Car rental prices at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport

For November 2026 at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, expect around $79 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Kia Sportage, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, a Mini car such as a Hyundai i10 averages $46 a day, while a Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf averages $62. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages $82 a day, $3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote against prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $79 a day then, against $82 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $135 a day around 9 months before your trip and $103 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Geysir is the cheapest company at KEF for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $70 a day, but its pickup desk averages an 89-minute wait. Geysir takes debit cards, but holds around $2,880 and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages $106 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,816 prices, which is $36 more a day than Geysir. Alamo scores 87/100 from 30 recent reviews and averages 10 minutes at pickup, so compare it if you need to get away promptly.

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 recent reviews, with a 10-minute average desk wait if you want a quicker pickup. Alamo is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $106 a day over the last 12 months, from 1,816 prices. Geysir averages $70 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages 89 minutes at pickup. Europcar and Flizzr also score 87/100, from 54 and 53 reviews respectively, so you can compare those alongside Alamo.

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, deposits range from $0 to $4,065 with Addcar, and only 1 of the 17 counters takes a debit card, so check your card before choosing. Geysir is the debit-card option, with a typical deposit of $2,880. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, watch for long pickup waits and large credit-card holds, because both can disrupt your plans before you start driving. Geysir's desk averages 89 minutes, so leave room in your schedule rather than planning an immediate departure; Alamo averages 10 minutes. 16 of the 17 counters require a credit card, so check the card rule before you book. Addcar typically holds $4,065 and Surprice $3,951, so check that your available credit can cover the deposit as well as your trip spending.

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 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Kia Sportage at KEF, around $79 a day for November 2026 booked around a month before your trip. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car needs lighter packing; stepping down to a Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf gives you room for 3 bags at $62 a day for November 2026, booked around a month before your trip. A Fullsize car such as a Kia Sorento takes 6 bags and averages $153 a day for November 2026 at the same lead time. 65% of cars offered are automatic, so you have plenty to compare, but over the recorded period an automatic Intermediate car averages $138 a day against $97 for a manual Intermediate car, $41 more a day. Electric cars make up 3% of cars offered and hybrids 14% over the last 12 months, so use the filter if you specifically want one rather than assuming your chosen car will qualify.