Iceland Roads

Keflavík airport run: when to leave for your flight

A leave-by window for KEF from Isavia's guidance and the drive time, plus live Route 41 conditions, wind and fuel near the airport.

Route 41 to the airport right now

Vegagerðin reports clear conditions on all 6 stretches to the airport.

Stretch by stretch · Vegagerðin data from

When should I leave?

Enter your flight and where you are starting from. Times are Iceland time.

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Best time to leave

Forecast weather along the route for each departure hour. This is a weather forecast, not a road-condition forecast.

Calmest windows: leave 03:00-08:00 or 13:00 today to 02:00 tomorrow.

Today

  1. Leave 03:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Vogar.
  2. Leave 04:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 9 m/s near Vogar.
  3. Leave 05:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Keflavík.
  4. Leave 06:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Keflavík.
  5. Leave 07:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Vogar.
  6. Leave 08:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 10 m/s near Vogar.
  7. Leave 09:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 10 m/s near Vogar.
  8. Leave 10:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 10 m/s near Vogar.
  9. Leave 11:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 10 m/s near Vogar.
  10. Leave 12:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 11 m/s near Vogar.
  11. Leave 13:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Vogar, wind up to 10 m/s near Vogar.
  12. Leave 14:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Hafnarfjörður.
  13. Leave 15:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Reykjavík.
  14. Leave 16:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Hafnarfjörður.
  15. Leave 17:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Keflavík.
  16. Leave 18:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Reykjavík.
  17. Leave 19:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Reykjavík.
  18. Leave 20:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Reykjavík.
  19. Leave 21:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Reykjavík.
  20. Leave 22:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Reykjavík.
  21. Leave 23:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 5 m/s near Keflavík.

Tomorrow

  1. Leave 00:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Vogar.
  2. Leave 01:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 7 m/s near Vogar.
  3. Leave 02:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Keflavík.

The big number is the strongest gust (m/s) forecast on the way. Outlined hours are the calmest window.

  • Calmer: wind under 10 m/s all the way, no snow or freezing precipitation
  • Unsettled: wind 10-15 m/s, or snow or precipitation at 0 °C or below
  • Windy: wind 15-20 m/s, or gusts of 25 m/s or more
  • Very windy: wind 20 m/s or more, or 15+ with gusts of 30+
  • Not rated: part of the route has no forecast for those hours

Forecast weather along the route from Open-Meteo, not road conditions. Check live road status before you leave. Live closures and road reports only describe right now. Timings assume 46m to 56m of driving without long stops; times are Iceland time (UTC). Worked out from a forecast fetched within the hour before that.

What the airport says

“For a relaxed experience, please arrive at the airport 2.5 to 3 hours before your flight.”

The leave-by window above uses exactly that: the earliest time gets you there 3 hours before your flight on a slow drive, the latest gets you there 2.5 hours before on a quick one. Your airline's own check-in or bag-drop deadline comes first if it is earlier.

Reykjanesbraut (Route 41), stretch by stretch

Live conditions from Vegagerðin, Hafnarfjörður to the terminal, for the airport-bound carriageway. The other side is shown only where it reads differently.

  1. Lækjargata to Rauðimelur (Hafnarfjörður)Clear conditions
  2. Rauðimelur to VatnsleysaClear conditions
  3. Vatnsleysa to Vogavegur (Vogar)Clear conditions
  4. Vogavegur to GrindavíkurvegurClear conditions
  5. Grindavíkurvegur to HafnavegurClear conditions
  6. Hafnavegur to the terminalClear conditions

See also live Reykjanesbraut traffic and road alerts.

Wind on the way

Latest readings from weather stations along Route 41 (Vegagerðin road stations and Veðurstofa Íslands at the airport). Readings older than 60 minutes are not shown.

  • Hafnarfjörður end of Route 41

    Station: NA kirkjugarðs í Hafnarfirði

    This station is not reporting wind

  • Straumsvík

    Station: Straumsvík

    Wind 3 m/s, gusts 4 m/s

    Observed

  • Vatnsleysa to Vogar stretch

    Station: Reykjanesbraut

    Wind 4 m/s, gusts 5 m/s

    Observed

  • Keflavík Airport

    Station: Keflavíkurflugvöllur

    Wind 5 m/s, gusts 7 m/s

    Observed

Fuel near the airport

Most rental contracts ask for the car back with a full tank, so check yours. Live prices in ISK per litre from Gasvaktin; distance is straight-line from the airport, within 6 km.

ArnarvellirOrkan
Distance
1.7 km
Bensín95
280.3 kr
Diesel
317.2 kr
VallarheiðiN1
Distance
2.3 km
Bensín95
284.4 kr
Diesel
319.9 kr
Reykjanesbær AðalgataÓB
Distance
2.5 km
Bensín95
281.4 kr
Diesel
320.8 kr
FlugvellirN1
Distance
2.6 km
Bensín95
284.4 kr
Diesel
312.1 kr
NjarðvíkAtlantsolía
Distance
3.9 km
Bensín95
270.4 kr
Diesel
306.8 kr
NjarðvíkÓB
Distance
4.0 km
Bensín95
274.4 kr
Diesel
313.8 kr

Prices last changed . Compare every station on the fuel prices page.

About this data

Road conditions: Vegagerðin. Wind: Vegagerðin road-weather stations and Veðurstofa Íslands. Forecast: Open-Meteo. Fuel: Gasvaktin. Drive times are the site's own route from your starting point to Keflavík, which follows Route 41 to the terminal, from free-flow speed up to a planning buffer. Nothing here predicts flight delays; check your flight with your airline.

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