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Getting There By Air
Keflavik International Airport (KEF)
Tel: 425 0600. Fax: 425 0610.
Website: www.keflavikairport.com
International flights depart from the four runways of Keflavik International Airport, 40km (34 miles) from Reykjavik, on the Reykjanes Peninsula. A major renovation programme at Keflavik is currently underway.
Major airlines: Icelandair (tel: 505 0300; fax: 588 8820; website: www.icelandair.net) is the national carrier and the only provider of scheduled flights from Iceland to the following cities: Amsterdam, Baltimore, Boston, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Glasgow, London, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Oslo, Philadelphia, Paris and Stockholm. Budget airline Go stopped its London–Reykjavik flights in 2002. Iceland’s domestic airline, Air Iceland (tel: 570 3030; fax: 570 3001; website: www.airiceland.is), operates from Reykjavik City Airport, which is connected to the city centre by bus 5. Air Iceland operate all domestic flights, as well as flights to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Approximate flight times to Reykjavik: From London is 3 hours; from New York is 5 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 30 minutes (via New York); from Toronto is 7 hours 30 minutes (via New York); and from Sydney is 32 hours (via Hong Kong and London).
Airport facilities: These include a 24-hour bureau de change, ATMs, travel agent, tourist information, duty-free and other shops, cafés, restaurants and bars. Car hire companies Budget, Europcar and RVS Avis all have offices in the arrival hall.
Business facilities: The Saga Executive Lounge, operated by Icelandair, provides telephone, fax, e-mail and Internet connections, as well as shower facilities.
Arrival/departure tax: On domestic flights and on flights to Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the airport departure tax is IKr165. For international destinations, the tax is IKr1250. However, it is usually included in the cost of the ticket.
Transport to the city: From Keflavik International Airport to the city, a taxi costs approximately IKr5000 (journey time – 30 minutes). Reykjavik Excursions operate The Flybus (tel: 562 1011; website: www.re.is), which runs in connection with all incoming and outgoing flights and travels from Keflavik to the Hotel Loftleidir, in Reykjavik (journey time – 45 minutes). The cost is IKr1000 per person.
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