Reykjavik Keflavik Airport (KEF) Information

Where is Reykjavik Keflavik Airport?  

Iceland attracts visitors to its glaciers, volcanos and hotsprings. After arriving in Keflavík, most tourists at least some of their time in Reykjavík, the world's most northern capital city. 

Reykjavík is one of the greenest, cleanest and safest cities anywhere, famous for its weekend nightlife. 

Reykjavik Keflavik International Airport (IATA: KEF, ICAO: BIKF), also known as Reykjavik Keflavik Airport, Keykjavik International Airport, Reykjavik International Airport, or Keflavik Airport, and commonly referred to as "Iceland airport" or "Blue Lagoon Airport", is located 3.1 kilometres (2.0 miles) west of the community of Keflavík, 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland.

In 2014, Reykjavik Keflavik Airport served 3.867.425 passengers, making it the busiest of the few Iceland airports. KEF Airport handles most international flights to Iceland, while the smaller Reykjavik Airport (RKV) handles domestic flights.

The main carriers at Keflavík Airport are Icelandair and WOW Air, who make this Iceland airport their main hub. Other airlines that fly to Reykjavik Keflavik Airport include Air Berlin, Air Greenland, Austrian Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Lufthansa, Niki, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Primera Air, Scandinavian Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Transavia and Vueling.

Cities with flights to Iceland international airport include Amsterdam, Anchorage, Barcelona, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Minneapolis, Munich, New York, Orlando, Oslo, Paris, Seattle, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Toronto, Vancouver, Vienna, Warsaw, Washington DC and Zürich.

Your best bet for a Reykjavik Keflavik Airport transfer is a private bus. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Or, to truly arrive stress free, treat yourself to a private Reykjavik Keflavik Airport transfer from IHateTaxis.

• For the ultimate arrival take the Blue Lagoon Spa Transfer.

Services at the Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal at Reykjavik Keflavik Airport include:

• Duty-free, featuring Icelandic food, products and art - KEF Duty Free Magazine (recent issue)
• Bilahotel Luggage Storage - a 500-metre walk from the terminal
• Optical store
• Blue Lagoon spa
• Mailbox
• Play area
• Internet kiosks

Tip: allow at least 3 hours if you need to change airports for a domestic flight departing from Reykjavík Airport (RKV), due to the 50 kilometre (31 mile) transfer.

Reykjavik layover luggage storage options

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