Where a car takes you from Reykjavik
These are the day trips from Reykjavik on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Fridheimar (Golden Circle) Fridheimar grows tomatoes in geothermal greenhouses on the Golden Circle and serves unlimited tomato soup among the vines, a top day trip from Reykjav
- Moss at the Blue Lagoon (Grindavik) Moss, the Michelin-starred restaurant at the Blue Lagoon near Grindavik, plates a refined Icelandic tasting menu over the lava, a grand trip from Reyk
- Olverk Brewery (Hveragerdi) Olverk in geothermal Hveragerdi brews beer with geothermal power and fires stone-baked pizza, a quirky beer-and-pizza day trip south from Reykjavik
- Smidjan Brugghus (Vik) Smidjan Brugghus, a microbrewery and burger joint in an old Vik warehouse, makes a good food stop on the south-coast drive from Reykjavik to the beach
- The Golden Circle food loop The Golden Circle loop past Thingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss doubles as a food route from Reykjavik, with the Fridheimar greenhouse among the famous s
Booking a car in Reykjavik
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 43.64 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Green Motion, Hertz, National, Sixt
- Pick up at
- Reykjavik Bus Station · Reykjavik Domestic Airport · Reykjavik Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.