Reykjavik Car Rental Guide
The current page gives you information about car rental in Reykjavik. It also seeks to present some facts about the driving and car rental restrictions in the city.
Rental Restrictions
The minimum age for driving a hired car in Iceland is 21 years and 25 years for a jeep. All rental cars must remain on Iceland. There is no travel allowed outside of Iceland with a rental car.
Driving Restrictions
The minimum driving age in Iceland is 18 years. Driving is on the right and passing on the left. All passengers are required to use seatbelts. Children must wear either safety belts or be seated in children seats. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
The headlights must always be on when driving. It is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving unless you have hands-free equipment.
It is forbidden to drive off roads or on marked tracks. You have to be very careful when passing a horse or a rider. Domestic animals should always be given right of way.
Parking meters are widely used in the centre of Reykjavik, most of them offering a two-hour limit. There are a few parking garages in Reykjavik, but they are not as common in other places in Iceland. Always park in the direction of traffic and do not park within 5 metres from a pedestrian crossing or an intersection.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 80KM/H |
| Highway | 90KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 112
Road Tolls
There are no toll motorways in Iceland. However, there is a toll of about ISK 1,000 to use the Hvalfjudor Tunnel.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Iceland
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About Reykjavik
Reykjavik, Europe’s most northerly capital city, provides you with a chance to enjoy the metropolitan pleasures rare elsewhere in Iceland. The fascinating city shows off more than 50 museums and galleries and also many restaurants and nightclubs.
Reykjavik presents the seat of the Althing, the world’s oldest parliament. You can also watch the Volcano Show at Hellusund, which tells of the land’s powerful volcanic activity. Have a meal at the trendy Perlan restaurant or swim in an outdoor geothermally-heated pool – there’s plenty to do and see in Reykjavik.
Area: 275 sq km
Population: 113,387
Country: Iceland
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (late-Mar-late-Oct)
Telephone Area Code: 354
Monetary Unit: Icelandic krona
