Editing Transport in Iceland (section)

==Public transport==
[[Image:Strætó.JPG|thumb|200px|A Strætó bus in Reykjavík.]]
[[Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-Bus stop 3.jpg|thumb|200px|A bus stop in Reykjavík.]]
Public transport systems in Iceland are relatively underdeveloped and many areas are poorly served by [[public transport]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Upham |first1=Paul |last2=Sovacool |first2=Benjamin K. |last3=Monyei |first3=Chukwuka G. |title=Energy and transport poverty amidst plenty: Exploring just transition, lived experiences and policy implications in Iceland |journal=Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |date=2022 |language=en |volume=163 |pages=112533 |doi=10.1016/j.rser.2022.112533|doi-access=free |bibcode=2022RSERv.16312533U }}</ref>

Services are provided in major urban areas, for example [[Strætó bs]] operates bus services in the [[Reykjavík]] area (including the municipality of [[Reykjanesbær]]), and Strætisvagnar Akureyrar in the northern town of [[Akureyri]]. There are nationwide [[Coach (vehicle)|coach]] and bus services linking the major towns, although many [[Icelanders]] use domestic flights to get from one major town to another: for example between Reykjavík and Ísafjörður.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Should You Rent a Car or Use Public Transportation in Iceland? |url=https://www.gocarrental.is/blog/guides/car-rental-iceland-vs-public-transportation/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=gocarrental.is |date=12 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{dubious|date=May 2024}}

Automobile ownership is also relatively high—the country has one of the highest rates in the world—with 580 cars per 1000 people (as of 2000){{Fix|text=Out of date}}, a figure similar to the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ICELAND WORLDWIDE – Practical information|url=http://www.iww.is/pages/generalinfo/chap/driving.html|accessdate=2008-05-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816021230/http://iww.is/pages/generalinfo/chap/driving.html|archivedate=2007-08-16}}</ref> 

In the 2000s, and most recently in 2014, there have been proposals to construct a railway between [[Keflavík Airport]] and [[Reykjavík]]. The airport in Keflavík is Iceland's main international airport; however, it is not situated close to the capital. It is currently served by a coach service, but [[Reykjavik City Council]] has agreed to conduct a [[feasibility study]] on the railway proposal, saying they are prepared to contribute 10 million [[Icelandic króna|krónur]] of funding.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iceland Review—Reykjavík City Wants Feasibility Study on Trains|date=28 March 2008 |url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/reykjavik-city-wants-feasibility-study-trains/|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref> A [[light rail]] network within the capital has also been proposed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iceland Review—MPs Propose Trains in Iceland|date=20 February 2008 |url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/mps-propose-trains-iceland/|accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref>

The country is served by one international ferry service: from the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Denmark]] to/from Seyðisfjörður by [[Smyril Line]]. There is also a local ferry service between [[Þorlákshöfn]] and the [[Vestmannaeyjar|Westman Islands]], operated by [[Eimskip]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eimskip – Forsíða|url=http://www.eimskip.is/Desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-368/|accessdate=2008-05-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517015315/http://www.eimskip.is/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-368//|archivedate=2008-05-17}}</ref>