{"id":1058,"date":"2026-04-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2026-04-17T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:00:26","slug":"uk-eta-scotland-visitors-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-scotland-visitors-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Komut\u00edmi \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir Skotland: Hva\u00f0 gestir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vita"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0<\/figure>\n

Gildir breska ETA-i\u00f0 fyrir Skotland?<\/h2>\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 til Skotlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, er eitt af fyrstu spurningunum sem \u00fe\u00fa g\u00e6tir haft hvort rafr\u00e6n fer\u00f0aleyfi Bretlands (ETA) gildi fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Skotlands. Svari\u00f0 er sk\u00fdrt j\u00e1. Skotland er hluti af Bretlandi, og ETA-kerfi\u00f0 gildir jafnt um allt England, Skotland, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrland. Engin s\u00e9rst\u00f6k vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun n\u00e9 fer\u00f0aleyfi er krafist fyrir Skotland.<\/p>\n

Fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed 25. febr\u00faar 2026<\/strong>, Allir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legir gestir sem uppfylla skilyr\u00f0i ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 hafa gilda UK ETA \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast til nokkurs hluta Bretlands. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00fdgur til Edinborgar, Glasgow e\u00f0a kemur me\u00f0 lest fr\u00e1 London, gildir ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt um allan dv\u00f6l \u00fe\u00edna \u00ed \u00f6llum fj\u00f3rum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um Bretlands. The N\u00faverandi ETA kostar \u00a316<\/a>, gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r, leyfir endurteknar komur og dvalir allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0um \u00ed hverri heims\u00f3kn.<\/p>\n

\u00deessi yfirgripsmikla lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fjallar um allt sem al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legir gestir \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vita um fer\u00f0al\u00f6g til Skotlands me\u00f0 breskri ETA, allt fr\u00e1 flugv\u00f6llum og samg\u00f6ngutenglum til helstu \u00e1fangasta\u00f0a og hagn\u00fdtra r\u00e1\u00f0a til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 sem mest \u00fat \u00far skosku \u00e6vint\u00fdri \u00fe\u00ednu.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um breska ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00e6kir Skotland<\/h2>\n

\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar flug e\u00f0a gistingu \u00ed Skotlandi \u00e6ttir \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA. Ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0 er einfalt og fer alfari\u00f0 fram \u00e1 netinu \u00ed gegnum opinbera UK ETA-appi\u00f0 e\u00f0a vefs\u00ed\u00f0una. \u00de\u00fa \u00fearft gild vegabr\u00e9f, n\u00fdlega teki\u00f0 stafr\u00e6nt lj\u00f3smynd og grei\u00f0slua\u00f0fer\u00f0 fyrir 16 punda gjaldi\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Flestar ums\u00f3knir eru afgreiddar innan nokkurra m\u00edn\u00fatna, \u00fe\u00f3 r\u00e1\u00f0leggur breska r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 72 klukkustundum fyrir fer\u00f0alag. \u00c1 h\u00e1annat\u00edmum, einkum \u00e1 sumrin \u00feegar Skotland er hva\u00f0 vins\u00e6last, geta afgrei\u00f0slut\u00edmar veri\u00f0 \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 lengri. Fyrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0beiningu um ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0, sj\u00e1 okkar Skref-fyrir-skref lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um ums\u00f3kn um breska ETA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00feess vir\u00f0i a\u00f0 taka fram a\u00f0 \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0 er a\u00f0 gjaldi\u00f0 h\u00e6kki \u00ed \u00a320 einhvern t\u00edma \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026, \u00fe\u00f3 enginn n\u00e1kv\u00e6mur dagur hafi veri\u00f0 sta\u00f0festur. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 skipuleggja fer\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00e1rinu g\u00e6ti \u00fea\u00f0 spara\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r nokkra punda ef \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e6kir um fyrr. \u00de\u00fa getur sko\u00f0a\u00f0 n\u00fdjustu kr\u00f6furnar \u00ed okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um kr\u00f6fur fyrir ETA \u00ed Bretlandi \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flugvellir \u00ed Skotlandi: Hvert \u00e1 a\u00f0 flj\u00faga til<\/h2>\n

Skotland hefur nokkra al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega flugvelli, sem hver og einn b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6gilegan a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 mismunandi hlutum landsins. Val \u00feitt \u00e1 flugvelli fer eftir fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00feinni og hva\u00f0a sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fa vilt kanna fyrst.<\/p>\n

Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg (EDI)<\/h3>\n

Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg er st\u00e6rsti og annasamasti flugv\u00f6llur Skotlands og sinnir millj\u00f3num far\u00feega \u00e1rlega. Hann er sta\u00f0settur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 13 k\u00edl\u00f3metra vestur af mi\u00f0b\u00e6 Edinborgar og b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 beinar flugfer\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 helstu borgum Evr\u00f3pu, Nor\u00f0ur-Amer\u00edku og Mi\u00f0-Austurlanda. Flugv\u00f6llurinn er vel tengdur mi\u00f0b\u00e6num me\u00f0 sporvagni (um 30 m\u00edn\u00fatur), str\u00e6tisvagni og leigub\u00edl. Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Edinborg er besta vali\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst kanna h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg Skotlands, Borders-h\u00e9ra\u00f0i\u00f0 e\u00f0a austurstr\u00f6ndina.<\/p>\n

Glasgow flugv\u00f6llur (GLA)<\/h3>\n

Glasgow-flugv\u00f6llur er sta\u00f0settur um 15 k\u00edl\u00f3metra vestur af mi\u00f0b\u00e6 Glasgow og \u00fej\u00f3nar sem a\u00f0al inngangur a\u00f0 vesturhluta Skotlands, skosku h\u00e1lendunum og eyjunum. Bein str\u00e6tisvagnatengsl tengja flugv\u00f6llinn vi\u00f0 mi\u00f0b\u00e6 Glasgow \u00e1 um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 20 m\u00edn\u00fatum. Glasgow er fr\u00e1b\u00e6r upphafspunktur fyrir fer\u00f0ir til Loch Lomond, Trossachs og eyjanna vi\u00f0 vesturstr\u00f6ndina, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Skye og Mull.<\/p>\n

A\u00f0rir skoskir flugvellir<\/h3>\n

Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Aberdeen \u00fej\u00f3nar nor\u00f0austurhlutanum og er inngangur a\u00f0 Royal Deeside og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inum Cairngorms. Flugv\u00f6llurinn \u00ed Inverness er kj\u00f6rinn fyrir fer\u00f0alanga sem stefna beint til H\u00e1lendisins, Loch Ness og lei\u00f0arinnar North Coast 500. Minni sv\u00e6\u00f0isflugvellir \u00ed Dundee, Prestwick og um allt H\u00e1lendi\u00f0 og eyjarnar bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 frekari m\u00f6guleika til a\u00f0 komast til afskekktra \u00e1fangasta\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

\"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0<\/figure>\n

A\u00f0 komast til Skotlands fr\u00e1 Englandi<\/h2>\n

Margir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legir gestir koma fyrst til London og fer\u00f0ast s\u00ed\u00f0an nor\u00f0ur til Skotlands. Nokkrir fram\u00farskarandi samg\u00f6ngum\u00f6guleikar tengja England og Skotland, og ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt gildir allan fer\u00f0alaginn.<\/p>\n

Lund\u00fan til Edinborgar me\u00f0 lest<\/h3>\n

Lestarfer\u00f0in fr\u00e1 London King Cross til Edinburgh Waverley er ein af fallegustu lestarlei\u00f0um \u00ed Bretlandi. Fer\u00f0in tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil fj\u00f3ra og h\u00e1lfa klukkustund me\u00f0 LNER-\u00fej\u00f3nustunni og fer um fallegt ensk og skoskt sveitasv\u00e6\u00f0i. Fyrirfram mi\u00f0ar geta veri\u00f0 \u00f3tr\u00falega hagkv\u00e6mir ef b\u00f3ka\u00f0 er snemma. Lestu \u00edtarlega lei\u00f0beiningu okkar um kaupa breskar lestarfer\u00f0ir \u00e1 netinu<\/a> til a\u00f0 tryggja bestu fargj\u00f6ldin.<\/p>\n

Fl\u00fdgur fr\u00e1 London<\/h3>\n

Nokkrir flugf\u00e9lagar flj\u00faga reglulega milli flugvalla \u00ed London og Edinborgar e\u00f0a Glasgow. Flugt\u00edminn er um \u00fea\u00f0 bil klukkustund og fimmt\u00e1n m\u00edn\u00fatur. L\u00e1gfargjaldaflugf\u00e9lagar bj\u00f3\u00f0a oft samkeppnish\u00e6f fargj\u00f6ld, s\u00e9rstaklega ef b\u00f3ka\u00f0 er vel fyrirfram. Sko\u00f0a\u00f0u okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um \u00f3d\u00fdrar flugfer\u00f0ir \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> fyrir r\u00e1\u00f0 um hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 finna bestu tilbo\u00f0in.<\/p>\n

Akstur til Skotlands<\/h3>\n

Akstur fr\u00e1 London til Edinborgar tekur um \u00fea\u00f0 bil sj\u00f6 til \u00e1tta klukkustundir um M1- og A1-hra\u00f0brautirnar. \u00deessi kostur b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 sveigjanleika til a\u00f0 stoppa \u00e1 \u00e1hugaver\u00f0um st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni, svo sem \u00ed York, Durham og hinum s\u00f6gulega landam\u00e6rab\u00e6num Berwick-upon-Tweed. Ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst aka \u00ed Skotlandi, okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um b\u00edlaleigu og akstur \u00e1 Skotlandi<\/a> F\u00e6r yfir allt fr\u00e1 umfer\u00f0areglum til r\u00e1\u00f0lag\u00f0ra lei\u00f0a.<\/p>\n

Coach Travel<\/h3>\n

National Express og Megabus reka reglulega r\u00fatu\u00fej\u00f3nustu milli London og skoskra borga. \u00de\u00f3 fer\u00f0in taki \u00e1tta til t\u00edu klukkustundir eru n\u00e6turfer\u00f0ir \u00ed bo\u00f0i og fargj\u00f6ld geta veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g l\u00e1g, stundum undir 20 pundum ef b\u00f3ka\u00f0 er fyrirfram.<\/p>\n

\u00c1fangasta\u00f0ir sem \u00fe\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00e1 Skotlandi<\/h2>\n

Skotland b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 einstakt \u00farval upplifana, allt fr\u00e1 l\u00edflegum borgum til afskekkts v\u00ed\u00f0ernis. H\u00e9r eru helstu atri\u00f0in sem hver gestur \u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00edhuga.<\/p>\n

Edi\u00f0borg<\/h3>\n

Skoska h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgin er borg dramat\u00edskra andst\u00e6\u00f0na, \u00fear sem mi\u00f0aldar Gamli b\u00e6rinn m\u00e6tir gl\u00e6silegum Georg\u00edska N\u00fdja b\u00e6num. Edinborgarvirki\u00f0 r\u00eds yfir borgarsilhuettina fr\u00e1 eldfjallagrunninum s\u00ednum, \u00e1 me\u00f0an Royal Mile teygir sig ni\u00f0ur hl\u00ed\u00f0ina a\u00f0 Palace of Holyroodhouse. Arthur Seat, fornt eldfjall \u00ed hjarta borgarinnar, b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 st\u00f3rkostlegt v\u00ed\u00f0s\u00fdnt \u00fats\u00fdni. Borgin er einnig heimili heimsflokks safna, galler\u00eda og bl\u00f3mlegrar matarmenningar. Fj\u00f6lskyldur sem fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 b\u00f6rn munu finna n\u00f3g a\u00f0 gera, eins og fjalla\u00f0 er um \u00ed okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um UK ETA fyrir b\u00f6rn og fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Glasgow<\/h3>\n

St\u00e6rsta borg Skotlands er kraftmiki\u00f0 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 menningar, arkitekt\u00fars og n\u00e6turl\u00edfs. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Riverside Museum og Burrell Collection eru \u00f6ll \u00f3keypis \u00ed heims\u00f3kn. Glasgow-d\u00f3mkirkjan, sem var bygg\u00f0 \u00e1 12. \u00f6ld, og n\u00e1l\u00e6gt Necropolis bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 heillandi inns\u00fdn \u00ed s\u00f6gu borgarinnar. Borgin er einnig fr\u00e6g fyrir t\u00f3nlistarsenu s\u00edna, g\u00f6tulist og fram\u00farskarandi veitingasta\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Skosku h\u00e1lendin<\/h3>\n

H\u00e1lendin t\u00e1kna Skotland \u00ed dramat\u00edskustu og villtustu mynd. V\u00ed\u00f0fe\u00f0m fjallgar\u00f0ar, dj\u00fapar v\u00f6tn og afskekktar dali mynda landslag sem hafa innbl\u00e1si\u00f0 listamenn, rith\u00f6funda og kvikmyndager\u00f0armenn \u00ed aldir. Helstu \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ir eru Glen Coe, ein af mest lj\u00f3smyndu\u00f0u d\u00f6lum Skotlands, og Cairngorms \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0urinn, sem b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir, sk\u00ed\u00f0a\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir og d\u00fdra\u00e1horf. Fyrir fullkomna h\u00e1lendaupplifun, sj\u00e1 okkar 10 daga b\u00edlfer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00e6tlun um Skotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Loch Ness og Inverness<\/h3>\n

Engin fer\u00f0 til Skotlands er fullkomin \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Loch Ness, hi\u00f0 go\u00f0sagnakennda heimili Loch Ness-skr\u00edmslisins. Loch Ness spannar 37 k\u00edl\u00f3metra og er umkringt st\u00f3rkostlegu landslagi. N\u00e1l\u00e6gt er Inverness, h\u00f6fu\u00f0borg H\u00e1lanna, sem er heillandi borg me\u00f0 fram\u00farskarandi veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um, verslunum og sta\u00f0setningu vi\u00f0 \u00e1na. Urquhart-kastali, sem stendur vi\u00f0 str\u00f6nd Loch Ness, b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 eitt af t\u00e1knr\u00e6nustu \u00fats\u00fdnum Skotlands.<\/p>\n

Eyja Skye<\/h3>\n

Skye er tengdur meginlandinu me\u00f0 br\u00fa og er fr\u00e6gur fyrir framandi landslagsmyndir, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al Old Man of Storr, Fairy Pools og Quiraing. Eyjan er parad\u00eds fyrir g\u00f6nguf\u00f3lk, lj\u00f3smyndara og alla sem kunna a\u00f0 meta \u00f3snortna n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0. Vertu undirb\u00fainn fyrir breytilegt ve\u00f0urfar og b\u00f3ka\u00f0u gistingu vel fyrirfram, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sumrin.<\/p>\n

St Andrews<\/h3>\n

\u00deekkt um allan heim sem heimag\u00f3lfsta\u00f0urinn, st\u00e1tar St Andrews einnig af vir\u00f0ulegu h\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum, mi\u00f0aldar\u00fastum og fallegum str\u00f6ndum. Gamli golfv\u00f6llurinn er p\u00edlagr\u00edmssta\u00f0ur fyrir kylfinga, en b\u00e6rinn sj\u00e1lfur er \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdll, heillandi og au\u00f0velt er a\u00f0 kanna hann til f\u00f3tanna.<\/p>\n

Skosku visk\u00edger\u00f0ir<\/h2>\n

Skotland er \u00f3umdeilanlegt heimili skosks visk\u00eds, og sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir um brennsluh\u00fas teljast me\u00f0al vins\u00e6lustu upplifana gesta. Einungis sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 Speyside h\u00fdsir meira en helming brennsluh\u00fasa Skotlands, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al fr\u00e6gustu n\u00f6fn sem hafa framleitt visk\u00ed \u00ed aldir. Eyjan Islay er fr\u00e6g fyrir torfkennd, reykt visk\u00ed, \u00e1 me\u00f0an brennsluh\u00fas \u00ed H\u00e1l\u00f6ndum, L\u00e1glandinu og \u00e1 \u00fdmsum eyjum framlei\u00f0a hvert sitt s\u00e9rkenni.<\/p>\n

Flest brenniv\u00ednsger\u00f0ir bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn og smakk, sem venjulega vara fr\u00e1 einni til tveggja klukkustunda og kosta \u00e1 bilinu 10 til 30 pund. M\u00e6lt er me\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka fyrirfram, s\u00e9rstaklega yfir sumari\u00f0. Scotch Whisky Experience \u00ed Edinborg b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 fr\u00e1b\u00e6ra inngangsefniss\u00fdningu ef \u00fe\u00fa vilt kynnast mismunandi sv\u00e6\u00f0um og st\u00edlum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa heims\u00e6kir einstakar brenniv\u00ednsger\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n

\"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0<\/figure>\n

H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0art\u00edmabili\u00f0 \u00ed Edinborg<\/h2>\n

\u00c1 hverju \u00e1ri \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast breytist Edinborg \u00ed st\u00e6rstu listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arborg heims. Edinburgh International Festival og Edinburgh Festival Fringe bj\u00f3\u00f0a saman \u00fe\u00fasundir s\u00fdninga \u00e1 hundru\u00f0um vettvanga. Gamanleikir, leikh\u00fas, t\u00f3nlist, dans og tala\u00f0 or\u00f0 fylla alla kr\u00f3k og kima borgarinnar, fr\u00e1 st\u00f3rkostlegum t\u00f3nleikah\u00fasum til improvisa\u00f0ra vettvanga \u00ed kjallara og b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0um.<\/p>\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00e6tlar a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja borgina \u00e1 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni skaltu b\u00f3ka gistingu m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrirfram, \u00fev\u00ed borgin fyllist flj\u00f3tt og ver\u00f0in h\u00e6kka verulega. H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0in stendur yfir allan \u00e1g\u00fast, en sumir vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir hefjast seint \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir mannmerg\u00f0ina er \u00feetta \u00f3gleymanleg upplifun og einn besti t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Edinborg.<\/p>\n

Ve\u00f0ur \u00ed Skotlandi: Hva\u00f0 m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0<\/h2>\n

Ve\u00f0ri\u00f0 \u00e1 Skotlandi er fr\u00e6gt fyrir a\u00f0 vera \u00f3\u00fatreiknanlegt, og a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur geta veri\u00f0 mj\u00f6g mismunandi fr\u00e1 einu sv\u00e6\u00f0i til annars. A\u00f0 vita hva\u00f0 m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 mun hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 pakka r\u00e9tt og skipuleggja athafnir \u00fe\u00ednar.<\/p>\n

Hitamunur fr\u00e1 Englandi<\/h3>\n

Skotland er almennt kaldara en England, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 h\u00e1lendi og \u00e1 eyjunum. Sumartempra\u00f0ur \u00ed Edinborg er a\u00f0 me\u00f0altali \u00e1 bilinu 12 til 19 \u00b0C, samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 London \u00fear sem hann er yfirleitt 15 til 25 \u00b0C. \u00c1 h\u00e1lendinu geta hitastigin veri\u00f0 nokkrum stigum l\u00e6gri enn frekar, og snj\u00f3r getur legi\u00f0 \u00e1 fjallstindum langt fram \u00ed ma\u00ed.<\/p>\n

Rigning og vindur<\/h3>\n

Vesturstr\u00f6nd Skotlands er einn af r\u00f6kustu hlutum Bretlands, me\u00f0 \u00e1rlega yfir 1.500 millimetra \u00farkomu. Austurstr\u00f6ndin er mun \u00feurrari. Vindur er st\u00f6\u00f0ugur \u00fe\u00e1ttur, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 eyjum og berskjalda\u00f0ri h\u00e6\u00f0artoppum. Vatnsheld f\u00f6t og l\u00f6gkl\u00e6\u00f0na\u00f0ur eru nau\u00f0synleg \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00e1rst\u00edma. Fyrir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar um pakkun skaltu sko\u00f0a lei\u00f0beininguna okkar um Besti t\u00edminn til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja Bretland eftir m\u00e1nu\u00f0um<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dagbirta<\/h3>\n

Sta\u00f0setning Skotlands \u00e1 h\u00e1um breiddargr\u00e1\u00f0um \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir dramat\u00edskar sveiflur \u00ed dagsbirtu yfir \u00e1ri\u00f0. Um mi\u00f0sumar n\u00fdtur fjarl\u00e6gi nor\u00f0urhluti Skotlands n\u00e1nast 19 klukkustunda dagsbirtu, sem skapar hi\u00f0 t\u00f6frandi fyrirb\u00e6ri sem kallast simmer dim. \u00c1 veturna getur dagsbirta hins vegar veri\u00f0 takm\u00f6rku\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0eins sex e\u00f0a sj\u00f6 klukkustundir \u00ed nor\u00f0ri, sem hefur veruleg \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n

B\u00edlaleiga og akstur \u00e1 Skotlandi<\/h2>\n

A\u00f0 leigja b\u00edl er besta lei\u00f0in til a\u00f0 kanna Skotland utan st\u00f3rborga. Margar af \u00e1berandi \u00e1fangast\u00f6\u00f0um, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al H\u00e1l\u00f6ndin, eyjarnar og strandlei\u00f0irnar, eru erfi\u00f0ar e\u00f0a \u00f3m\u00f6gulegar a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 me\u00f0 almenningssamg\u00f6ngum einum og s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n

Akstur vinstra megin<\/h3>\n

Eins og \u00ed restinni af Bretlandi ekur umfer\u00f0in \u00ed Skotlandi \u00e1 vinstri kantinum. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki vanur \u00feessu skaltu s\u00fdna aukna var\u00fa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 gatnam\u00f3t og hringtorg. Margar sveitavegir \u00ed H\u00e1lf\u00f6ldunum eru einbrei\u00f0ar me\u00f0 fram\u00farakstursst\u00f6\u00f0um, sem krefst \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i og kurteisi. Alhli\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3nusta okkar Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um akstur \u00ed Skotlandi<\/a> fjallar \u00edtarlega um umfer\u00f0areglur, eldsneytist\u00f6ku og lei\u00f0s\u00f6gur\u00e1\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Nor\u00f0urstrandar 500<\/h3>\n

Oft k\u00f6llu\u00f0 svar Skotlands vi\u00f0 Route 66, er North Coast 500 516 m\u00edlna lei\u00f0 sem liggur um nor\u00f0urh\u00e9ru\u00f0 Skotlands. Lei\u00f0in hefst og endar \u00ed Inverness og fer um sum af dramat\u00edskustu strandsv\u00e6\u00f0um Evr\u00f3pu. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa gefir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 minnsta kosti fimm til sj\u00f6 daga til a\u00f0 aka lei\u00f0ina af \u00fe\u00e6gindum, me\u00f0 n\u00e6gum t\u00edma til g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0a, lj\u00f3smyndunar og heims\u00f3knar \u00e1 sta\u00f0bundna a\u00f0dr\u00e1ttarsta\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Eldsneyti og a\u00f0sta\u00f0a<\/h3>\n

\u00c1 afskekktum sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1 h\u00e1lendinu og \u00e1 eyjum geta bens\u00ednst\u00f6\u00f0var veri\u00f0 langt \u00e1 milli. \u00dea\u00f0 er skynsamlegt a\u00f0 fylla \u00e1 b\u00edlinn um lei\u00f0 og t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri gefst, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 sunnud\u00f6gum \u00feegar sumar bens\u00ednst\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed dreifb\u00fdli kunna a\u00f0 vera loka\u00f0ar. Fars\u00edmamerki getur einnig veri\u00f0 \u00f3st\u00f6\u00f0ugt \u00e1 afskekktum sv\u00e6\u00f0um, svo hla\u00f0i\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur kortum \u00e1n nettengingar \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n

\"\u00c1\u00e6tlu\u00f0<\/figure>\n

Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar fyrir heims\u00f3kn til Skotlands<\/h2>\n

Gjaldmi\u00f0lar og grei\u00f0slur<\/h3>\n

Skotland notar breska pundsterlingi\u00f0 og skoskir bankar gefa \u00fat eigin se\u00f0la sem l\u00edta \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi \u00fat en se\u00f0lar Englandsbanka. B\u00e1\u00f0ir eru l\u00f6gm\u00e6t grei\u00f0slumi\u00f0lun um allt Bretland, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 skosku se\u00f0larnir geti stundum valdi\u00f0 ruglingi \u00ed Englandi. Snertilaus grei\u00f0sla er v\u00ed\u00f0a vi\u00f0urkennd, jafnvel \u00ed sm\u00e6rri b\u00e6jum og \u00feorpum.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1l<\/h3>\n

Enska er t\u00f6lu\u00f0 um allt Skotland, \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa munir rekast \u00e1 skosku g\u00e6liskaut \u00e1 vegaskiltum og sta\u00f0arnafnum, einkum \u00e1 h\u00e1u h\u00e1lendi og eyjum. Skoskur hreimur er mj\u00f6g mismunandi eftir sv\u00e6\u00f0um og getur teki\u00f0 sm\u00e1 t\u00edma a\u00f0 venjast, en heimamenn eru almennt vingjarnlegir og f\u00fasir til a\u00f0 endurtaka sig ef \u00f3ska\u00f0 er eftir.<\/p>\n

Mi\u00f0gar<\/h3>\n

Fr\u00e1 seinni hluta ma\u00ed til september geta \u00f6rsm\u00e1ar, bitandi skord\u00fdr sem kallast m\u00fdflugur veri\u00f0 veruleg pl\u00e1ga \u00e1 h\u00e1lendinu, einkum vi\u00f0 kyrrl\u00e1t vatn og \u00ed skj\u00f3lg\u00f3\u00f0um sv\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 logn og sk\u00fdja\u00f0 ve\u00f0ur. Mj\u00f6g er m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 skord\u00fdraeitri, s\u00e9rstaklega form\u00falum sem innihalda DEET e\u00f0a citronella. H\u00f6fnanet getur veri\u00f0 gagnlegt vi\u00f0 g\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00fear sem m\u00fdflugur eru mj\u00f6g algengar.<\/p>\n

Gisting<\/h3>\n

Skotland b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 gistingu allt fr\u00e1 l\u00faxussl\u00f6ssum og b\u00fath\u00f3telum til \u00f3d\u00fdrra h\u00e1sk\u00f3la, gistinga me\u00f0 morgunver\u00f0i og sj\u00e1lfsafgrei\u00f0sluh\u00fasa. \u00c1 vins\u00e6lum sv\u00e6\u00f0um eins og Edinborg, Skye og H\u00e1l\u00f6ndunum er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 b\u00f3ka langt fyrirfram yfir sumari\u00f0 og h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0art\u00edmabili\u00f0. Fyrir till\u00f6gur um gistingu \u00ed Edinborg, sj\u00e1 lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir okkar um Reglur um landam\u00e6raeftirlit og toll \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a> um hva\u00f0 m\u00e1 b\u00faast vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 komu.<\/p>\n

Gj\u00f6f<\/h3>\n

\u00dej\u00f3rf\u00e9 \u00ed Skotlandi fylgir s\u00f6mu venjum og \u00ed restinni af Bretlandi. Venjulega er gefi\u00f0 10\u201315% \u00fej\u00f3rf\u00e9 \u00e1 veitingast\u00f6\u00f0um ef \u00fej\u00f3nustugjald er ekki innifali\u00f0. \u00dej\u00f3rf\u00e9 \u00e1 kr\u00e1m, kaffih\u00fasum og \u00ed leigub\u00edlum er \u00feakka\u00f0 en ekki gert r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir.<\/p>\n

\"Vegabr\u00e9f<\/figure>\n

Reglur sem gott er a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga \u00feegar heims\u00f3tt er Skotland<\/h2>\n

\u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 breska ETA-leyfi\u00f0 \u00feitt gildi um allt Skotland, eru nokkrar mikilv\u00e6gar reglur sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 heims\u00f3kn \u00feinni stendur.<\/p>\n

ETA-i\u00f0 \u00feitt leyfir dv\u00f6l allt a\u00f0 sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0ir \u00e1 hverja heims\u00f3kn<\/strong>. Gildir fyrir tv\u00f6 \u00e1r fr\u00e1 \u00fatg\u00e1fudegi<\/strong> og leyfi m\u00f6rg innsl\u00f6g<\/strong> \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma getur\u00f0u ekki unni\u00f0 n\u00e9 fengi\u00f0 a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 opinberum fj\u00e1rmunum me\u00f0 ETA. Ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst stunda n\u00e1m lengur en sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i e\u00f0a taka vi\u00f0 starfi \u00fearftu annan vegabr\u00e9fs\u00e1ritun.<\/p>\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu skaltu muna a\u00f0 hver fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur \u00fearf s\u00edna eigin ETA, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al b\u00f6rn. Okkar ETA-handb\u00f3k fyrir b\u00f6rn og fj\u00f6lskyldur<\/a> veitir n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar uppl\u00fdsingar um ums\u00f3kn fyrir alla fj\u00f6lskylduna.<\/p>\n

Haltu vegabr\u00e9finu \u00fe\u00ednu hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1vallt, \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 er tengt ETA-leyfinu \u00fe\u00ednu. Landam\u00e6raver\u00f0ir geta athuga\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0u ETA-leyfisins \u00fe\u00edns vi\u00f0 hva\u00f0a komuh\u00f6fn \u00ed Bretlandi sem er, hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa kemur til Edinborgarflugvallar, Glasgowflugvallar e\u00f0a fer\u00f0ast yfir land fr\u00e1 Englandi. Fyrir \u00edtarlegar uppl\u00fdsingar um hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getur b\u00faist vi\u00f0 vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin, lestu lei\u00f0beininguna okkar um Reglur um landam\u00e6raeftirlit og toll \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Skipulagning fer\u00f0ar \u00feinnar til Skotlands: Stutt athugunarlisti<\/h2>\n

Til a\u00f0 n\u00fdta skosku \u00e6vint\u00fdri\u00f0 \u00feitt sem best, fylgdu \u00feessum \u00e1\u00e6tlunarlista:<\/p>\n