Car hire prices at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport

At Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, an Intermediate car like a Kia Sportage typically costs £65 a day when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf averages £49 a day, while an Economy model like a Toyota Yaris runs to £40. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Intermediate to £67. Across the year, prices swing from £45 a day in November 2026 for a Mini to £286 in August 2027 for a larger car, so use the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, waiting pays off: an Intermediate car is £67 a day in the last 2 weeks, compared with £65 a month before pickup. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £99 a day against £78 in the last 2 weeks, so holding off has not cost you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you travel in August 2027, expect rates of £286 a day, whereas November 2026 drops to £45.

Ras and Geysir are the cheapest companies at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport for an Intermediate car, each averaging £54 a day, well below the £96 typical across all suppliers. Neither Ras nor Geysir has enough recent customer reviews for an official score, and Ras requires a credit card to hold a £1,135 deposit. Faircar is the next cheapest tracked over a large sample, at £56 a day across 615 prices. Europcar costs £93 a day but provides a terminal desk scoring 87/100 from 32 reviews.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Europcar is the best-reviewed company at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport with enough feedback to qualify, scoring 87/100 from 32 reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. Europcar costs £93 a day on average for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Ras and Geysir lead on price at £54 a day, but neither has enough recent reviews to qualify for a rating. Avis follows Europcar closely on service, scoring 84/100 from 12 reviews with a 15-minute wait.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport range from £0 with Alamo to £3,082 with Addcar, and only 1 of the 18 counters accepts a debit card. Geysir is the sole supplier taking a debit card, holding a deposit of £2,131. The other 17 counters strictly require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit cards on the results screen before comparing prices, and check the mandatory extras listed under each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Two main traps catch drivers out at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport: strict credit card rules for large deposits, and long waits at rental counters after arriving flights. Only 1 of the 18 airport desks accepts a debit card, meaning 17 will turn you away without a credit card holding up to £3,082. Desk queues can take nearly half an hour, with Dollar averaging a 29-minute wait. The local terrain means an underpowered hire car turns every highway headwind into an endurance test, so avoiding the bare-minimum engine size saves real grief.

Only 72% of prices at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For exploring beyond the city from Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, choose an Intermediate like a Kia Sportage, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags at £65 a day in October 2026. Stepping down to a Compact Volkswagen Golf costs £49 a day but limits luggage room to 3 bags, while stepping up to a Fullsize Kia Sorento costs £117 for 6 bags. Automatic models make up 65% of cars offered, though choosing an automatic costs £31 more a day on an Intermediate. Hybrid and electric cars make up 17% of cars offered, so book weeks ahead if you want one.