Reykjavik Golden Circle Tour Price
What a Golden Circle day costs from Reykjavík, why the same tour has three prices, and when a private car or your own rental is cheaper.
A Reykjavik Golden Circle tour costs from €78 per adult on a coach and from €95 in a small group. With a lagoon the price is €121–249, and private tours start at €560 for a group of up to seven. Hotel pick-up adds €12–14 on most coach tours.
- The cheapest day: the coach tour with optional Blue Lagoon, from €78 without hotel transfer.
- A 12:00 start saves €8 on the big coach tour but drops Kerið.
- Lagoon combos cost about the classic tour plus the lagoon ticket.
- Private tours are priced per group: €900 split by four is €225 each.
Reykjavik Golden Circle tour price by type
Four price levels cover almost every tour from Reykjavík. A coach day is the cheapest way to see the three main sights; a small group costs about €15–20 more and usually adds a stop; a lagoon takes the price past €120; private tours are sold per group. Each level shows the cheapest real tour that sells it.
The three main stops in 6.5–8.5 h with a guide; lunch not included.
Fewer people, extra stops such as Brúarfoss or Kerið, longer days.
Entry included; the day grows to 9.5–11 h.
Your own driver-guide and your own pace.
What moves the price of the same day
On the same tour the price changes with the options you pick, not the season. Hotel pick-up adds €12–14, a later start can save money, and on lagoon tours the entry tier adds €18–20. These are the differences we read on the tours' own option lists for one adult.
Private tours: the price per person
Private Golden Circle tours cost €560–1,700 per group, not per person, so the real price depends on how many of you share the car. For two people a private day costs several times a coach ticket; from four or five people it comes close to a small-group tour, with your own pace and stops.
Lagoon tours: what the lagoon adds
A lagoon tour costs roughly the classic day plus the lagoon ticket, and a little more for the extra transfer. The Secret Lagoon adds the least, about €38 over the €83 classic tour; the Blue Lagoon the most, because it is a long way from the loop and its tickets are dear. Lagoon ticket prices change with the time slot.
Tour vs self-drive cost
For one person a coach tour costs about the same as renting a car for the day; for two or more, driving yourself is roughly half the price per person. The car figure adds hire, fuel for 250–300 km, the new kilometre fee and Þingvellir parking, and it does not include a guide or winter driving skills.
What the price includes
On the classic coach tour the price covers the guide, the bus and, if you pick that option, collection from your hotel. Food is not included: you buy lunch at Geysir. Kerið charges 700 ISK per person; check whether your tour lists the entry as included before you go.
Check dates for the cheapest classic tour
Pick a date to see live availability and the price for your group on GetYourGuide. The Day Tour with optional Blue Lagoon starts at 10:00 or 12:30 and runs Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss; choose the hotel-transfer option if you don't want to walk to the bus stop, or the Blue Lagoon option, which leaves at 08:00.
Price questions
Short answers first, details below. These are the questions people ask about what a Golden Circle day really costs: last year's prices, the cheapest tour, driving yourself, children, the crater fee and private groups, with each figure taken from the tours' current prices.
We show today's prices only. Prices change through the year and between dates, so we list the current 'from' price of each tour, checked Nov 2026, rather than last year's figures.
From €78 per adult. The Day Tour with optional Blue Lagoon without hotel transfer; €92 with pick-up from your hotel.
For two or more, yes. About €45–60 each for two people, against €78+ per person on a tour.
The afternoon option is shorter. On the big coach tour the 12:00 start is €8 cheaper and skips Kerið.
Usually, by age band. The price on GetYourGuide changes with the ages you enter; the figures here are for one adult.
On some tours. 700 ISK per person; check the included list of your tour.
From €560 per group. Private tours run €560–1,700 per group of up to seven, depending on the car and the stops.
The cheapest classic day, the Day Tour with optional Blue Lagoon, starts at €78 per adult.