date=2018-03-13|work=Iceland Review|access-date=2018-10-02|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002141706/http://icelandreview.com/news/2018/03/13/north-iceland-tunnel-cost-over-isk-16-billion|archive-date=2018-10-02|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Parking in the city centre is subject to fees as of 2023, split into two zones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akureyri |first=Visit |title=Parking Zone & Payments |url=https://www.visitakureyri.is/en/about-akureyri/parking-and-payments |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Visit Akureyri |language=en |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222214648/https://www.visitakureyri.is/en/about-akureyri/parking-and-payments |url-status=live }}</ref>

The F821 mountain road climbs southwards from Akureyri and connects with the F26 mountain road across the highlands towards the south of the country. It is only open during summer.<ref name="parnell220" />