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Anyhow, in Iceland there are neither trains nor subways (there aren-t enough people in Iceland for trains to be profitable),in any case, anywayAllavega, oná IcelandÍslandi existeru neitherhvorki existtil trainslestir norné underground trainsneðanjarðarlestir (thereþað livebúa notekki sufficiently, enoughnógu manymargir “on”oná IcelandÍslandi in order fortil þess að trainslestir “pay themselves”be profitable, be worth itborgi sig), so the best way to travel between places is by bus.soþannig að bestbesta the wayleiðin in order totil að travelferðast betweená milli placesstaða iser withmeð Short for "strætisvagn"busstrætó. It is very easy to take a bus in Reykjavik,theÞað iser verymjög easyauðvelt to takeað taka Short for "strætisvagn"busstrætó iní Reykjavík, It is also possible to take a bus in many towns outside in the countryside (outside of Reykjavík) but they do not travel as frequently there.itþað iser alsolíka possiblehægt to takeað taka Short for "strætisvagn"busstrætó iní manymörgum townsbæjum outúti in the countryside; outside of Reykjavíká landi buten theyþeir travelferðast noekki asjafn frequently, oftenoft thereþar. Buses are yellow in Iceland.busesStrætóar areeru yellowgulir “on”oná IcelandÍslandi.
It is a little complicated to buy a bus ticket.itÞað iser a little bitsmá complicatedflókið to buyað kaupa ticketmiða iní Short for "strætisvagn"the busstrætó. It is not possible to get on the bus and pay with a debit card,itÞað iser notekki possiblehægt to show upað mæta iní Short for "strætisvagn"busstrætó andog payborga withmeð a debit carddebetkorti, that surprises many.itþað “comes as a surprise”surpriseskemur manymörgum “comes as a surprise”surprisesá óvart. It is possible to pay with money,itÞað iser possiblehægt to payað borga withmeð moneypeningum, but you can't get money back.The word means "but", but in written language it is sometimes used to mean "and" to add context to a previous sentencebuten itþað iser notekki possiblehægt to getað fá moneypening back, in returntil baka. The best way to buy a ticket is to download the bus app and pay before you get on the bus.bestBesta the wayleiðin totil buyað kaupa ticketmiða iser to fetch, to downloadað sækja the bus appstrætó-appið andog have already paidvera búinn að borga beforeáður en one, a person (impersonal)maður goesfer upupp intoí Short for "strætisvagn"busstrætó.
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