Which airport will I land at in Iceland if my ticket says “Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt.”?
I have booked my flight from London to Iceland. The flight ticket says London Heathrow Apt - Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt. I checked on Google Maps; it shows Reykjavik Domestic, Reykjavik International, and Keflavik International - all three as different airports (although the first two are very close or probably the same, whereas Keflavik one is far from the other two; about 41 mins drive according to Google Maps).
Now I need to hire a car from the airport. Which airport should I request car hire from?
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I have booked my flight from London to Iceland. The flight ticket says London Heathrow Apt - Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt. I checked on Google Maps; it shows Reykjavik Domestic, Reykjavik International, and Keflavik International - all three as different airports (although the first two are very close or probably the same, whereas Keflavik one is far from the other two; about 41 mins drive according to Google Maps).
Now I need to hire a car from the airport. Which airport should I request car hire from?
airports iceland reykjavik kef icelandair
2
Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
2
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago
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I have booked my flight from London to Iceland. The flight ticket says London Heathrow Apt - Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt. I checked on Google Maps; it shows Reykjavik Domestic, Reykjavik International, and Keflavik International - all three as different airports (although the first two are very close or probably the same, whereas Keflavik one is far from the other two; about 41 mins drive according to Google Maps).
Now I need to hire a car from the airport. Which airport should I request car hire from?
airports iceland reykjavik kef icelandair
I have booked my flight from London to Iceland. The flight ticket says London Heathrow Apt - Reykjavik Keflavik Internationl Apt. I checked on Google Maps; it shows Reykjavik Domestic, Reykjavik International, and Keflavik International - all three as different airports (although the first two are very close or probably the same, whereas Keflavik one is far from the other two; about 41 mins drive according to Google Maps).
Now I need to hire a car from the airport. Which airport should I request car hire from?
airports iceland reykjavik kef icelandair
airports iceland reykjavik kef icelandair
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Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
2
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago
add a comment |
2
Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
2
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago
2
2
Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
2
2
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago
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You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
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@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
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Google is wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. Reykjavík Keflavík, which is 50km to the west and which has all the international flights.
If you search Google Maps for "Reykjavik International Airport", it incorrectly marks a spot within Reykjavík [domestic] airport and marks it "Reykjavik International Airport". There is no such thing as "Reykjavik International Airport".
In all cases, the way to be sure which airport you're going to is to look at the IATA code, which is a three-letter code that will appear in your booking confirmation and on your boarding pass. Reykjavík Airport is RKV; Keflavík is KEF.
21
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
add a comment |
In Rvk, there are officially 2 airports. One is called "international" but large planes can't land there because the strip is too short. There's an agency where you can buy plane tickets, though :).
New contributor
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If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of transportation, you can always hire a car on arrival, the rates aren't high and is economical too. If you require recommendations for which car rental company to use let me know, I would be able to advise on that. Cheers!
New contributor
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You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
7
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
add a comment |
You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
7
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
add a comment |
You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
You will be arriving at Keflavik (KEF), which is a 40-ish minute drive outside Reykjavik. Keflavik is now the main airport for Reykjavik, and all the car hire agencies have a presence there.
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Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
7
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
7
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
Thank you, that's very useful info for me. I just wanted to be sure since I am travelling first time to Iceland and want to avoid any surprises.
– Shrilekha
yesterday
16
16
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
@Shrilekha Oh, but Iceland is full of surprises; it's fantastic that way.
– Strawberry
yesterday
1
1
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
@Strawberry: As in "Surprise! we're being diverted to Ísafjörður?"
– RedGrittyBrick
17 hours ago
7
7
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
@RedGrittyBrick "This is your captain speaking. Due to bad weather at Reykjavík, we've been diverted to Eye-suhf... er, Ee-suh... Um. We're going back to London. Sorry about that!"
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
It's a quite a nice airport too.
– mythofechelon
12 hours ago
add a comment |
Google is wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. Reykjavík Keflavík, which is 50km to the west and which has all the international flights.
If you search Google Maps for "Reykjavik International Airport", it incorrectly marks a spot within Reykjavík [domestic] airport and marks it "Reykjavik International Airport". There is no such thing as "Reykjavik International Airport".
In all cases, the way to be sure which airport you're going to is to look at the IATA code, which is a three-letter code that will appear in your booking confirmation and on your boarding pass. Reykjavík Airport is RKV; Keflavík is KEF.
21
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
add a comment |
Google is wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. Reykjavík Keflavík, which is 50km to the west and which has all the international flights.
If you search Google Maps for "Reykjavik International Airport", it incorrectly marks a spot within Reykjavík [domestic] airport and marks it "Reykjavik International Airport". There is no such thing as "Reykjavik International Airport".
In all cases, the way to be sure which airport you're going to is to look at the IATA code, which is a three-letter code that will appear in your booking confirmation and on your boarding pass. Reykjavík Airport is RKV; Keflavík is KEF.
21
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
add a comment |
Google is wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. Reykjavík Keflavík, which is 50km to the west and which has all the international flights.
If you search Google Maps for "Reykjavik International Airport", it incorrectly marks a spot within Reykjavík [domestic] airport and marks it "Reykjavik International Airport". There is no such thing as "Reykjavik International Airport".
In all cases, the way to be sure which airport you're going to is to look at the IATA code, which is a three-letter code that will appear in your booking confirmation and on your boarding pass. Reykjavík Airport is RKV; Keflavík is KEF.
Google is wrong. There are two airports "in" Reykjavík: Reykjavík Airport, which is close to town and serves only domestic destinations and Greenland, and Keflavík International Airport, a.k.a. Reykjavík Keflavík, which is 50km to the west and which has all the international flights.
If you search Google Maps for "Reykjavik International Airport", it incorrectly marks a spot within Reykjavík [domestic] airport and marks it "Reykjavik International Airport". There is no such thing as "Reykjavik International Airport".
In all cases, the way to be sure which airport you're going to is to look at the IATA code, which is a three-letter code that will appear in your booking confirmation and on your boarding pass. Reykjavík Airport is RKV; Keflavík is KEF.
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answered yesterday
David RicherbyDavid Richerby
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+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
add a comment |
21
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
21
21
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
+1 for "teaching to fish" by referring to IATA codes.
– Angew
yesterday
1
1
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
I guess technically RKV is international (there are flights to Nuuk, which is in Greeenland).
– xuq01
yesterday
1
1
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
RKV has seasonal international flights to the Faroe Isles (Vagar) as well as to Greenland. And isn't any airport in which someone can land their own plane flying in from abroad, technically international?
– gerrit
19 hours ago
1
1
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
@gerrit One can have a discussion about whether Reykjavík Airport is an international airport. But it certainly is not "Reykjavík International Airport" with a capital I and a capital A.
– David Richerby
17 hours ago
add a comment |
In Rvk, there are officially 2 airports. One is called "international" but large planes can't land there because the strip is too short. There's an agency where you can buy plane tickets, though :).
New contributor
add a comment |
In Rvk, there are officially 2 airports. One is called "international" but large planes can't land there because the strip is too short. There's an agency where you can buy plane tickets, though :).
New contributor
add a comment |
In Rvk, there are officially 2 airports. One is called "international" but large planes can't land there because the strip is too short. There's an agency where you can buy plane tickets, though :).
New contributor
In Rvk, there are officially 2 airports. One is called "international" but large planes can't land there because the strip is too short. There's an agency where you can buy plane tickets, though :).
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If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of transportation, you can always hire a car on arrival, the rates aren't high and is economical too. If you require recommendations for which car rental company to use let me know, I would be able to advise on that. Cheers!
New contributor
add a comment |
If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of transportation, you can always hire a car on arrival, the rates aren't high and is economical too. If you require recommendations for which car rental company to use let me know, I would be able to advise on that. Cheers!
New contributor
add a comment |
If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of transportation, you can always hire a car on arrival, the rates aren't high and is economical too. If you require recommendations for which car rental company to use let me know, I would be able to advise on that. Cheers!
New contributor
If you are travelling from London, then you are going to land on the International airport not the domestic one. This would be KEF and is approx. 30 miles (49.5 km) away from Reykjavík.
In terms of transportation, you can always hire a car on arrival, the rates aren't high and is economical too. If you require recommendations for which car rental company to use let me know, I would be able to advise on that. Cheers!
New contributor
New contributor
answered 13 hours ago
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Note that the pattern seems to be [City name] [Airport name]
– Andrew T.
yesterday
2
As a tip, you should rely more on the IATA airport code than the airport name itself. The latter can change, the former cannot.
– MooseBoys
12 hours ago