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Keflavik International Airport (KEF)

Last verified: October 2026 · Confirmed by travelers this month: 0

The answer
Take the Flybus coach from just outside the arrivals hall to BSÍ Bus Terminal — 3,999 ISK for an adult, about 45 minutes, and a coach leaves roughly 40 minutes after every flight lands, day and night.
Flybus is the airport's official transfer and the only option that runs around the clock in step with arrivals, so a delayed or late-night landing never strands you — the cheaper public bus stops in the evening.
Tight budget? Strætó route 55 is 2,400 ISK to Reykjavík, but it runs only about 07:30–23:00 and takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
Three or four travelling together? A taxi is about 20,000 ISK on the meter, or 22,500 ISK fixed if you book Hreyfill online before you fly.

🚌 Every way out — real prices

Flybus to BSÍ Bus Terminal BEST FOR MOST
3,999 ISK
Coaches leave from directly outside the arrivals hall about 40 minutes after each flight lands and cover the 50 km to BSÍ Bus Terminal (Vatnsmýrarvegur 10, 101 Reykjavík) in about 45 minutes. Adult 3,999 ISK, youth 6–15 1,999 ISK, children 1–5 free, and two bags up to 23 kg each are included. Buy online or from the arrivals-hall machines; a late flight just means boarding the next departure.
Strætó route 55 (public bus)
2,400 ISK
The public bus to the capital area costs 2,400 ISK to Garðabær and Reykjavík, or 1,800 ISK if you get off at Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður; 1,200 ISK for ages 12–17 and 67 and over, and free for children 11 and under. Pay the driver by card or cash — tickets cannot be booked ahead. It runs roughly 07:30 to 23:00, the ride to BSÍ takes about 1 hour 20 minutes, and some departures end at Fjörður rather than BSÍ, so check the timetable first.
Flybus+ hotel drop-off
5,299 ISK
The same coach plus a minibus connection from BSÍ to hotels, guesthouses and designated bus stops across Reykjavík. Adult 5,299 ISK, youth 6–15 2,649 ISK, children 1–5 free. Worth it if your accommodation is not near BSÍ, about a 15-minute walk (1 km) from the centre.
Airport Direct (Gray Line)
from 3,890 ISK
The second official coach, running the same 45 minutes to Reykjavik Terminal at Skógarhlíð 10, 105 Reykjavík, with a stop at Hamraborg in Kópavogur and hotel connections on request. The airport operator lists it from 3,890 ISK. Its own booking domain now redirects to flybus.is, so buy through Gray Line or Flybus.
Taxi (rank or pre-booked)
22,500 ISK fixed · ~20,000 ISK metered
Taxis queue outside arrivals 24 hours a day. Hreyfill's fixed airport transfer is 22,500 ISK per vehicle for 1–4 passengers and 29,250 ISK for 5–8 when booked online, plus a 490 ISK airport fee paid to the driver. A taxi taken from the rank runs the meter instead: on Hreyfill's tariff valid from 18 March 2026 (880 ISK start, 477 ISK per km for the first 4 km, then 364 ISK per km, 4 passengers) the 50 km into central Reykjavík is about 20,000 ISK in the 08:00–16:00 weekday window and about 24,400 ISK at night or weekends, before waiting time. The airport's own figure is approximately 20,000 ISK for a standard car.
Hopp (ride-hailing app)
app price, no fixed fare
There is no Uber or Lyft in Iceland. Hopp is the local app, it does serve Keflavík Airport, and it shows the price up front before you confirm, matching you with a licensed taxi driver. It is the same metered taxi price, so it only beats the rank for a group splitting the fare.
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⚠️ The traps (walk past these)

The 3,999 ISK Flybus ticket stops at BSÍ, not at your hotel

The standard Flybus fare covers Keflavík Airport to BSÍ Bus Terminal and nothing more. BSÍ is at Vatnsmýrarvegur 10, about 1 km and a 15-minute walk from the city centre, and hotel drop-off is a separate Flybus+ ticket at 5,299 ISK. Anyone who assumes the coach delivers to the door pays again for a city bus from BSÍ, or walks with their luggage.

Do this: book the Flybus+ ticket at 5,299 ISK if you want door-to-door, or plan the walk or a city bus from BSÍ
The 2,400 ISK public bus does not run at night

Strætó route 55 is less than two-thirds of the Flybus fare, but the airport's own guide says it does not align with flight schedules and operates from 07:30 to around 23:00, so it suits daytime flights only. It also takes about 1 hour 20 minutes against Flybus's 45, and some departures terminate at Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður rather than BSÍ — the 1,800 ISK fare level — 10 km short of the city.

Do this: check the route 55 timetable before relying on it, and take Flybus if you land after 23:00
The public bus stop moved to the terminal — older guides still send you 150 m away

Since 1 October 2026 route 55 stops at the terminal itself: arriving passengers use a marked stand on the arrivals side reached by a covered walkway, and departing passengers use the KEF Departures stop. The airport's own transport page still tells you to walk to Kjóavellir, about 150 metres from the terminal, and so does every guide written before the change.

Do this: follow the signs for the Strætó stop at the terminal instead of walking out to Kjóavellir
The 22,500 ISK taxi price only exists if you book it online

Hreyfill's fixed airport transfer is 22,500 ISK for 1–4 passengers and 29,250 ISK for 5–8, and its own price list says the fixed price applies to trips bought on the website, not to account customers. A taxi taken from the rank outside arrivals runs the meter instead — roughly 20,000 ISK by day but about 24,400 ISK at night or weekends over the same 50 km — and either way a 490 ISK airport fee is added for trips starting at Keflavík.

Do this: book the fixed price online before you fly, and if you take the rank, ask for the fare estimate and read the price list before you get in
There is no Uber in Iceland, and the airport does not set the taxi price

Uber and Lyft do not operate here — Hopp is the app, and it charges the same metered taxi price. Keflavík Airport's taxi page is explicit that passengers may choose their taxi, that drivers may not refuse a ride, and that fixed prices shall be based on the price list; anything quoted above the meter is not a tariff.

Do this: take the taxi you choose, insist the fixed price matches the published price list, and report violations to samgongur@isavia.is

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