Reykjavík to Blue Lagoon / Hotel Silica / Retreat

by Local Pick Up · Lagoons & spas · Airport transfers · Reykjavík

from €215.63 per vehicle

Next departure: Thu 22 Oct

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Reykjavík to Blue Lagoon / Hotel Silica / Retreat — Local Pick Up

  • Duration

    1 hour

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Season

    All year

  • Starts in

    Reykjanesbær

  • Pickup

    Hotel pickup included

  • Guide

    Guided in Icelandic, English, Portuguese, Esperanto

  • Start time

    Flexible start, any time that day

  • Cancellation

    Free until 23 hours before

About this experience

There is a particular pleasure in knowing that the journey to one of the world's most extraordinary destinations is every bit as refined as the destination itself. Your private driver will collect you from your Reykjavík hotel or chosen address and transport you in unhurried elegance directly to the Blue Lagoon, Hotel Silica, or the secluded sanctuary of The Retreat — whichever awaits you on the shores of the Reykjanes Peninsula. From the moment your door closes, the experience has already begun.

The drive southwest from the capital is a quietly mesmerising passage through Iceland's volcanic heartland — ancient lava fields cloaked in soft moss, vast open skies, and the gradual emergence of geothermal mist on the horizon that signals your arrival long before the lagoon itself comes into view. It is the kind of landscape that stills the mind and sharpens the senses, a natural prelude to the restorative luxury that lies ahead.

Whether you are arriving for a day of pure indulgence at the lagoon, settling into the understated elegance of Hotel Silica, or retreating entirely from the world within the extraordinary seclusion of The Retreat, your private transfer sets the tone with precision and grace. Discreet, punctual, and impeccably presented — because a destination of this calibre deserves an arrival to match.

Description from the operator, Local Pick Up. Prices and availability in the booking panel are live.

Where you go

  1. Seeing on the way to Keflavik

Cancellation for this tour

Free cancellation until 23 hours before departure. If the operator cancels for weather or safety, you get a full refund or a new date.

Why this one and not the cheaper one?

The nearest cheaper Reykjavik to Sky Lagoon from Local Pick Up is €61 — €154 less. Here is every difference we can actually measure.

Local Pick Up · €216Local Pick Up · €61
How long it runs1 hour30 minutes

The €154 buys you 0.5 more hours out. Whether that is worth it is your call — but that is what the difference is.

Who this is not for

  • Not for late risers on your first morning — the earliest departure is 00:30, and Reykjavík pickups start before that.
  • Priced per vehicle, so it is poor value for one or two people and good value for four or more sharing.

Read off the operator's own conditions. If none of it applies to you, this is a good one.

Why we list it

Local Pick Up is one of 204 operators we work with — chosen for reliability, honest descriptions and how they treat guests when weather changes plans. We don't list everything; we list what we'd book ourselves. The six checks every operator passes →

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Lagoons & spas — questions people ask

Is the Blue Lagoon worth it or is it too touristy?

It is busy and it is worth it, once. The water is milky blue from silica, the setting in the Reykjanes lava is unlike anywhere else, and it sits twenty minutes from Keflavík Airport, so it fits an arrival or departure day. Book a time slot in advance; it sells out. If crowds bother you, go early morning or after 20:00. The Secret Lagoon or Fontana on the Golden Circle are calmer and cheaper alternatives.

Can I do the Blue Lagoon on the way to or from the airport?

Yes, and it is the best way to use it. Transfers like IceTransfer's Keflavík to Blue Lagoon to Reykjavík (/experience/1036423/) or the reverse (/experience/1036419/) stop at the lagoon for a few hours with your luggage stored. Allow at least three hours at the lagoon and check that your slot lines up with your flight. Note that the Reykjanes eruptions have closed the lagoon at short notice; check its status before travelling.

What is the difference between the Secret Lagoon and the Blue Lagoon?

The Secret Lagoon at Flúðir is a simple, warm geothermal pool with a bubbling hot spring beside it and basic changing rooms. It is on the Golden Circle, so it slots into a sightseeing day (/experience/17050/, /experience/624446/). The Blue Lagoon is a spa: silica masks, swim-up bar, saunas and a price to match. If you want a soak after a day of waterfalls, Secret Lagoon. If you want the spa day, Blue Lagoon.

Do I have to shower naked before a pool in Iceland?

Yes, at every public pool and most lagoons. Swimwear off, wash thoroughly with soap, swimwear on, then into the water. It is a hygiene rule because Icelandic pools use very little chlorine, and it is taken seriously. Changing rooms are single-sex with open showers; some larger lagoons have a few private cubicles. Nobody looks. It feels odd for thirty seconds and then it does not.

Hotels

Where to stay for this tour

From the cheapest to the top end of what is near Keflavík Airport, from our hotel partners. Rooms are booked on our hotels site.

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Pairs well with

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