{"id":6372,"date":"2026-06-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/?p=6372"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:59:04","slug":"london-travel-guide-2026-eta-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visaeta.uk\/is\/blog\/uk-travel-guides\/london-travel-guide-2026-eta-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"London fer\u00f0alei\u00f0arv\u00edsir 2026: Hva\u00f0 \u00feurfa UK ETA gestir a\u00f0 vita"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deessi fer\u00f0ahandb\u00f3k um London gefur \u00fe\u00e9r allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft til a\u00f0 skipuleggja sl\u00e9tta fer\u00f0 til h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgar Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/strong>, fr\u00e1 a\u00f0gangsleyfinu sem \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hafa \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur til hverfanna, samg\u00f6ngu og fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlunar sem m\u00f3ta fr\u00e1b\u00e6ra heims\u00f3kn. London gefur d\u00e1sama endurgrei\u00f0slu fyrir sm\u00e1 skipulagningu, og eitt mikilv\u00e6gasta skrefi\u00f0 gerist n\u00fa \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa pakkar jafnvel pokanum.<\/p>\n

TL;DR:<\/strong> Flestir gestir til London \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 \u00feurfa UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), sem kostar \u00a320, leyfir dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i og gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat. Sendu ums\u00f3kn \u00e1 netinu fyrir fer\u00f0ina, b\u00faist vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un innan \u00feriggja virkra daga, og skipulegg\u00f0u \u00fea\u00f0 sem nemur um \u00a3120\u2013\u00a3250 \u00e1 dag fyrir \u00fe\u00e6gilega dv\u00f6l \u00ed borginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Atri\u00f0i<\/th>\nUppl\u00fdsingar fyrir gestir \u00ed London<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
A\u00f0gangsleyfi<\/td>\nUK ETA (\u00a320) fyrir flesta \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ernisborgara sem ekki \u00feurfa vegabr\u00e9f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
UK ETA gildist\u00edmi<\/td>\n2 \u00e1r e\u00f0a \u00fear til vegabr\u00e9fi\u00f0 rennur \u00fat; margar f\u00e6rslur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H\u00e1marksdv\u00f6l<\/td>\nA\u00f0 h\u00e1marki 6 m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gjaldmi\u00f0ill<\/td>\nPund sterlingur (\u00a3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D\u00e6miger\u00f0 dagleg fj\u00e1rveiting<\/td>\n\u00a3120\u2013\u00a3250 (mi\u00f0stig)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bestu m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir<\/td>\nMa\u00ed, j\u00fan\u00ed og september<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa byrjar \u00e1 fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlunum skaltu ganga \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 papp\u00edrarnir s\u00e9u \u00ed lagi. Yfirlit okkar um UK ETA vegabr\u00e9f<\/a> \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hver ver\u00f0a fyrir \u00e1hrifum og okkar lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA \u00e1 netinu<\/a> fjallar um ey\u00f0ubla\u00f0i\u00f0 skref fyrir skref.<\/p>\n

\u00dearftu \u00e1 UK ETA til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Lund\u00fana?<\/h2>\n
\"Fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur<\/figure>\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki v\u00edsaumbo\u00f0sbundinn \u00feegn \u2014 til d\u00e6mis borgarar Bandar\u00edkjanna, Kanada, \u00c1stral\u00edu, Japans, ESB e\u00f0a tugir annarra landa \u2014 \u00fearftu n\u00fa \u00e1 UK ETA til a\u00f0 komast inn til Lund\u00fana til fer\u00f0alaga, vi\u00f0skipta e\u00f0a stuttra n\u00e1mskei\u00f0a. Kerfi\u00f0 var\u00f0 a\u00f0 fullu skylda 25. febr\u00faar 2026, svo ekki er lengur j\u00f6fnunart\u00edmi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem koma \u00e1n \u00feess. \u00de\u00fa getur sta\u00f0fest st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota okkar landsafrit sem n\u00e6r yfir 85 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0l\u00fd\u00f0ir<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ETA er tengt rafr\u00e6nt vi\u00f0 vegab\u00f3kina sem \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um me\u00f0, svo \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 sama skjali. Ef \u00fe\u00fa endurn\u00fdjar vegab\u00f3kina \u00fe\u00edna, vertu a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um n\u00fdja ETA<\/a>. Borgarar ESB-l\u00f6nd<\/a> og Bandar\u00edkin<\/a> eru allt innifali\u00f0 \u00ed kerfinu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur<\/th>\nLeyfi fyrir Lundnafer\u00f0<\/th>\nKostna\u00f0ur<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bandar\u00edskir, ESB-, kanad\u00edskir, \u00e1stralskir, jap\u00f6neskir fer\u00f0amenn<\/td>\nKomut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi<\/td>\n\u00a320<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visa-national fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur<\/td>\nStandard Visitor visa<\/td>\nFr\u00e1 \u00a3127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00cdrsk r\u00edkisborgari<\/td>\nEngin ETA krafist<\/td>\n\u00a30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Gott \u00e1bending:<\/strong> S\u00e6ktu um ETA \u00feinn a\u00f0 minnsta kosti nokkra daga \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3ka\u00f0ir \u00f3endurgrei\u00f0anlega fer\u00f0al\u00f6g. \u00c1kvar\u00f0anir berast venjulega innan \u00feriggja virkra daga, en f\u00e1ar ums\u00f3knir eru sendar til frekari athugunar, svo \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja stu\u00f0p\u00fa\u00f0a verndar \u00e1\u00e6tlunirnar \u00fe\u00ednar.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 skipuleggja Lundunarb\u00fat skref fyrir skref<\/h2>\n
\"Einstaklingur<\/figure>\n

A\u00f0 f\u00e1 verkefnin \u00ed r\u00e9ttri r\u00f6\u00f0 l\u00e6kkar kostna\u00f0 og for\u00f0ast streitu \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu stundu. H\u00e9r er r\u00f6\u00f0in sem vi\u00f0 m\u00e6lum me\u00f0 fyrir 2026.<\/p>\n

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  1. Athuga\u00f0u gildissvi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fsins.<\/strong> \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 gilda fyrir allt dv\u00f6l \u00feinni. Lestu okkar g\u00e1tlista um gildissvi\u00f0 vegabr\u00e9fs<\/a> fyrir allt anna\u00f0.<\/li>\n
  2. S\u00e6ktu um UK ETA.<\/strong> Nota\u00f0u opinbera appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0u, borga\u00f0u \u00a320 gjaldi\u00f0 og b\u00edddu eftir sta\u00f0festingu me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti. Sj\u00e1\u00f0u heila ums\u00f3knarhandb\u00f3k.<\/li>\n
  3. B\u00f3ka\u00f0u flug til r\u00e9ttrar flugvallar.<\/strong> Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton og London City henta hver fyrir sig vi\u00f0 mismunandi fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlanir \u2014 okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um flugvelli \u00ed London<\/a> ber \u00feeim saman.<\/li>\n
  4. Veldu hverfi og b\u00f3ka\u00f0u gistingu.<\/strong> Mi\u00f0sv\u00e6\u00f0in kosta meira en spara inn\u00adlei\u00f0\u00adis \u00e1 flutnin\u00adgum; sj\u00e1 fer\u00f0ahandb\u00f3k um London \u00e1 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Sta\u00f0festu st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA fyrir brottf\u00f6r.<\/strong> \u00de\u00fa getur athuga\u00f0u st\u00f6\u00f0u UK ETA \u00e1 netinu<\/a> ef t\u00f6lvup\u00f3st\u00adurinn hefur ekki borist.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Fyrir lengri lei\u00f0 um landi\u00f0, okkar 10 daga UK fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun<\/a> s\u00fdnir hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 sameina Lond\u00ad\u00f3n vi\u00f0 \u00f6nnur sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

    Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 dvelja og hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 kostar<\/h2>\n
    \"Klass\u00edsk<\/figure>\n

    Lond\u00ad\u00f3n er bygg\u00f0 \u00fear sem flutninga\u00adsv\u00e6\u00f0in n\u00fdtast best. Sv\u00e6\u00f0i 1 n\u00e6r yfir mi\u00f0b\u00e6r \u2014 Westminster, City, South Bank, Soho og Covent Garden \u2014 og f\u00e6rir \u00feig innan g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0\u00adar fr\u00e1 flestum kennileiti\u00adum. Sv\u00e6\u00f0in 2 og 3 eru r\u00f3leg\u00adri og \u00f3d\u00fdrari me\u00f0 hr\u00f6\u00f0um Tube-tengingum inn til borgar\u00adinnar. Hverfin eins og Kensington, Bloomsbury og Southwark blanda pers\u00f3nu\u00adleika me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6gilegu sta\u00f0setningu, en Shoreditch og Camden henta ungum fer\u00f0a\u00adm\u00f6nnum.<\/p>\n

    Gisting er st\u00e6rsti einn kostna\u00f0ur. Hreint h\u00f3tel \u00e1 mi\u00f0stigi kostar \u00a3130\u2013\u00a3220 \u00e1 n\u00f3ttu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, en h\u00f3tel fyrir farfugla og \u00f3d\u00fdrar ke\u00f0jur byrja \u00ed kringum \u00a340\u2013\u00a370. B\u00f3kun tveimur til \u00feremur m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fram \u00ed t\u00edmann sl\u00e6r st\u00f6\u00f0ugt g\u00f6ngugengi\u00f0, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sumri og \u00ed kringum st\u00f3r vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i. Okkar nau\u00f0synleg \u00e1bendingar fyrir gesti<\/a> fella inn fleiri \u00e1bendingar um a\u00f0 spara peninga.<\/p>\n

    Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 vega saman hvar \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 standa \u00feig, hugsa\u00f0u um hvernig \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a d\u00f6gunum \u00fe\u00ednum. Gestir sem koma hinga\u00f0 a\u00f0allega fyrir s\u00f6fn, leikh\u00fas og s\u00f6gulega t\u00e1kn gera best \u00ed 1. sv\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00fear sem allt er g\u00f6ngufarslega og seinkominn kv\u00f6ld er au\u00f0velt. \u00deeir sem eru s\u00e1ttir vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast sm\u00e1 geta teygi\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun s\u00edna lengra \u00ed gr\u00e6nu 2. og 3. sv\u00e6\u00f0inu og sn\u00fai\u00f0 aftur til sv\u00e6\u00f0a eins og Greenwich, Islington e\u00f0a Clapham \u00e1 hverri kv\u00f6ldi. Fj\u00f6lskyldur kj\u00f3sa oft \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas me\u00f0 eldh\u00fasi, sem dregur \u00far matarkostna\u00f0i \u00e1 lengri fer\u00f0. Hva\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa velur, athuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 h\u00f3teli\u00f0 \u00feitt s\u00e9 n\u00e1l\u00e6gt ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestarst\u00f6\u00f0 e\u00f0a Elizabeth-l\u00ednust\u00f6\u00f0, \u00fear sem fimm m\u00edn\u00fatna ganga a\u00f0 netinu er \u00feess vir\u00f0i meira en sm\u00e1 \u00f3d\u00fdrari herbergi langt fr\u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Kostna\u00f0ur<\/th>\nFj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun<\/th>\nMi\u00f0stig<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Gisting (\u00e1 hverja n\u00f3ttu)<\/td>\n\u00a340\u2013\u00a370<\/td>\n\u00a3130\u2013\u00a3220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dagleg samg\u00f6ngur (ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestarband\/str\u00e6t\u00f3)<\/td>\n\u00a38.90 h\u00e1mark<\/td>\n\u00a38.90 h\u00e1mark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Meals per day<\/td>\n\u00a320\u2013\u00a330<\/td>\n\u00a350\u2013\u00a380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Attractions per day<\/td>\n\u00a30\u2013\u00a320<\/td>\n\u00a330\u2013\u00a360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    What to see and how to get around<\/h2>\n
    \"Rau\u00f0<\/figure>\n

    Many of London’s headline sights are free, including the British Museum, the Tate Modern, the National Gallery and the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Paid highlights such as the Tower of London, the London Eye and Westminster Abbey reward an early booking. Walking links most central attractions, and the rest are a short Tube hop away. For a fuller list, see our roundup of the helstu fer\u00f0amannast\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> og Sko\u00f0unarsta\u00f0ir \u00ed Englandi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Public transport is excellent and contactless cards or phones work everywhere, with a daily fare cap that protects you from overspending. Official fares and route planning are published by Samg\u00f6ngur fyrir London<\/a>, og Heims\u00e6ki\u00f0 Bretland<\/a> offers seasonal ideas for trips beyond the capital. For day trips and other cities, our guide to the bestu UK borgir utan Lund\u00fanar<\/a> er gagnleg n\u00e6sta lesning.<\/p>\n

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    Gott \u00e1bending:<\/strong> Kauptu ekki neitt fyrirfram fyrir Tube. Snertilaus bankkort gefur \u00fe\u00e9r s\u00f6mu daglegu h\u00e1marksgjald og Travelcard, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 fylla \u00e1 e\u00f0a sitja \u00ed bi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 v\u00e9l.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Hagn\u00fdt \u00e1bendingar fyrir sl\u00e9tta heims\u00f3kn<\/h2>\n