Reykjavik · Iceland

Staying online in Reykjavik

Reykjavik is small. The countryside you came for is not, and the weather plan changes while you are looking at it.

Before you land

Keflavík is a 45-minute bus or a rental car desk. Install so the bus time and the car desk are both on the phone. Winter arrivals are dark; this is not the hour to troubleshoot.

Getting around

The city is walkable and has buses. The Golden Circle and the south coast are a car or a tour, and either way you will check road conditions. Download an offline map and still keep the plan for the update.

Where the data actually goes

Hallgrímskirkja, the harbor, and a pool are the city. The interesting navigation is outside it: a trailhead, a waterfall pullout, a changed road.

Which plan to buy

Buy more data than a city of this size suggests. Maps, weather, and photo backups on a multi-day loop will pass a small plan without trying.

Practical notes

Weather closes things. Cards work almost everywhere. Plugs are type C and F. Tell someone the day's drive, which means you need enough data to send the pin.