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Ring Road Cars
Open road leading across the Icelandic lava fields toward Keflavík airport

Pickup and return at Keflavík Airport (KEF)

Keflavík (KEF) airport pickup and drop-off details are confirmed with your quote or booking, including the meet-up point and any after-hours handling.

Keflavík Airport (KEF)

How airport pickup works — step by step

  1. 1

    Land at Keflavík (KEF) and collect your bags

    Customs and baggage claim as normal — take your time. You give us your flight number when you book, so we're expecting you when you land.

  2. 2

    Call or WhatsApp us on +354 779 9499 when you have your bags

    There is no timetable: we come to the terminal for you. We meet you outside the arrivals hall, at the point named in your booking confirmation — look for the Ring Road Cars sign. If anything is unclear, call us and we will find you.

  3. 3

    Pickup transfer details confirmed before travel

    Your confirmation explains the KEF meet-up point, transfer method, and expected timing. The shuttle ride from the terminal to our office at Bogatröð 1 takes about 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Quick handover at our office

    At handover you walk around the car with us; we photograph it, record a 360° video and send both to you. Report any damage that is not on the condition report before you leave (rental terms 10).

  5. 5

    You're on the road

    Tank full, tires correct for the season. The Ring Road starts right outside.

After-hours arrival?

Our opening hours are 04:00–20:00 every day, public holidays included, except 24 and 31 December (04:00–12:00) and 25 December and 1 January (closed). Outside them, a pickup at Keflavík Airport is available only on request, agreed in advance: €75 per pickup, shuttle included, or €150 after 12:00 on 24 and 31 December (rental terms 40(b)). Your confirmation explains the exact meet-up process before you travel.

Return: confirmed with your booking

Your confirmation explains the return slot and transfer method. The rental ends, and the risk passes to us, when the car and all its keys are handed to our staff; a car left unattended stays at your risk until we take it over. We inspect the car and give you a receipt; if we find new damage, we email you notice with photos and the repair estimate or invoice within 10 days (rental terms 12–13).

Airport pickup & drop-off: Your booking confirmation has the exact KEF meet-up point, transfer method, and return instructions.

What to bring: Each driver's physical driving license and a valid passport or national identity card, plus a physical credit or debit card in the renter's name for the hold (rental terms 3, 4, 7).

After-hours handling: Outside opening hours (04:00–20:00), pickup and return are available only on request, agreed in advance: €75 per pickup and €75 per return, shuttle included, or €150 each after 12:00 on 24 and 31 December (rental terms 40(b)). The meet-up details are sent before travel.

From Reykjavík: Take the Flybus / airport coach or a taxi to Keflavík — we're happy to help arrange a taxi. We do not deliver to Reykjavík.

Late flights or questions: Call or WhatsApp us on +354 779 9499, or email us, as soon as you know. The car must be collected within two hours of the booked pickup time, or the booking may be treated as a no-show; we will try to hold your car, but we cannot promise it (rental terms 10).

After-hours drop-off: Returns outside opening hours are available only on request, agreed in advance, and are handed over to our staff (€75 per return, shuttle included, or €150 after 12:00 on 24 and 31 December; rental terms 40(b)). The rental ends, and the risk passes to us, when the car and all its keys are handed to our staff; a car left unattended, or with its keys left in it, stays at your risk until we take it over. The car is inspected when opening hours next begin at 04:00, and the condition receipt follows the inspection (rental terms 12–13).

Bogatröð 1, 262 Reykjanesbær · Open in Google Maps

Ring Road Cars — the logo on our Keflavík Airport pickup sign
Look for this sign at the KEF meeting point — it is the same logo as on our airport pickup board.

Our base and registered office are at Bogatröð 1, 262 Reykjanesbær; we meet you at Keflavík Airport (KEF), and the shuttle takes you between the terminal and our office for pickup and return.

How pickup works

  1. 1

    Request a quote

    Send your dates, preferred car category, and arrival details. We confirm availability, final price, and pickup instructions before you commit.

  2. 2

    KEF pickup details confirmed

    Your booking confirms the meet-up point, transfer method, and any after-hours pickup option.

  3. 3

    Walkaround, photos and a 360° video, sent to you

    You walk around the car and check it; we photograph it, record a 360° video and send both to you. Report any damage that is not on the condition report before you leave; damage handling then follows the evidence process in your rental terms.

  4. 4

    Drive the Ring Road

    Your car is ready, the tank is full, and the road is yours.

Cancellation terms shown before booking · No deposit, only the excess pre-authorized on your card · Full-to-full fuel policy · Breakdown help day and night on the same number (phone or WhatsApp)

Keflavík (KEF) base — other drop-offs on request

Pickup and standard drop-off are at our Keflavík office (near KEF Airport), included in your quote during opening hours. Need to leave the car elsewhere? That is on request only: a return in Reykjavík costs €50 (rental terms 40(o)); for the domestic airport (RKV), Akureyri or another town, choose it in the booking and we confirm the one-way fee in writing before you pay.

How the airport shuttle works: Airport shuttle

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Questions about your pickup?