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Reykjavik to The Blue Lagoon
The driving distance from Reykjavik to The Blue Lagoon is 53.5 km and the drive takes approximately 59 minutes.
What this drive costs
One way, in fuel at 227.2 ISK a litre plus Iceland's 8.81 ISK per kilometre road tax:
- Small car (2WD) — about 1,261 ISK ($10), of which 790 ISK is fuel (3.5 litres) and 471 ISK is road tax.
- SUV / 4x4 — about 1,626 ISK ($13), of which 1,155 ISK is fuel (5.1 litres) and 471 ISK is road tax.
Fuel at 227.2 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 08:01 gets you there ahead of it — this drive takes 59 minutes without stops.
Stand at one end of this drive
Step inside Reykjavik — a stop on the Golden Circle.