The airport’s transport page names the ways between KEF and the capital area: rental cars at the airport, Flybus, taxis, Strætó public buses, driving and parking, and walking or cycling paths. This page uses those sources and the operator’s own bus page. It does not add a company the airport did not name, and it does not smooth over numbers that disagree.

Flybus

The airport’s transport page says the Flybus service runs between Reykjavík’s BSÍ bus terminal and Keflavík Airport, and that it departs the airport for BSÍ 40 minutes after each plane lands, and more often in rush hours. A 14 July 2025 airport article says buses run around the clock in line with the flight timetable on flybus.is, that passengers can get off at Aktu Taktu in Garðabær and at Fjörukráin in Hafnarfjörður, and that the bus also serves hotels and stops in Reykjavík. Tickets, that article says, can be bought online, at the information desk in the arrivals hall, or at self-service kiosks just beyond customs. The same article, and an earlier one dated 27 June 2024, state a price “from 3,999 ISK” and a travel time of 45 minutes from BSÍ. Those are the articles’ figures on those dates, not a fare this guide is selling. Check flybus.is before you travel.

Visit Iceland’s arrival article says a Flybus shuttle runs in connection with arriving and departing flights, that tickets can be bought online, on Icelandair aircraft, and at the airport, and that the drive to Reykjavík takes about 40 to 50 minutes. Its practical-information article says buses run in connection with all flights, that seats are guaranteed, that buses depart every 45 to 60 minutes, that the drive takes about 45 minutes, and that a departing passenger should take a bus at least 2.5 hours before the flight. The airport pages and the Visit Iceland pages do not use the same wording. Read both, then use the operator’s current timetable rather than a blended clock this site invented. There isn’t one here.

The reduced-mobility page says Flybus vehicles can take wheelchairs and have a lift, and that you should contact Flybus before the trip so the right vehicle is there.

Strætó route 55

Strætó’s own English page says route 55 runs between the capital area and Keflavík Airport every day of the week. Not every trip runs all the way to BSÍ in Reykjavík. Some run only to or from Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður. The page tells you to check the timetable. It does not, in the text that was read, print a first or last bus. Two airport news posts do print hours, and they do not match each other: the 27 June 2024 post says about 7:30 am to around 11 pm, and the 14 July 2025 post says 6:30 am until approximately 11:00 pm. Because they disagree, and because the operator says to check the timetable, this guide does not pick a start time.

Fares on the Strætó page, when it was read, were:

PassengerFjörður, HafnarfjörðurGarðabær and Reykjavík
Adults1,800 ISK2,400 ISK
Ages 12–17, 67 and older, and disabled passengers900 ISK1,200 ISK
Children 11 and younger0 ISK0 ISK

Strætó says you can pay by debit or credit card, cash, or a countryside bus card. Tickets are not booked ahead on this route. The airport’s 2024 and 2025 news posts instead quote a single adult price of 2,280 ISK and a ride of 1 hour 20 minutes from KEF to BSÍ. That single price is not the table above. Use the operator’s table, and assume it can change.

Where you stand also differs by source. Strætó says passengers going to the airport are dropped at the terminal entrance, and that people leaving the airport toward the capital use a Strætó stop on the Bus B pick-up area, on the arrivals side. The airport news posts instead describe a stop at Kjóavellir about 150 meters away. Follow the sign and the operator’s map on the day, not a remembered meter-count.

The airport’s assistance page says Strætó buses between the capital region and KEF are not accessible to passengers with reduced mobility.

Taxi

The airport’s taxi page says taxis run 24 hours a day, from directly outside arrivals, to Reykjavík, the capital region, Reykjanes, and elsewhere in Iceland. It says the distance to central Reykjavík is approximately 50 kilometers, and that the ride from central Reykjavík to the airport usually takes around 45 minutes, varying with traffic and weather. Passengers may choose a taxi. Drivers may not refuse a ride. Fixed prices are to follow the price list, including fixed prices to Reykjavík. Drivers must take card and phone payments. Ask for an estimate and get a receipt. The page does not print a króna fare. Airport news posts from 2024 and 2025 say a typical fare to the capital area is approximately 20,000 ISK and that the ride can take 30 to 90 minutes. Those posts are not the taxi page, and the time range is wider than the taxi page’s “usually around 45 minutes.” This guide does not treat 20,000 ISK as the current price. Ask before you get in.

A taxi with a ramp or lift has to be booked ahead. The assistance page says few of those vehicles are available.

Rental cars and parking

The airport’s car-rental page says several agencies are at KEF, with desks inside the terminal and cars picked up nearby. Desk hours printed there, which can change, included Avis (also Budget and Payless) 06:00–01:00, Europcar (also Goldcar, Bílaleiga Akureyrar, and Touring Cars) 05:30–01:00, Hertz 5:30am–2:00am, and Sixt 06:00–01:00. Other companies on that page pick passengers up from the arrivals hall rather than handing over keys at a terminal desk. The July 2025 airport article said rental cars are picked up at Kjóavellir, about a five-minute walk from arrivals. Book ahead if you need a particular vehicle. What kind of car the roads require is on the driving page, not in a desk slogan.

Parking on the airport’s July 2025 article: P1 is short-term in front of departures; P3 is the longer-stay area it calls the most affordable; premium parking is a key-drop service in which staff move the car. The drop-off rules are on the leaving page. Walking and cycling paths connect toward Reykjanesbær, the June 2024 airport article says. It also says walking from the capital is a long way. Do not treat the path as a luggage plan after a night flight.

Sources

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