Iceland airport transfers: Keflavík to Reykjavík and beyond

160 Keflavík transfers from 31 Icelandic operators — into Reykjavík, or by way of the Blue Lagoon. Nearly all are private cars, priced per vehicle, so the number that matters is not the fare but the fare divided by how many of you there are.

Private car from
€130/vehicle
Four people, each
€33
Keflavík transfers
160
Operators
31
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The only sum that matters

Scheduled coaches meet every Keflavík arrival and they are the cheapest way into town for one person. Most of what we hold on this route is a car, priced per vehicle: 156 of 158.

Which means the fare divides. Our cheapest is €130 for the whole car, and the median is €202. Two of you and the coach still wins. At four the cheapest car is €33 a head — coach money, door to door, with the boot taking the bags instead of your lap.

It also waits. You give a flight number, the driver watches it, and a three-hour delay at two in the morning is the driver's problem rather than yours. That, and not the leather, is what the difference actually buys.

The catch, stated plainly

Per-vehicle prices assume everyone fits. A sedan is two or three people with normal luggage, not four with ski bags — read the vehicle and passenger count on the tour page before you book, because turning up with more people than seats is not something the driver can solve at the kerb.

Keflavík to Reykjavík by car

Priced per vehicle, so divide by your party. They track your flight and wait if it is late.The three cheapest of the 78 Keflavík–Reykjavík cars.See all 320 transfers →

Seats on a bus, elsewhere in Iceland

Priced per person, and none of them is the Keflavík coach: these are the Akureyri airport runs, the Westman Islands ferry bus and the highland services to Þórsmörk and Landmannalaugar.Three of the 30 shared seats we sell, best rated first.See all 320 transfers →

BagBee

Baggage Transport from Hotel to KEF Airport

from €64 per person5.00· 241 Google reviews of the operator

pickup included

Flexible · from Reykjavík

  • Family friendly

Leave your bags at your hotel reception before 11:00 — we photograph them on collection, drive them to Keflavík Airport, and your driver hands them back at the time you choose. Works with any airline, priced per bag.

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KEF Airport Fast Pass through Security

from €22 per person5.00· 241 Google reviews of the operator

meet at the start point

5 min · from Keflavík Airport

Skip the main security queue at Keflavik Airport. We whitelist your boarding pass for the Fast Track lane — nothing to print, nothing to collect. Works on all airlines and flights departing KEF.

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Magic Iceland Travel

Landmannalaugar Transfer from Reykjavík with Scenic Stops

from €92 per person4.80· 184 Google reviews of the operator

Independent walkers who want Landmannalaugar without taking…

5 h · from Reykjavík

  • Pickup included
  • Family friendly
  • Free cancellation 24 h

Travel from Reykjavík to Landmannalaugar in a comfortable 4x4 minibus, with several beautiful photo stops along the way. Perfect for hikers and travelers who want independent time in the Icelandic Highlands without joining a guided full-day tour.

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Timing it

Keflavík to Reykjavík is 45 to 50 minutes in a car and nearer an hour and a quarter on a coach that calls at several hotels first. The Blue Lagoon sits between the airport and the city, which is why stopping there on the way in or out is genuinely efficient rather than a sales line — though it means managing your luggage, and the lagoon has lockers for exactly that reason.

If you would rather read the argument at length than the numbers above, we wrote it out in Keflavík Airport transfer: shared shuttle or private?

Going home, be at the airport two and a half hours before a Schengen flight and three before anything else. Book the transfer to arrive then, not to leave then.

Odd route, big group, or an awkward hour? Email [email protected] or call +354 497 1373 and we will price it properly.

Airport transfers: questions people ask

Is a shared coach or a private car cheaper from Keflavík?

The coach, for one or two people. We should be straight about it: most of what we hold on the Keflavík run is booked by the vehicle rather than by the seat. A car is a fixed price whoever is in it, so it divides: our cheapest is €130, which is €33 a head for four. Below three people a scheduled coach seat is cheaper than anything we can offer you, and we would rather say so than sell you the wrong thing.

How long does the Keflavík to Reykjavík transfer take?

About 45 to 50 minutes by car, and nearer an hour and a quarter on a scheduled coach once it has called at several hotels. Allow more in winter weather. Coming back, be at the airport two and a half hours before a Schengen flight and three for anything else.

What if my flight is delayed?

A private transfer tracks the flight number you give at booking and waits — that is most of what you are paying for. A scheduled coach runs to a timetable, so a long delay means taking the next departure. Give us the flight number when you book and the driver will be there whenever you actually land.

Do I need to book an airport transfer in advance?

For a car, yes — there are only so many on the road and they go on busy evenings, and the price does not improve at the desk. We sell 320 transfers from 47 operators, and most allow free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead, so booking early costs nothing.

Is there a bus from Keflavík Airport to Reykjavík?

Yes — scheduled coaches meet every arrival, including the small-hours ones, and run to the BSÍ terminal in central Reykjavík, with a connecting minibus to most hotels for a little more. There is no train, and no city bus worth the hour it takes with luggage. What we sell on this route is the car version — a fixed price, booked ahead, waiting when you land.

How much is a taxi or Uber from Keflavík Airport to Reykjavík?

There is no Uber or Lyft in Iceland — ride-hailing never launched here, so every result promising one is wrong. That leaves a metered taxi from the rank, which on a 50-kilometre run is the most expensive way to reach the city, or the same journey booked ahead at a fixed price. Ours start at €130 for the whole vehicle, whether two of you get in or five, with a driver holding your name rather than a meter you watch.

Can I stop at the Blue Lagoon on the way from the airport?

Yes, and it is the one detour that saves time rather than costing it: the lagoon sits between Keflavík and Reykjavík, so stopping on the way in means you are not driving back out to it on a later day. It is the cheapest car we have on the route, because it is half the distance. The lagoon has luggage lockers precisely because so many people arrive straight off a flight.

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Our 5 best transfers

Ranked on the operator's Google rating, which favours private cars — shared seats are cheaper and compared above.