Motorhome and Camper van hire in Reykjavik - Keflavík

Motorhome Rental Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, and it’s the country's largest and most populated city. It combines 6 different municipalities, Kópavogur, Hafnafjörður, Garðabær, Mosfellsbær, and Seltjarnarnes. The Icelandic capital is popular for its cosy downtown, walkways, shops and the famous 'Harpa’, one of Reykjavík's most striking landmarks. While in town, we suggest parking your Reykjavík motorhome rental andgetting the city card, which offers free entry to many museum and galleries. As well as all swimming pools in Reykjavík, and free unlimited travel by bus within the capital area.

Getting to Reykjavík

The roads are very simple to drive on with a motorhome hire in Reykjavík. Depending on where you are located, most roads lead straight to Reykjavík. Þjóðvegur 1 or Route 1 is Iceland's most driven road since it passes most major cities and towns. Even though Reykjavík is Iceland's biggest city, it doesn't have its own international airport. If you're planning to fly to Reykjavík, you will be landing at Kefllavík international airport, which is about an hour away (50 km) from Reykjavík. As of today, over 25 airlines operate flights to Iceland. Typical flight times are 3-4 hours from Europe and 5-6 hours from the U.S.

Parking in Reykjavík

Finding parking for your campervan rental in Reykjavík is very easy, there are many parking zones available, as well as rates:

• Zone 1 (Red and Pink): 275 ISK (€2.25 or $2.67) per hour. Free on Sundays.
• Zone 2 (Blue) : 150 ISK (€1.25 or $1.50) per hour. Free on Sundays.
• Zone 3 (Green): 125 ISK (€1 or $1.19) per hour for 1-2 hours
• 30 ISK (€.25 or per hour after 2 hours. Free on Sundays.
• Zone 4 (Orange) 150 ISK (€1.25 or $1.50) per hour. Free Saturday & Sunday.

There’s also the option of parking garages, which are cheap. They’re located in the town centre. There’s plenty of space and not many cars, meaning you won’t be fighting for a spot.

Annual Events in Reykjavík

•  Menningarnótt (August.) A culture night festival in Reykjavík. Enjoy fireworks with friends or family. Open to public
• Gay pride (August.) A free for all celebration of love is love. Open to public
• Sjomannadagurinn (Seamans' Day) on the first weekend of June Reykjavík celebrates the importance of fishing to Icelandic life. All harbours turn into shore fun along with traditional fishing songs – Open to the public

Camping in Reykjavík

•  Reykjavík campsite, a cosy campsite in Reykjavík with a pool and a lot of amenities to be enjoyed with $19 (€16) /night.
• Tjaldsvæðið í Grindavík welcomes all tourists for a stay in Iceland's beautiful nature, starting at $16 (€14)/night.
• Reykjamörk, Hveragerði is a  large space in the town 'Hveragerði' with nature right in front of you starting at only $12(€10 )/night.