Reviews for the Best Car Rentals in Iceland

What a lovely vehicle ,was clean and what an easy hire

Using Northbound for our trip was the perfect choice, staff were extremely friendly and very helpful, their communication before and duthe supplier our stay was great and the Land Cruiser behaved very well.

We are very happy with the se4vice provided. Harpa fron customer service was very kind and quick whn We needed help.

The car was amazing and the service even better! It was simple to book the car and easy to get transport to and from the airport. We sincerely appreciate the flexibility in booking days as well. We will be booking with the supplier for our December 2 week trip again this year.

Our car was perfect for Iceland and we really didn’t want to give it back! We absolutely loved our trip and the suppliers made everything so easy which really took the stress out of the trip. The service was excellent from them collecting us from the airport, arranging all the paperwork, collecting our car and then returning it and dropping us back at the airport. The staff were impeccable and I 100% recommend the supplier to anyone looking to hire a car in Iceland. We will definitely be using them again when we return!!

The hire went really smoothly. We were picked up from the airport within 5 minutes and the car collection was quick and easy. We got helpful emails on the weather while we were in Iceland and the overall customer service was excellent. Drop off was equally quick and easy and we were dropped back at the airport in no time. Having had some less pleasant car hire experiences, this was really good. Would recommend.

Allt gekk vel, mæli með 👍

Amazing experience. Thank you for everything. Best place to get a car rental in Iceland

Perfect car!! Super comfortable and safe to use.

Great service from start to finish Northbound and Lava were excellent. Staff very friendly smooth drop off and pick up service. No faults with car and as described. Liked the informative emails throughout our trip. Thanks for the great experience.

This was a fantastic deal on a great car. We got upgraded for free to a bigger and automatic car since this model was unavailable. The rental company was excellent and even stayed in touch to check in how we were doing and share weather warnings. Will use Northbound again!

Rien à dire, tout était parfait ! Nous avions réservés un Dacia Duster qui a été le bon compromis. Prise en charge rapide à l’aéroport par navette, ainsi que retour du véhicule

I had a Peugeot which was wonderful. Fully equipped and lovely to drive.

Hi Ivar, thank you for your enquiry. We got a mitsubishi outlander, which was also totally sufficient. The service from the supplier was great and everything was matching very easy. And of course your wonderful and amazing country with friendliy people made everything fantastic. thank you very much. Hermann

Good. No problem with thé car . We send an e-mail before to lava and gave thé number fly and thé horaire but there was nobody to thé chek point ! We must call lava ans waiting for thé shuttle

Excellent service, on time and no problems with car. It was a but if a tin can but comfy, warm and reliable. Can't fault it

Probably the best vehicle rental I have used!

10/10 Service

Very nice workers and very accommodating. We initially rented the Jimmy but it was way too small and the cage in the back was very inefficient. We asked to change a different vehicle and they did it instantly. They were very understanding.

Hi Ivar, The staff at the rental place was exceptional. They were prompt to pick us up and drive us to get the car and to the airport on departure. They were informative and helped with any questions we had. However, there were a few things about the car that weren’t so good. If you went over a certain speed, you could often hear the wind from the windows which made it sound like a window was open slightly but it wasn’t. At times, the car would shake if you went over a certain speed. The car was dirty and had an empty popcorn bag in the back seat and popcorn on the floor. The door behind the driver did not stay open on its own and I’d have to lean against it to keep it open when getting stuff out of it. The gas lever was hard to pop open at times. The gps didn’t recognize some locations and seemed like it needed updating. Sometimes the gps would just stop and make traffic announcements in Icelandic and we’d have to restart the gps. The windshield wipers weren’t great. I also think the one headlight wasn’t working which made it difficult to drive in the dark and I had to use high beams to see anything because the light was so dull. The middle console seemed broken. Just some feedback for you for future renters.

Car was brand new, a pleasure to drive, and allowed us to do 800km in snowy conditions all around Iceland with ease! the supplier is amazing, they set us up with a wifi so we could gps from our phone to get around and all of the people we worked with at Lotus were amazing- A+++

The Land Cruiser was ideal for our trip needed all the space for 5 adults and luggage, and of course big coats! An amazing country, the service at Lava rentals was disappointing, shuttle bus was not at airport to pick us up even though they had requested flight details beforehand, when eventually got picked up the car was not there and we had to wait about for over an hour, missing our restaurant reservation, all offered was GPS and wifi, we used neither as had maps via car Apple play, on returning the car I forgot to fill tank back up as was wary of our time, was then charged 14.000kr for half tank, a full tank was only 20.000kr, the staff member needs to work on his customer service skills, no conversation at all, kind of rude which was complete opposite to our experience of the 5 days/nights travelling Iceland(not the person on arrival he was very nice and chatty), very disappointed to have been charged for the half tank after initial experience and we also took the full insurance package so I would say Lava rentals did well out of us, we will be back to Iceland as loved the country and the people, but unlikely to rent from Lava next time

Excellent service provided by Lava. Got the exact car that was booked in very good condition. Smooth transfer from airport to car rental, and vice versa. Minimum time spent to do paperwork, no waiting at counter. Thank you Northbound!

Everything went smoothly, from rental process to dropping off the vehicle at the end of our trip. No complaints about either LAVA or Northbound.

Checkout and checkin were both very quick and easy. The vehicle served us very well. It would be nice to provide some information with the vehicle about how and when to pay for parking in Reykjavik and at the national parks.

Everything is good !

Hi, the supplier ha da very good Service and very friendly. The Car that we are Rent was perfekt for our excursions. Every time again

Reasonable car hire price. Accommodating staff and very clean car. Very satisfied customer.

The member of staff at the supplier in Keflavik was excellent. He explained the various additional insurance options but without being pushy. The information provided in the days leading up to pick up was the best experience I've had from any car hire company. Lots of useful information about driving in Iceland, particularly road.is and vedur.is as well as things to be wary of. Depsite encountethe supplier tricky road conditions on one trip, the car and particularly the studded winter tyres coped admirably.

Thanks for your comprehensive understanding of my situation. The camper was incredible and I really enjoyed the experience ! I’ll repeat this again if the opportunity appears again!

Very nice experience, very quick and easy

Everything was simple, efficient and went according to plan: we were met at the airport, quickly shuttled to the supplier, checkout was quick, no unnecessary pressure to buy additional insurance, just given the info on what is covered and what is not. Car was fine. Return process was equally simple and quick.

Everything was really good. The car was in perfect condition, and the attention at the office was very good. They also take us to the airport when we drop-off the car. Really good experience. I would rent again with you for sure if I go back to Iceland.

We liked the booking system with Northbound, but picking up the car with Lava rentals was just okay. The man was not very helpful and when we checked the car over after he gave us the keys, we noticed the front passenger door was damaged and a little difficult to close properly. When I went back into the office, he didn't want to come and look at the problem and just told me to take a photo of it, which I did but that was difficult in the dark. When we returned the car, they asked to see the photo and we had to insist the door was already damaged when we picked it up. Everything was ok in the end, and the man that dropped us off at the airport was very kind. The car itself was the absolute minimum of what we needed, its wheelbase was quite low to the ground so we did have problems and got stuck in the snow once. I do have to stress that the weather conditions were exceptionally bad and many of the locals said that the type of snow was unusual. So not really the car's fault, but if we ever go back to Iceland in the winter, we will definitely spend extra and hire a better 4WD.

Northbound was amazing in getting our rental all figured out. The Hyundai 120 was outstanding for all the adventures. However, the supplier was rude. When we arrived we were having trouble finding the person with the sign and when we called they were not helpful. Once we found them they were very rude about how they have been there 2 times and we clearly just didn’t look hard enough. It was not a pleasant way to start our trip.

Our experience with Northbound and the supplier was completely trouble free. The transfer to and from the airport was easy and worth it to save so much money. They weren’t waiting for us at the airport as they said, but they arrived within a few minutes after calling. The car seemed brand new and well maintained. I would definitely recommend these guys!

Really happy with the service and the car we received

I got a mitsubishi eclipse, not a Subaru XV as I pre-booked - indeed I knew that the road conditions could be very poor in Island in this period of the year - which would be a Real AWD. There was a double charge on my credit card by the rental for the rental fee which was refounded upon my request to the supplier.

Really nice rental company, enjoyed every bit of our time using their rental car, and we got to travel the whole southern coast of Iceland, which I think is very impressive 😃🇮🇸. overall no problems with their car and had a comfortable cozy (and most importantly warm, cos its dead cold outside) ride with their car😃. would recommend, for their ease of business, booking, getting the car, returning it and all the packages that they offer to make sure we are safe duthe supplier our rental period. their cars are nice too 👍🏼😃 totally recommended🇮🇸

We had an issue on the road in the way to the airport, so we called the office in the way to drop off the vehicle to tell them that we have to hurry because we'll lost the flight. We don't notice that they were helping us in our urgent situation. So we had to wait for the transport almost 5-6 minutes when flight closed doors in 9 minutes. Nobody in the office picked us exceptionally to get us to the airport. I was expecting that. On the other side, we were able to flight back because the other security workers in the airport helped us to arrive finally to the departure gate.

Timing of the withdrawal from the Airport and location of the rental office were perfect. The car was clean and the provided service was as expected. Thanks for all the suggestions

The whole experince over all could not be better in my opinion. From the beginning the plan was late and the staff came inside the terminal to find us quick and then we drove off to the office to pick up the car which was brand new and in perfect condition. We had the car for five days and the trip around Iceland was awesome. When we were suppose to drop the car off i manage to drive to the wrong rental dealer and had to reverse and go back, at that moment a car drove up behind me and I bumbed in to his side causing some minor scratches on our car which felt like shit especially now when were about to return it without any damage or scratches. I knew we had the highest, at that time possible insurance but I thought that now comes the big blow and this will probably be very expensive. We signed the collision papers at the other dealer and drove to the Lava office and talked to a very nice guy which I dont remember the name of and he said he had to check with his manager considethe supplier the insurance cover pretty much everything except damage the driver causes, I felt like totaly shit considethe supplier the small damage but I know it's my fault even though they saw me reversing at the other rental but still tried to drive before me, probably stress or something but hard to blame anyone else when I obviously didn't checked the mirrors or turned my head enough. Anyhow, the guy at Lava got of the phone with his manager and said he had good news, we were free of charge because we had the best insurance and probably because the damages were small. This customer support really impressed me because you often read nightmare stories about situations like this when people have to pay a lot of money even though you thin you're fully covered by the insurance, you really feel that "they" always manage to find som stuff to rip you of, something you missed reading in the contract or so on. I'm sorry about the damage, you cant look to many times in the mirrors, especially not in a crowded and stressed out parking lot. But you let us keep a very good memory of Iceland and the people living there and not end our trip in anger or disapointment. We are coming back to Iceland in the summer time, probably around july this year and we will definetly rent the car with Lava again. Thank you for everything!

Great car! Did wonderful driving in snowy and icy conditions.

The experience with Northbound has been good. Fast replies and easy processes. the supplier have also been really helpful and fast with their replies. We really appreciated their warnings about the weather and that they let us pick up the car in an office which was closer to where we were. The Toyota Yaris has been a great companion. Even in the middle of a snowstorm it didn't leave us behind.

Good prices, good service, good car.

The Pick Up was OK, right in time. What I didn't like was the Not fully Gas tank, Just filled with 80%. Will not know what happens If I had given it back with a not fully tank. Also i was missing more information what to do in a Case of a accident, broken Car, etc. At other Rental Cars i got a Hotline number, where i could ask to i.e. unplug the Power cable. Allover was the Car ok

Thank you everything was seamless, easy and the vehicle was an excellent choice