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Hallgrímskirkja to The Blue Lagoon
The driving distance from Hallgrímskirkja to The Blue Lagoon is 52.7 km and the drive takes approximately 57 minutes.
What this drive costs
One way, in fuel at 259.5 ISK a litre plus Iceland's 8.81 ISK per kilometre road tax:
- Small car (2WD) — about 1,353 ISK ($11), of which 889 ISK is fuel (3.4 litres) and 464 ISK is road tax.
- SUV / 4x4 — about 1,763 ISK ($15), of which 1,299 ISK is fuel (5 litres) and 464 ISK is road tax.
Fuel at 259.5 ISK a litre — today's pump prices. Work out the cost of the whole trip.
When to set off
Traffic past The Blue Lagoon is lightest before 09:00, so leaving by about 08:03 gets you there ahead of it — this drive takes 57 minutes without stops.
Stand at one end of this drive

Step inside Hallgrímskirkja — a stop on Reykjavík: City by the Sea.