KEF · Layover Guide
Reykjavík
Stop in Reykjavík.
Best layover: 6–24h
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68
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Visa-free · US passport45 min to center
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Reykjavík for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 68 · Discover 50 · Ease 20
Why Reykjavík scores 68
Airport qualityLounges, facilities, routing
68DiscoverThings to do in the city
50EaseTransit ease, visa access
20Getting there
Flybus (45 min, €22) · Taxi (45 min, ~€80)
45
min to center
bus- 01Flybus (45 min, €22)
- 02Taxi (45 min, ~€80)
161 min by Flybus Iceland: Reykjavik - Reykjavik Keflavik Airport
- 01Blue Lagoon (30 min)
- 02Northern Lights
- 03Reykjavik old town
- 04Lava fields
Experiences in Reykjavík
Timed tours and tickets for Reykjavík are listed on our partner site.
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- Valhöll~60 min5 min walk
- Akoges Veislusalur~60 min5 min walk
- Starmýri Collective~75 min1 min walk
- Costa Verde~75 min3 min walk
- Icelandia~90 min1 min walk
- Must See in Iceland~90 min1 min walk
- Hallgrimskirkja4.6
- Perlan4.5
- Skólavörðustígur Rainbow Street4.6
- Sun Voyager4.5
- The Icelandic Phallological Museum4.3
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Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
4 loungesLuggage storage availableHotels from $90/night
- 01Blue Lagoon airport lounge
- 02Showers
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