Reykjavik City Card 48 hours: Your Eco-Friendly Pass to Explore Reykjavík

Discover Reykjavík with the Reykjavik City Card 48 hours, an eco-friendly pass that offers free entry to museums, the zoo, thermal pools, and more. Enjoy free bus transport and a ferry ride to Viðey Island. Plus, get exclusive discounts and offers!

Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • National Museum of Iceland - The National Museum showcases artifacts that offer a glimpse into Iceland’s cultural history, encouraging visitors to reflect on the past, present, and future. The museum is dedicated to fostering knowledge and innovation while maintaining a broad perspective and a sense of community.
  • **National Gallery of Iceland…
What's Included
  • Ferry ride
  • Admission to family park and zoo
  • Use of public bus transport
  • Admission to several thermal pools
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Admission to several museums
What's Not Included
  • Please note, you will need to swap your digital voucher for the City Card.
Additional Information

THE SIMPLEST, COST-EFFECTIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO EXPERIENCE REYKJAVÍK
Complimentary access to numerous museums
Complimentary admission to the Reykjavík Zoo and Family Park
Complimentary usage of Reykjavík’s thermal pools, hot pots, and saunas
Complimentary travel on the “Strætó”, the public bus system, in and around the capital region…

Location
National Museum of Iceland
Suðurgata
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Therealjohnfromengla
Nov 7, 2025
Good value if you use it to it's full potential - Very easy to pick up and gave free entry to some cool places and some good discounts for others, would be especially helpful if you needed to use the busses as it is free with the card. Was worth getting and we used it a lot over the 48 hours.
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Harold_a
Sep 8, 2025
Great card that gives... - Great card that gives free or discounted access to many museums and a pass for the bus route. Very useful.
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Brita_s
Aug 10, 2025
Worth it for our group! - We ended up getting three of these passes, including one for my senior citizen mother-in-law even though she qualifies for a lot of discounts in Reykjavic. We did not get passes for our two sons who were both under 18 at time of travel since most museums are free for youth and the bus fare is discounted for them. It was totally worth it for ease of use, especially on the buses. The buses in Reykjavic are very convenient and easy to use, but using the phone app for bus fare (as we did for our sons) is a little clunky, where we just flashed the cards and hopped on with no issues. Our favorite museums included with the passes were the Settlement Exhibition in town and the Árbær Open Air Museum, which is a little further out but super easy to access by bus. We planned to visit Videy Island via the ferry (also included in the pass) in hopes of spotting puffins, but the ferry was cancelled on the day we could go due to windy conditions. Overall, we'd definitely recommend these passes. We felt like it gave us a lot of freedom and was one less thing to worry about on our trip.
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Jessica_p
Jul 27, 2025
City Pass is necessary - The bus pass and all the museums included are so worth it! The settlement museum has an actual longhouse site, which the museum was built around in order to preserve. I also loved the ferry ride to Viðey island. Reykjavik has a quaint but modern feel to its city! Such a cool scene
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Lynda_i
Apr 15, 2025
Worth purchasing - Used the card for 24 hours both for free entry and discounted entry. Worth buying and using to plan a few days in the city.
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Maulik_p
Apr 10, 2025
Best Way to Explore the city - Best way to explore the city! It has access to almosy all museums. The cost to visit 1 or 2 miseum itself comes same as this card. The bus tansfer also becomes free. The only pain point is to activate the card via one of the designated museum/centre.
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Tasia_h
Oct 27, 2025
Okay, but not worth it - The card offers entry into several museums and the public baths (highly recommend the latter), but the museums ands attractions one most wants to see aren’t included. They are minimally discounted with the card, which you must use in person, but you can find better online prices at the venue websites despite the discount. If you’re used to great art museums, you’ll likely be very disappointed with those on this list. The card was also somewhat difficult to obtain. You get a voucher or code and have to redeem it for a physical card from one of a select few locations in the city, and these locations don’t open until 10a. If, like many, you want to get started earlier than, say, 11a, you’re out of luck the first day unless you can pick up your card the day before activation.
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Nicklw7493uf
Mar 12, 2026
Stay Downtown - Stay downtown and avoid this unnecessary expense. The Icelandic people are a bit "off-centre"
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Maryann_d
Aug 7, 2025
Up to individual - I really did not use this card much and one museum only provided a 20% discount not free admission. Maybe give more days for the price? . I did use it at a few museums but overall would not buy this card again. Maybe others would use it differently so it is a personal choice I would say.
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Voyage08976339751
Mar 4, 2026
Disappointed - Very disappointed. Bought the 48 hour pass. Didnt pick it up the first day that we had scheduled due to hotel check in issues taking 5 hours longer than anticipated. Tried to get it the next day and it said it was no longer valid. Complete waste of money
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).