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Seltun to The Blue Lagoon
The driving distance from Seltun to The Blue Lagoon is 35.8 km and the drive takes approximately 38 minutes.
What this drive costs
One way, in fuel at 226.2 ISK a litre plus Iceland's 8.81 ISK per kilometre road tax:
- Small car (2WD) — about 842 ISK ($7), of which 526 ISK is fuel (2.3 litres) and 315 ISK is road tax.
- SUV / 4x4 — about 1,085 ISK ($9), of which 769 ISK is fuel (3.4 litres) and 315 ISK is road tax.
Fuel at 226.2 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 08:22 gets you there ahead of it — this drive takes 38 minutes without stops.
Stand at one end of this drive

Step inside Seltun — a stop on Reykjanes: Fire, Steam and Ocean.