4-Day Reykjavik Colourful Streets & Northern Lights City Break

Corrugated-iron cottages, geothermal pools and a shot at the aurora.

Day-by-day plan

Stay downtown near Laugavegur.

Morning: Flybus from Keflavik airport.

Afternoon: Hallgrimskirkja tower and Laugavegur shopping street.

Evening: Icelandic lamb or fish dinner downtown.

The seafront links Harpa to the harbour.

Morning: Harpa and the Sun Voyager sculpture.

Afternoon: Old harbour whale-watching or maritime museum.

Evening: Northern lights evening tour (seasonal).

Choose Sky Lagoon (city) or Blue Lagoon (towards airport).

Morning: Sky Lagoon ritual or Blue Lagoon slot.

Afternoon: Perlan museum and its ice cave.

Evening: Food-hall dinner at Hlemmur.

A calm morning before the Flybus.

Morning: Tjornin pond and city hall.

Afternoon: Flybus to Keflavik.

Evening: -

Flights — Return fare anchor: lastminute.com's London-Reykjavik route page lists return flights from £91 per person (one-way from £64) (lastminute.com/flights/r_london--reykjavik, checked 1 Nov 2026); 'from' fares are lead-in prices including taxes and do not guarantee availability on specific dates. — 91 GBP
Accommodation — 3 nights sole occupancy at about £252 a night. Anchor: budgetyourtrip.com's Reykjavik page puts the average double-occupancy hotel room at about USD320 (~£252) a night (budgetyourtrip.com/iceland/reykjavik, checked 1 Nov 2026). — 756 GBP
Food & drink — Nordic bistro dinners, food halls and cafe stops. — 180 GBP
Activities — Hallgrimskirkja tower, Perlan and a lagoon entry. — 90 GBP
Local transport — Airport Flybus return and city buses. — 60 GBP

Hallgrimskirkja: The concrete church tower with panoramic city views.
Harpa: Faceted glass concert hall on the harbour.
Sky Lagoon or Blue Lagoon: Geothermal lagoon bathing; book slots ahead.
Northern lights tours: Evening aurora hunts run September to March, weather permitting.