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Travel advice for Celtic fans travelling to Iceland for the Stjarnan FC v Celtic match on Wednesday 22 July 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
football match

Date: Wednesday 22 July

Venue: Samsung Stadium, Gar冒ab忙r

Kick off time: 7:15pm

As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for Iceland

Passports and visas

  • British citizens don鈥檛 need a visa to travel to ICELAND for visits of less than three months, but your passport should be valid for at least three months after the date of entry
  • Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), so don鈥檛 forget your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC); but also take out travel insurance, even if you鈥檙e only going for one night - it could save you a lot of money if you get into difficulties 鈥�

Getting to the stadium

  • The Samsung Stadium is in Gar冒ab忙r, around 15 minute drive from Reykjav铆k city centre
  • Bus number 1 goes from Reykjav铆k city centre to Gar冒ab忙r (the bus stops close to the Samsung Stadium). It is also possible to take bus number 1 if staying in Hafnarfj枚r冒ur. Make sure you have exact change of 400 Icelandic Kr贸na (ISK). Further information on the bus schedule can be found on www.straeto.is

At the match

  • for spectator safety reasons, don鈥檛 travel to the Samsung Stadium unless you have an official ticket for this fixture located within the Celtic support
  • access is provided by gate entry controlled by stewards and fans are liable to be searched before entering the stadium; all bags will be searched
  • alcohol is prohibited within the stadium and smoking is not allowed
  • allow sufficient time to enter the stadium; the stadium will be open to spectators from 6:15pm on match day

Spectator safety

  • Stjarnan FC have advised that banners and flags positively supporting either team will be welcome in their stadium
  • stadium regulations are similar to those at British football stadiums including Celtic Park; fireworks and pyrotechnics aren鈥檛 allowed in the stadium, apart from being dangerous, if you set off a firework or flare it could expose your club to disciplinary action by UEFA

Contact the British Embassy Reykjavik

Lauf谩svegur 31
101 Reykjav铆k
Iceland

Email [email protected]

Telephone: +354 550 5100 (also for out of hours emergencies) Office hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 4pm Friday, 8:30am to 3:30pm

For more information please visit British Embassy Reykjavik麓s website

Emergency services number

112

Further information

http://www.celticfc.net/mainindex and www.stjarnan.is

Updates to this page

Published 10 July 2015