Plan your trip
When to go, what a day costs, how long to stay, and the tools that answer the questions people get wrong.
38 pages
Events and festivals4
- Events & FestivalsA month-by-month look at the reykjavik festival calendar, from Winter Lights t…
- New Year's EvePlan a New Year's Eve Reykjavik trip around the long dark nights, the bonfires…
- ChristmasWhat actually happens over christmas in Reykjavik: the daylight hours, the lig…
- MarathonReykjavik marathon weekend brings Culture Night crowds and tight hotel rooms. …
Itineraries5
- One DayOne day in Reykjavik means choosing the city or the coast, not both. What fits…
- 5 to 7 DaysA reykjavik itinerary 5 days plan settles what fits by car and what needs an o…
- Itinerary GuideA day-by-day Reykjavik itinerary for one, two and three days, built around the…
- Three DaysPlan 3 days in Reykjavik: a city day, the Golden Circle, and a choice between …
- Two days48 hours in Reykjavik settles the city against one day trip, with the routed d…
Planning5
- City mapA Reykjavik map guide to the sights, geothermal pools, bus stop 12, the old ha…
- Travel TipsIs Reykjavik safe, what the entry rules actually require of a visitor, and whe…
- City CardThe Reykjavik City Card price in 2026, what it actually covers free, what it o…
- Money & CurrencyMoney in Reykjavik: the card-only spending, where the krona still matters, the…
- Best time to visitReykjavik trades daylight, price and open roads across the year. Compare auror…
Decision tools9
- Car or notRental, fuel and parking weighed against tours and the Flybus, by days, plan a…
- Which Day TripCompare drive times for the Golden Circle, South Coast, Snaefellsnes and Reykj…
- Airport transfer toolFlybus, private transfer, taxi, rental car or city bus for Keflavik to Reykjav…
- Which AreaAnswer five questions about nightlife, budget, a car and an early flight, and …
- City card sumsWork the sums for four visitor shapes: the pools, the museums and the buses ag…
- Day costA day in Reykjavik priced from parking fees, lagoon entry and Eurostat data, w…
- Lagoon pickerSky Lagoon sits 13 minutes from Reykjavik and bars under-12s. The Blue Lagoon …
- Northern Lights ToolBus, boat, super jeep or self-drive: how to match a Reykjavik northern lights …
- When to GoPick a month by what you want most: northern lights, midnight sun, lower price…
Weather and seasons15
- WeatherReykjavik weather explained month by month, with normals from the Icelandic Me…
- Winter GuideReykjavik in winter means short daylight, ice cave season and northern lights,…
- SummerReykjavik in summer means near-endless daylight, the highland roads open, and …
- AugustReykjavik weather in August: the real highs and lows, the rainfall, the daylig…
- DecemberReykjavik in December holds 4.1 hours of daylight at the solstice and a high n…
- NovemberReykjavik weather november: average highs near 4.7C, lows near freezing, short…
- July weatherReykjavik weather July averages 14.9°C highs and 9.1°C lows, but the real plan…
- OctoberReykjavik in October settles at a 7.6°C (46°F) high and 2.7°C (37°F) low, with…
- SeptemberReykjavik in September brings 11.4°C days, 6.2°C nights and returning darkness…
- JanuaryReykjavik weather in January: average highs near 3.2C and lows near -1.7C, the…
- MarchReykjavik March northern lights odds, daylight hours and average temperatures,…
- MayReykjavik weather in May: highs near 10.1C, long daylight, no highland roads o…
- June WeatherReykjavik weather in June: highs near 13.0C, 21.2 hours of daylight at the sol…
- FebruaryReykjavik in February averages 3.3°C by day and -1.9°C at night, with daylight…
- April WeatherReykjavik weather April brings 6.9°C highs, 1.0°C lows and fading darkness, wi…