northern lights tours

BusTravel Iceland vs Gravel Travel: Northern lights

Two operators we sell for, both running a northern lights tour. Here is what separates them, in the figures we hold — and where nothing does, this page says so.

The short version

  • BusTravel Iceland sells 9 comparable northern lights tours from €73 a person; Gravel Travel sells 2 from €147.
  • Gravel Travel is about €15 dearer on a typical fare. Whether that is money well spent is the question this page answers.
  • Every row below is a number from the operators' own listings or from Google — none of it is our opinion of either company.

Which should you book

BusTravel Iceland is ahead on more of what we can measure and costs about €15 less a head. The €15 is worth paying to Gravel Travel only if more languages on the booking form is what you are after.

Side by side

Prices are per person for tours priced per person — private charters and vehicle-priced tours are left out, because a car price and a seat price are not comparable.

 BusTravel IcelandGravel Travel
Cheapest comparable tour€73 a person€147 a person
Typical price across their shelf€132 a person€147 a person
Typical length of the day11 hours4 hours
How many tours we sell92
Languages listedEnglish, Chinese, Danish, French, German +1English, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French +8
Google rating4.7 from 3,015 reviews4.3 from 127 reviews
Dates available in the next 360 days356234

Bold marks the side ahead on that row. Rows where neither is ahead are left plain — several of them usually are.

Ratings are the operator's own Google business listing, read through the Google Places API and not edited by us. BusTravel Iceland on Google · Gravel Travel on Google

Book BusTravel Iceland if…

  • cheapest comparable tour matters to you: €73 a person, against €147 a person.
  • typical price across their shelf matters to you: €132 a person, against €147 a person.
  • typical length of the day matters to you: 11 hours, against 4 hours.
  • how many tours we sell matters to you: 9, against 2.
  • google rating matters to you: 4.7 from 3,015 reviews, against 4.3 from 127 reviews.

Book Gravel Travel if…

  • languages listed matters to you: English, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French +8, against English, Chinese, Danish, French, German +1.

The tours themselves

Everything each of them sells in this category that a single traveller can book a seat on.

BusTravel Iceland · 9 tours

Gravel Travel · 2 tours

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Questions people ask

Is BusTravel Iceland cheaper than Gravel Travel?

BusTravel Iceland's cheapest comparable northern lights tour is €73 a person and the typical fare across their shelf is €132. Gravel Travel starts at €147 with a typical fare of €147. Prices are per person and exclude anything sold as a private charter.

Which of the two should I book?

BusTravel Iceland is ahead on more of what we can measure and costs about €15 less a head. The €15 is worth paying to Gravel Travel only if more languages on the booking form is what you are after.

Does either one pick you up from your hotel?

BusTravel Iceland: pickup is offered on every one of their tours in this category. Gravel Travel: pickup on every tour. Check the individual tour before you book — operators change this by departure.

How far ahead can I book?

Our availability snapshot covers the next 360 days. In that window BusTravel Iceland has 356 bookable dates in this category and Gravel Travel has 234. An operator with no departures in the window is usually seasonal rather than closed.

Do you get a better price booking direct with the operator?

No. We sell at the operator's own price — we are paid a commission by them, not a mark-up by you. The reason to book here is that you can put both operators' tours in one basket and pay once.

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prices and departures checked 21 Oct 2026

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