Car hire prices at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport

For November 2026 at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, budget around £60 a day for an Intermediate, the Kia Sportage size, booked around a month before your trip, rather than judging your quote against an annual average. An Economy car, the Toyota Yaris size, averages £39 a day, while a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, averages £47. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £62 a day, £2 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate, the Kia Sportage size, averages £60 a day then, against £62 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £102 a day around 9 months before pickup, versus £78 around a month before or in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of people who booked through our sites did so within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is common.

Geysir is cheapest at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £53 a day, but you should allow for its 89-minute average desk wait. Geysir accepts a debit card, holds a typical £2,178 deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages £80 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,816 prices, and scores 87/100 from 30 reviews. If your pickup schedule matters more than the £27 less a day with Geysir, Alamo's average desk wait is 10 minutes.

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.

Alamo is jointly best-reviewed at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, scoring 87/100 from 30 reviews with a 10-minute average desk wait, making it worth comparing if you want a rated company without a long pickup wait. Alamo averages £80 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,816 prices, so it is not the cheapest. Geysir averages £53 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Europcar and Flizzr also score 87/100, from 54 and 53 reviews respectively, with average desk waits of 20 and 7 minutes.

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

At Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, only 1 of 17 companies accepts a debit card, and typical deposits range from £0 to £3,074, so check your card and available funds before choosing a car. Geysir is the debit-card option and holds a typical £2,178 deposit; the other 16 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, watch out for long pickup waits and credit-card-only deposits, because either can disrupt your plans before you start driving. Allow time for Geysir's 89-minute average desk wait before committing to a tightly timed first stop. 16 of the 17 companies require a credit card, so filter for debit-card acceptance if that is what you intend to use. Check your available card balance too: Addcar holds a typical £3,074 deposit and Surprice holds £2,988.

Only 73% 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 comfort and luggage space, choose an Intermediate, the Kia Sportage size, at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport for around £60 a day in November 2026 when booking around a month before your trip. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage total before filling every seat. At the same booking point in November 2026, a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, averages £47 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize, the Kia Sorento size, averages £116 a day and takes 6 bags. 65% of cars offered are automatic, so you have a broad choice, but across all batches an automatic Intermediate car averages £104 a day against £73 for a manual Intermediate car, £31 more a day. Electric cars account for 3% of cars offered and hybrids for 14%, so filter by power type if you specifically want either.