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5 ways to the airport

The airport asks you to be there 2.5 to 3 hours before your flight. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. The Flybus coach to BSÍ is 21 minutes quicker for ISK 1,599 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Strætó bus 55 to BSÍ

55 · Strætó, for Vegagerðin
66 min ride06:28–18:28, Monday to Friday
BSÍThe terminal entrance
Non-stopLuggage space
ISK 2,400total for 1 adultISK 2,400 eachBuy ticketOn Strætó, for Vegagerðin
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. BSÍ, the Strætó stop by the terminal — bus 55 signed KEF-Airport

ISK 2,400 to Reykjavík, paid to the driver by card or cash; ages 12 to 17 and over-67s ISK 1,200; children 11 and under free. No booking, and the Klapp app does not sell this fare.

Luggage. A hold you load yourself, for bags you can carry on your own; no bicycle rack on this route.

Hours. From BSÍ at 06:28, 08:28, 16:28, 17:28 and 18:28, Monday to Friday, 66 minutes to the terminal. Nothing leaves BSÍ for the airport at the weekend; every weekend bus starts at Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður.

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Shuttle

Flybus coach to BSÍ

Flybus · Flybus (Icelandia)
45 min ride04:00–22:30
BSÍ bus terminalThe coach forecourt outside the terminal
Non-stopLuggage space
ISK 3,999total for 1 adultISK 3,999 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. BSÍ bus terminal, the Flybus bays; or your hotel or numbered city stop 30 minutes earlier on a Flybus+ ticket

ISK 3,999 per adult, one way, to BSÍ; youths 6 to 15 ISK 1,999; children 1 to 5 free. Flybus+ — the same coach plus a smaller shuttle from BSÍ to your hotel or the nearest of its numbered city stops — is ISK 5,299, youths 2,649. Four or more people and a return booked together get an automatic discount; the size is not published.

Luggage. Two bags of up to 23 kg each in the hold and one small carry-on, free. Skis, bicycles and other odd-sized items cost ISK 1,500 to 3,800 and must be declared when booking.

Hours. From BSÍ at 04:00, 04:30, 05:30, 06:30, 07:00, 07:30, 08:30, 09:30, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30, 16:30, 18:00, 20:00, 21:30 and 22:30 — nothing between 09:30 and 11:00 or 18:00 and 20:00. Choose the departure when you book.

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Bus

Bus 55 to Fjörður, then city bus 1

551 · Strætó, for Vegagerðin; then Strætó
84 min rideEvery 120 min06:50–23:50
LækjartorgThe terminal entrance
1 changeLuggage space
ISK 2,490total for 1 adultISK 2,490 eachBuy ticketOn Strætó, for Vegagerðin
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Lækjartorg, stop A: bus 1 towards Hafnarfjörður to Fjörður, 31 minutes, then bus 55 signed KEF-Airport

Two tickets: ISK 1,800 to the driver of the 55, card or cash, then ISK 690 on bus 1 — tap a contactless card or use the Klapp app. ISK 2,490 together, ISK 90 more than the direct bus. Ages 12 to 17 pay ISK 900 and 345; children 11 and under ride both free.

Luggage. A hold on the 55 for bags you can carry yourself; an ordinary city bus with no hold for the second leg.

Hours. The 55 leaves Fjörður at ten to the hour: weekdays 06:50 to 23:50 (hourly 14:50 to 19:50, otherwise every two hours), Saturdays 07:50 to 23:50, Sundays 11:50 to 23:50; 44 minutes to the terminal. Allow 45 minutes from Lækjartorg to Fjörður with the change.

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Taxi

BSR taxi, fixed airport price

Taxi · BSR (Taxi Reykjavik), one of the companies at the rank
45 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Any address in ReykjavíkOutside departures
Non-stop24-hour servicePer vehiclePre-book
ISK 21,000total for 1 adultISK 21,000 eachView details
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Boards at. Any address in Reykjavík, booked ahead with BSR

BSR prints ISK 21,000 for one to four people from the airport (ISK 20,000 from Reykjavík) and ISK 26,500 for five to eight, fixed when booked ahead. The company's own price, not the airport's; no authority sets one.

Luggage. Carried; the driver helps with it.

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Taxi

Hreyfill taxi, fixed price booked online

Taxi · Hreyfill, one of the companies at the rank
45 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Any address in ReykjavíkOutside departures
Non-stop24-hour servicePer vehiclePre-book
ISK 22,990total for 1 adultISK 22,990 eachView details
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Any address in Reykjavík, booked online with Hreyfill

Hreyfill's tariff, in force since 18 March 2026: ISK 22,500 for a car of up to four and ISK 29,250 for a minibus of five to eight, fixed when the ride is bought online, plus the ISK 490 airport fee on every ride leaving the terminal. The company's price, not the airport's.

Luggage. Carried; the price is per vehicle.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Hafnarfjörður. Every way from Keflavík airport into Reykjavík

How do I get from Reykjavík to Keflavík airport?

For one traveler the Strætó bus 55 to BSÍ is the way we recommend: ISK 2,400 in total, 66 min, boarding at BSÍ. The first one leaves at 06:28 and is at the airport by about 07:34; the last leaves at 18:28. The airport asks you to be there 2.5 to 3 hours before your flight; Flybus suggests boarding at BSÍ about three hours before departure, which with the 45-minute ride gets you there with time to spare. Self-service check-in kiosks in the hall run around the clock.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
BSR taxi

Any hour.

Hreyfill taxi

Any hour.

Flybus coach to BSÍ

First 04:00 from BSÍ bus terminal, at the airport by about 04:45.

Strætó bus 55 to BSÍ

First 06:28 from BSÍ, at the airport by about 07:34.

Bus 55 to Fjörður

First 06:50 from Lækjartorg, at the airport by about 08:14.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first Flybus leaves BSÍ at 04:00 and reaches the airport at 04:45, for a flight from about 07:00; a hotel pickup for it is at 03:30. Bus 55 starts at 06:28 on weekdays and does not leave BSÍ at all at the weekend, so before four in the morning it is a taxi.

Before you leave for Keflavík Airport

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How early to be there

The airport asks you to be there 2.5 to 3 hours before your flight; Flybus suggests boarding at BSÍ about three hours before departure, which with the 45-minute ride gets you there with time to spare. Self-service check-in kiosks in the hall run around the clock.

Early flights

The first Flybus leaves BSÍ at 04:00 and reaches the airport at 04:45, for a flight from about 07:00; a hotel pickup for it is at 03:30. Bus 55 starts at 06:28 on weekdays and does not leave BSÍ at all at the weekend, so before four in the morning it is a taxi.

Where the bus leaves from

The Flybus leaves from BSÍ bus terminal on a fixed timetable, 04:00 to 22:30; with a hotel pickup you are collected 30 minutes before the coach leaves BSÍ. It also picks up at Hamraborg in Kópavogur, Aktu Taktu in Garðabær and Fjörukráin in Hafnarfjörður, but only if that stop is on your booking.

Tickets

Going to the airport you must choose a departure time when you book the Flybus; a return booked together with the way in is discounted. Bus 55 is paid on board, card or cash, ISK 2,400 from BSÍ or ISK 1,800 from Fjörður.

Taxis to the airport

Book the fixed price from town: BSR quotes ISK 20,000 from Reykjavík for up to four and 26,500 for five to eight; Hreyfill ISK 22,500 and 29,250 when booked online, with no airport fee in this direction. Taxis set down outside departures.

Questions

When is the first Strætó bus 55 to BSÍ from BSÍ?

06:28. It reaches the airport at about 07:34 (Monday to Friday).

How early should I be at Keflavík airport?

The airport asks you to be there 2.5 to 3 hours before your flight; Flybus suggests boarding at BSÍ about three hours before departure, which with the 45-minute ride gets you there with time to spare. Self-service check-in kiosks in the hall run around the clock.

What does a taxi to Keflavík airport cost from the centre?

Book the fixed price from town: BSR quotes ISK 20,000 from Reykjavík for up to four and 26,500 for five to eight; Hreyfill ISK 22,500 and 29,250 when booked online, with no airport fee in this direction. Taxis set down outside departures.

Where does the Flybus coach to BSÍ leave from in Reykjavík?

BSÍ bus terminal, the Flybus bays; or your hotel or numbered city stop 30 minutes earlier on a Flybus+ ticket. First departure 04:00, last 22:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first Flybus leaves BSÍ at 04:00 and reaches the airport at 04:45, for a flight from about 07:00; a hotel pickup for it is at 03:30. Bus 55 starts at 06:28 on weekdays and does not leave BSÍ at all at the weekend, so before four in the morning it is a taxi.

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