Car hire prices at Reykjavik Domestic Airport

A good price at Reykjavik Domestic Airport is around £51 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf booked about a month before an October 2026 trip. An Intermediate SUV such as a Kia Sportage is about £69 a day, while an Economy car like a Toyota Yaris is £46. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car drops slightly to £50 a day. Travel dates swing prices across the year: April 2027 drops to £41 a day for a Mini car, while August 2027 reaches £273 a day for a larger executive car. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Reykjavik Domestic, when you book barely moves the price: a Compact is £51 a day about a month before your trip and £50 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking an Intermediate 9 months before your trip averages £94 a day against £84 within 2 weeks, so leaving it late does not penalise you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. The calendar month matters far more than your booking date, with August 2027 hitting £273 a day while April 2027 costs £41.

Ras is the cheapest company at Reykjavik Domestic Airport, averaging £54 a day for an Intermediate over the last 12 months, but it requires a £1,135 deposit. Hertz charges £89 a day from 767 prices, and Europcar averages £95 from 1,942 prices while scoring 87/100 from 32 reviews. Ras averages an 18-minute wait at the desk and scores 88/100 from 8 reviews, which is too few for a confirmed rating. All 5 counters sit directly at the airport, but every desk refuses debit cards.

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 Domestic Airport, scoring 87/100 from 32 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. Europcar is also the priciest supplier on offer, averaging £95 a day over the last 12 months from 1,942 prices. Hertz cuts desk waits to 9 minutes, averaging £89 a day from 767 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Ras averages £54 a day with an 18-minute wait, scoring 88/100 from 32 reviews.

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 Domestic Airport, security deposits held on cards range from £304 with Dollar and Thrifty to £1,538 with Hertz, and all 5 desks take credit cards only. None of the counters accept a debit card for deposits, so you must bring a physical credit card in the main driver's name. The exact deposit and card rules are displayed beside each vehicle in search results. Filter for your card type before you compare quotes, and note that counter extras appear 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.

All 5 desks at Reykjavik Domestic Airport take credit cards only, making an unexpected debit card the quickest way to lose your booking at the counter. Deposits also bite hard if you pick Hertz, which freezes £1,538 on your credit card against £304 at Dollar or Thrifty. Queue times vary sharply between counters too, with Dollar averaging a 29-minute wait while Hertz takes 9 minutes. Iceland's exposed roads punish underpowered choices, so saving a few pounds on the smallest class quickly wears thin on long drives.

Only 91% of prices at Reykjavik Domestic Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like a Kia Sportage costs around £69 a day at Reykjavik Domestic Airport for October 2026, giving you the boot space and ride height needed for rural roads. It seats 5 with room for 4 bags, giving essential boot room and ride height on long rural stretches. A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf costs £51 a day but holds only 3 bags, while an Economy model like a Toyota Yaris takes 2 bags at £46. Automatics make up 64% of cars offered but cost £28 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models make up 18% combined, meaning recharging requires advance route planning.