Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Reykjanesbær is a town of 19,724 people in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
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Population19,724
GeoNames
RegionSouthern Peninsula
Elevation13 m
43 ft
Time zoneAtlantic/Reykjavik
Nearest airportKeflavík International Airport (KEF)
4 km
Why visit Reykjanesbær
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 27 places to eat, 25 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Vatnsnes, Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll and Duus Museum.
Weather in Reykjanesbær
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Things to do3
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Museums and landmarks7
Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll
Museum · 1.1 km
2 Hjallavegur, Reykjanesbær
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa,Su 10:00-17:00
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll
Museum · 1.1 km
Music museum in Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
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Restaurants and cafes27
Pólskur matur
Restaurant · Polish
Mo-We 11:30-15:00; Th-Fr 09:00-15:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
15 more on the map.
Where to stay25
Churches and places of worship6
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Shopping8
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries8
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Healthcare6
Map of Reykjanesbær
105 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- Keflavík 1 km north, about 1 min by car
- Grindavík 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Hafnarfjörður 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Garðabær 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Seltjarnarnes 32 km northeast, about 32 min by car
- Kópavogur 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Reykjavík 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Akranes 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Þorlákshöfn 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Borgarnes 68 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Viking world museum, Leon Petrosyan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vatnsnes lighthouse, Bjorn.thorvaldsson.is, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirkja heilags Jóhannesar Páls II ferming, Steinninn, CC BY 4.0
- Island 2017 (36442437140), Dmitriy Zhukov, CC BY 2.0
- Leikhópurinn Lotta 2024, Steinninn, CC BY 4.0
- Bókasafn Reykjanesbæjar innandyra, Steinninn, CC BY 4.0
- Nanna-Bryndis-Hilmarsdottir-02, Olikristinn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PIA25835-smrekar-adj, NASA/JPL-Caltech, Public domain
- Keflavík church (1), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Keflavík church (2), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Toyism Mural Hotel Keflavik cropped, Dejo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toyism Mural Hotel Keflavik, Dejo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toyism mural detail Restaurant Hotel Keflavik, Dejo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Toyism mural finish Restaurant Hotel Keflavik, Dejo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iceland (19425231143), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Sundhöll Keflavíkur, Architect: Guðjón Samúelsson (16 April 1887 – 25 April 1950) Photographer: Eysteinn Guðni Guðnason, CC BY 4.0
- Iceland (19858230130), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavík church (3), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Church Of Keflavik, Pierre Selim Huard, CC BY 3.0
- Church Of Keflavik, Pierre Selim Huard, CC BY 3.0
- Iceland (20019906176), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavik Surf (52367915147), David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavík (1), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Keflavík (2), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Iceland (19858089688), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (19423531524), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (20038363452), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (19859481569), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (19423604474), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (19423614624), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (20046244255), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavík harbor (1), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Keflavík (3), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Keflavík statues, Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
- Melanitta deglandi -Iceland -swimming-8, Ómar Runólfsson, CC BY 2.0
- Melanitta deglandi, Ómar Runólfsson, CC BY 2.0
- Iceland (19858041990), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavik, Pierre Selim Huard, CC BY 3.0
- Iceland (19425067733), Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Keflavík harbor (2), Chmee2 / Valtameri, CC BY 3.0
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