Reviews for the Best Car Rentals in Iceland

We had a great experience with the supplier. Everything went smoothly and they even refunded the camping gear for the days we decided to come back early. Great car, and reasonable prices. I would use GO rental again when I return to Iceland. Throughout the booking process, Northbound answered all my queries quickly and efficiently. Adding on my requested extra days, changing pick-up times ect. Northbound gave me the assurance that I needed and I otherwise probably wouldn't have purchased a rental if not for them. I loved the fact that I had the option to cancel my reservation free of charge if I had needed to. Highly recommend!

Loved the truck we rented...had an amazing experience! Customer service was top notch!

I had a great experience with the supplier. Not only did they deliver our car straight to our accommodation, but we got a free upgrade. The car was clean and ran well. Only the drop off point at Keflavik airport is a bit difficult to find - they take you to the airport via a shuttle and the drop off is at the beginning of what looks like an industrial estate. There was a small sign (which is very easy to miss) to point you in the right direction. The collection of the car was quick and I was in the airport in no time. Overall, a great experience.

We had to meet with the car (icerental4x4) at bsi station at 9h o'clock and the icerental4x4 men appeared at 10h. The same when we had to return the car, we had to meet at 9h at the Reikiavik office and icerental4x4 men didn't appeared until 10h after my phone call to keflavik office at 9.10h After all, the car worked out and all was good but you have to review that point of punctuality. More for people who have to pick buses at bsi in order to return to Keflavik airport!!!

This was a great company. We forgot something in the car and they mailed it back to us in New York City. Highly recommend this company.

Renting a car at the supplier was very satisfying! They were very attentive and we were taken to their office to pick the car and also led us to the airport after leaving it. All perfect!

The car works very well. It's not brand new so we don't have to worry about the scratch from small rocks. The space is big. We can leave some stuff in the car so we don't have to take them with us each time we check in/out to a hostel.

Our experience was great! The car was brand new, well equipped and really good even in F roads! The guy of the supplier has been really kind he explained us everything we needed to know about the car and so. Also I have to say that I was very happy with chat service of northbound; they reply promptly and they were always very clear. Only two things to remark related to pick-up and return car procedure: - pick-up at the airport (near the airport actually) took a little longer than expected (we had to wait in the arrival hall almost an hour) but ok I understand that it was because of the high season; - about the return, we had to bthe supplier the car to Icerental office despite in our booking were indicated that they would picked up the car from any location in the Reykjavík area. However we agreed that somebody would take us to our hotel once returned the car; unfortunately there was nobody at the office even if we went there before closing time, we tired to call them but nobody answered. So we put the car keys in mail box...and had a walk with our (heavy) luggage..

Excellent, really beautiful country with nice people, amazing landscapes! Driving around and sleeping in the car is a good way if we don't have weeks or months to hike or bike. the supplier was a super service, really kind people. For example, I forgot my glasses in the car and the guy brought it back to me in the evening with his own car!

We were very happy with our trip around Iceland! The staff from northbound was fast and helpful. Our car from the supplier was perfect for our trip and we enjoyed travelling through Iceland with "our" small camper,  the Dacia Dokker.

Iceland was extraordinary, we had an awesome time! RAS Car Rental has been very efficient and helpfull! I recommend it sincerely

Dodge Durango has been a perfect car for our journey in Iceland; no problem at all even if it is not a new car. The people of the renting office were not too kind.

My experience was very good: it was easy to communicate with NorthBound and the car was exactly the one I chose on internet. Transparent fees and no bad surprises. But I think the best about Northbound is the communication: the chat is always functioning and they're ready to help you to solve any doubt.

We travelled anticlockwise round the island, the opposite to most people, based on the convoys of tourist vehicles coming clockwise. Although it meant that reading the Lonely Planet guide was more difficult (it narrates the clockwise journey), I think it was better travelling for us not being in "convoys"! The car was great, although it only just fitted us two and our two cases; the advertising suggested it would fit more than two suitcases, but I don't think that's correct! We also found the front spoiler was too close to the ground for some roads (we were astonished by the depth and number of potholes even on major highways....). In retrospect a few more centimetres clearance would be a good thing. We were very happy with the suppliers. They were there for pickup when they said they would be. The only panic moment for us was when we couldn't find the nominated airport return point in the darkness at 4am. By driving around randomly we eventually saw a useful sign in one corner and with thankful hearts, left the car for them. It would have been helpful for them to provide a simple map, because the nominated car park is very large and difficult to find things, particularly in the dark.

Definitely recommend the supplier in Iceland. The car was what we had expected, was well-maintained, comfortable, and excellent throughout our journey around the the supplier Road. The information and pictures on their website were clear and easy to use. I made many enquiries via email about the car rental, and each time, the reply from Northbound co-founder Runar Thor was fast, friendly and useful which helped us plan our trip better. Arben (hope I spelt his name right), the staff who attended to us at the collection area at the supplier's office next to Keflavik Airport, was cheerful, helpful and patient with our many questions. He even offered suggestions on the best way to get to Reykjavik, and how to handle the roads in Iceland. Northbound and the supplier are two of the many reasons why we want to go back to Iceland. YH (Singapore) - 10 Sept 2016 Rented a VW Golf from the supplier in Aug 2016

Very good, all was fine, ( except the CD-player). It was a very good, reliable car and a good service from the Northbound.

I wanted to get the best out of my trip around Iceland and I think I got it. I visited the Gold and Diamond the supplier and some other places in the North west. Talking about the car, I enjoyed driving this car. I took special care of it when driving in gravel roads and its perfomance was excellent. I woukd like to complain about the poor information we received from the company. They did not advised us about the car locked automatically and consequently it produced a serious incident that disturbed our trip.

Excellent. Good car. Good price. Good service.

Everything was OK.

We had a fantastic time with our 4x4 rental. We really appreciated being able to get onto some less travelled roads because we had a 4x4. Iceland is stunningly beautiful and there are plenty of things you will want to see around the the supplier road, but there are a lot of special places on the 4x4 roads as well. We also enjoyed the fact that we could camp in our car and so we didn't need to pre-book our accommodation and thus had more flexibility to stay longer when something took our fancy, or to move on more quickly when we wanted to. We appreciated that we just had a car, not a Ute with a home strapped on the back because we could drive more rapidly with confidence. We saw plenty of the other style of 4x4 camper traveling at quite slow speeds. The trade off is less space inside the car, but we were very happy with our choice. We found Northbound very pleasant to deal with and they responded very quickly when we had a minor problem with the car and had everything fixed in next to no time, even though we were on the other side of the country at the time.

Our experience with the supplier was great. We were met at the airport, escorted to our car and were on our way quickly with all the information we needed. We paid a very good rate for our rental. I would recommend this company to others.

Northbound provided excellent service. The car was unexpectedly roomy, but the Suzuki VItara keeps on beeping no matter what, for too many reasons. I suppose the electronics are a little exagerated. The trip with it was good and it behaved quite confortably both on the paved and gravel road.

Everything was ok with the car and we found the rental service really top level. Iceland was abosolutely gorgeous. Unfortunatelly I cannot describe extensively since just returned a bad earthquake struck Italy and I'm involved in the emergengy in durig these weeks

My wife and I rented a camper van for ten days in August, 2016. The van was small but new, was equipped with everything we needed (a small gas stove, a pot, a pan, cutlery, blankets, bedlinen, dish soap, etc), and everything worked fine. the supplier is a small company and renting from them felt like borrowing a car from a friend. One of the two owners picked us up from the airport and drove us to the office in Reykjavik, where the van was. Returning the van also was completely unproblematic. The owner did not check the car at all. He simply trusted us that we had returned the car in good order (which, to the very best of our knowledge, we had). While he was driving us back to the airport, we had a very nice chat. Overall, it was the most pleasant experience with a car rental we have ever had and we can recommend the supplier wholeheartedly. We would definitely rent a car from them again (we intend to travel to Iceland again because the landscape (glaciers, volcanos, waterfalls) and the animals (puffins, seals, whales, polar foxes) are amazing).

My wife and I rented the Ford Transit mini camper van for a period of 17 days as a means of explothe supplier Iceland and using it as accommodation. The Van exceeded expectation. It was very comfortable to sleep for the two of us even though I am 1.8m. There was plenty of space for our bags, wine and food items. It came with all the cooking and sleeping equipment so we needed no further purchases and a big bonus was the WiFi so we could connect our phones to google maps for navigation. The van was new so was very easy to drive and had no problems on the gravel roads. As a company to deal with the supplier were very helpful in every way and a pleasure to deal with. I Highly recommend this company. /Mick and Rebecca Toth (Aug 2016)

Perfect car for our trip (it was not a new car but was perfect for driving through icelandic roads!). the supplier is a small provider but they are very friendly and helpful

Got a very good car, the supplier is a very good company, everything was ok

The supplier was great. The car we booked wasn't available so we got a free upgrade. It's a lot better driving yourself than going with the tour guides. Thanks.

Hello. Actually, it wasn't the Toyota Rav4. We decided to contact the supplier before the trip to be sure that we're getting the car we ordered. But as we predicted it wasn't available for dates of our trip, so they proposed the Suzuki Grand Vitara (older and automatic). Actually, we weren't glad to hear it, because we wanted the newest car we could afford. But OK, we've agreed on Suzuki Grand Vitara 2013-2014 Automatic. When we've arrived at Keflavik it occurred that the car is not automatic, but manual. No big difference, but usually the automatic is more expensive than manual. They've explained that Suzuki Grand Vitara Automatic is repaithe supplier. Ok, let it be. But this looked as they're deceiving us. Actually, the car was in bad condition for its age (3-4 years). Maybe, all the cars in Iceland rust so fast, but sometimes it was scary to drive it. The trip was wonderful, nevertheless! :)

Siamo stati accolti all uscita arrivi dell aereoporto da un inpiegato della Artic che ci ha spiegato tutte le procedure e compilato i moduli direttamente nell auto in consegna nel parcheggio,spiegandoci la riconsegna Tutto molto semplice compagnia da consigliare

Lava Auto is a smaller family operated business, and that was apparent from their fantastic service! They took great care of me and were very accommodating when I had a scheduling conflict with my arrival. The car I received was new, clean, and in great operating condition. The staff were very friendly upon my return, and were happy to take me to the airport. I'll definitely return to Iceland in the future, and I'll be sure to book my rental car with Lava if possible. Great experience all-round!

Hi, Thanks for your e-mail. We were not planning on giving any feedback, but since you ask, we will. We were promised the car delivered to us at the airport upon arrival. However, there was no car and nobody from the rental company. After two phone calls ("we'll be there in five min") we waited for more than 45 min. We were promised pick up and delivery "at the airport". However, it turned out this included a 10-15 min drive from the airport. Thus, we were more than 1 hour delayed at the start of our vacation because of the car rental company. Delays may happen of course, when traveling, but this was a first. We had to reschedule our evening and cancel some of our plans. Our overall impression of the company is that the people did their best, but it was disorganized and unprofessional. The size of the car was fine, but it was stiff and it had poor brakes.

Iceland was fantastic. Communication with northbound was easy and perfect. The car rental was "ok". Two bummers: The child seats we had asked for did hardly fit in the car so that it was a bit of a mess to get the boys fixed everytime. This bothered as you get in an out of the car several times a day on the road, in the rain etc. And when we took over the car in Keflavik we were told that the tires were not ok and we had to go into Reykjavik to a repair to get new ones on which all in all took us about an hour. For the price, we thought this was done before we got the car.

I consider my experience with the supplier totally positive. The staff was very competent and courteous. The car that I rented (Suzuki Grand Vitara) has had no problem and it turned out great for explothe supplier the fabulous and extensive Icelandic soil. I hope to return soon in the beautiful Iceland and rent again a car with this company.

All worked well, thank you. Will use the supplier again. Nice to be picked up at KEF by OCR, escape busy airport, deal with car rental in town of Keflavik. Great welcome to Iceland.

It was a great car for traveling around Iceland. We mainly stayed on the main road, but took advantage of the vehicle to get off the beaten path side roads. We had 5 adults and luggage.

It was Ok, but the car was very old and noisy, the guy didn't explais us anything about the car and we didn'd know how to change the 4x4 traction, or if it was possible. The glass inside was very dirty on the drivers side. But we end our trip without any complication so it was Ok.

Iceland was great. The weather was good and the nature stunning. We should have hire a bigger car, but we were able to go where we wanted too. The pick-up and the delivery at the airport were easy to manage. Keflavik is not that large.

Company next to the airport keflavic. Delivery of the car in good condition and full tank according to the agreed time and place. The rental price a bit more compared to other companies in the pit area. The only thing is that the day we had to return the car to leave the keys in a mailbox as it was Sunday and had office closed (would be good if there was a responsibility to check that the car was in the same state as delivered ). Still recommend the company.

My experience renting a car with Icerental4x4 through Northbound was absolutely perfect!! Northbound is a ver useful page where you can compare all the rental cars and prices! I finally decided the supplier for their price but my surprise was that not only the price was the best, also the service and car!!! They gave me a brand new Suzuki Vitara (only 2 months old, with 23,000km) whihc was just perfect: big, nice, comfortable, with incorporated GPS, bluetooth, 2 USB to charge the cellphones... The owners were also very friendly and helfulp! Upond arrival (our flight arrived very late at night) they were waiting for us to pick up the car, explained us everything abour roads and insurances, gave us some Icelandic tips and... gave us a free extra driver!!! :) Im really very happy with our choice of using Northbound and the supplier!! I truly recommend everyone to follow my choice! ;)

We were happy with the service provided. We were originally surprised we didn’t get a VW as per my order, but it turned out well in the end as the car we got was very economical and had GPS, which was very helpful.

Travel in Iceland as always was perfect. The staff with which we met in the Lagoon Car Renthal were impeccably professional and courteous. The girl who gave us the car was extremely accommodating. We were only surprised by the fact that the car we booked a Toyota Land Kryuyser 2016 in result looked much older and had a damage arount all the car. As a result, imagining how much time and effort will take clarify this situation, we have decided to leave this issue not been solved, and picked up the car in the condition that we were ofered.

We had a fantástico experiencia in Iceland Thank to the camper van we rent. It was the best offer I seen and everything was as we expected. Thank you very much!!

We started and ended in Keflavik and went the road Nr. 1 nearly completely around Iceland. It was good to know we have a lot of space in our car and we have enough reserve for all roads in iceland. Anytime my decision would be the same. With icerental4x4 everything worked good and fast. My heartfelt thanks to the friendly people in iceland, who made our holidays to an extraordinary experience!

We had a tour of of the Iceland and your service was super super good! Thanks a lot for all

I liked very much my experience in Iceland. the supplier gave me a Subaru Forrester instead a Dacia Duster. The Subaru is a very good, new end very confortable car but in isn't a disel car like I'd asked in my reservation. But it doesn't matter much.

Hi, we really enjoyed our trip. Everything with Go Carrental was really good, from the first meeting, when they picked up us at downtown. The guy was very kind and interested in giving us the necessary advices about driving and car care. Also when we give the car back (it was white, and comes brown :-)), they were very busy because it was Aug 6th, but all of them perfect all the time. Great experience, great country, great driving... We'll repeat for sure. Sincere thanks to all of you, guys...

The overall experience with the supplier is OK, however there are some details what I have to mention: - The car had minor damages (broken fog light, etc) what was not marked duthe supplier hand-over. I expect such a thing is pre-marked (thus I'm not going to be charged if I don't notice) - Vehicle was not properly cleaned inside - Our booking clearly says it's a 2016 model, however it was a fairly used older one, and we didn't get any discount for this reason. - Wiper blades were extremely used, it's even a safety issue.