Keflavík International Airport

Keflavík International Airport is about 50 km southwest of Reykjavík. The drive on Route 41 takes about 45 minutes in normal conditions, and the Flybus reaches the BSÍ bus terminal in about 45 minutes. Taxis take 30 to 90 minutes depending on traffic, and snow, ice or strong wind can slow the road in winter.

No. Keflavík International Airport is on the Reykjanes Peninsula, next to the town of Keflavík and about 50 km from Reykjavík. Reykjavík has its own smaller city airport, used mainly for domestic flights and Greenland, but nearly all international flights to Iceland land at Keflavík, so plan for a road transfer into the capital.

Keflavík International Airport has one passenger terminal, known as Leifsstöð. It is divided into a Schengen area and a non-Schengen area, which has passport control and serves flights to the UK, North America and other countries outside Schengen. All airlines use the same building, and the arrivals hall, buses and taxis are in one place.

Icelandair is the main airline at Keflavík, with flights across Europe and North America. Other airlines include easyJet, SAS, Wizz Air, Jet2.com, British Airways, Lufthansa, Finnair, Transavia and, mostly in summer, Delta, United, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines and WestJet. In 2025, 28 airlines flew from the airport to 100 destinations.

Taxis line up in front of the terminal 24 hours a day. The ride to the capital area takes about 30 to 90 minutes depending on traffic and road conditions. Taxis are metered, and at night availability can be limited when several flights land together. Hopp Taxis also works from the airport and offers its own app.

Yes. The Flybus leaves from just outside the terminal about 35 to 45 minutes after each flight lands and reaches the BSÍ bus terminal in about 45 minutes, with optional minibus connections to hotels. Public Strætó bus 55 runs daily from about 7:30 to 23:00, takes about 1 hour 20 minutes and leaves from a stop about 150 meters away.

No. Uber, Lyft and other international ride-sharing services do not operate in Iceland. At Keflavík your options are the taxi rank outside the terminal, taxi apps such as Hopp, airport coaches like the Flybus, public bus 55, rental cars and pre-booked transfers. Taxis run around the clock, which helps with very early arrivals.

Iceland is in the Schengen Area, so you pass passport control only when arriving from outside Schengen. Non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (EES), which records fingerprints and a facial image and has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. The planned ETIAS travel authorization is not yet in operation, and some nationalities need a Schengen visa.

The Blue Lagoon is about 23 km from Keflavík Airport, roughly a 20-minute drive by car or taxi, while shuttles take closer to 30 minutes. Destination Blue Lagoon runs direct coaches from the airport, and Flybus also offers lagoon transfer packages. Public Strætó buses do not serve the lagoon, and luggage storage is available there.

Yes. Avis, Budget, Hertz and other companies have desks in the arrivals hall, and vehicles are collected at Kjóavellir, about a five-minute walk from the terminal. Booking ahead is recommended. Route 41 to Reykjavík is a dual carriageway, but winter snow, ice and wind can make driving slower, so check road conditions first.

Iceland is on UTC+0 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The currency is the Icelandic króna (ISK), and cards are accepted almost everywhere. The weather is cool and changes quickly, with wind and rain common in every season, so bring warm, waterproof layers even in summer.

Keflavík International Airport is operated by Isavia, Iceland's state-owned airport company. It handled about 8.1 million passengers in 2025, around 2% fewer than in 2024, partly because the airline Play stopped flying. London was the most popular destination city, and Copenhagen had the most flights to and from the airport.