Reykjavik Marathon 2025
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The Reykjavík Marathon is a popular event for the experienced runner, but the entire family can take part in this event as well. When you are running in Iceland in August, the temperature is perfect – never too cold and never too hot.
The Marathon will be held on the 23rd of August 2025 and All Iceland is offering a travel package around this fantastic event and weekend in Reykjavík.
Highlights
- Reykjavik Marathon travel package
- Participants can choose between six different distances
- The Running conditions are usually extremely comfortable
- Experience Reykjavík Culture Night
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Itinerary Suggestion
Day 1 - Welcome to Iceland
Departure from UK, arrival at Keflavik International Airport. Airport transfer to your accommodation in Reykjavik. Accommodation is located in Reykjavik, double/twin room in basic BB or upgrade to 3 or 4 star hotel with breakfast. Reykjavík is an exciting modern city with lots to see and do or if you want to relax visit one of the many spas and swimming pools. We will send you plenty of suggestions of things to see and do in the city.Day 2 - The Reykjavík Marathon and Culture Night
The Marathon starts and finishes in Lækjargata in central Reykjavík. See Lækjargata on a map. The information center will be in a building behind the big white school building by the start/finish (see photo below). To get to the information center it is best to go on the left of the school building. It is open on race day from 7:30 to 15:00.Timetable for Race Day at Lækjargata (schedule subject to change)
- 08:40 Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay
- 09:35 10 km
- 12:15 Fun Run, 3 km
- 14:40 End of race timingReykjavik Culture Night
This event takes place on the same day as the marathon and is a delight for everybody to enjoy. Culture Night offers free entertainment, fireworks and international and local artists. People from all around the country and from abroad travel to the capital to enjoy various cultural events. This is truly an art festival with all kinds of happenings all over town, be it theatre, music, fine arts, food or just fun.Day 3 - Leisure Day
Iceland has spectacular scenery and much of this is only an hour or two from Reykjavik. Reykjavik is the jumping off point for many day and half-day trips like; Golden Circle Tour, Volcano Super Jeep Tours, Blue Lagoon Spa, Walk on Glacier, Super Jeep and Snowmobiling, Snorkelling, River Rafting and more options. We can send you some suggestions for day and half day excursions which we can arrange for you.Day 4 - Departure to the UK
If flight time allows, you can take an optional trip to the world famous Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa on your way to the airport.
Optional Activity:The lagoon is ideally located between Reykjavik and Keflavik International Airport and therefore it is convenient to use this time to visit before your flight. Enjoy the Blue Lagoon for 2-3 hours. You can book a treatment if you like, have a lunch at the Blue Lagoon or just relax in this wonderful spa. Continue on to Keflavik International Airport about two hours before your flight.
If you do not wish to visit the Blue Lagoon, you will be picked up from your hotel approximately 3 hours before your flight.
Travel dates: Flexible around 22nd of August 2025 (we suggest 22nd-25th of August for a 3 night break)
The price is from £699* per person based on two people sharing double/twin room in basic bed & breakfast accommodation with private facilities
*Price is subject to availabilityThis Includes:
- Return flights from the UK including taxes and fees and hand luggage
- Bus transfer to and from Keflavik airport
- 3 nights accommodation in Reykjavik, basic hotel or bed and breakfast (option to upgrade to 3 or 4 star hotels)
- Representative from All Iceland on hand during the trip
- Financial Protection (ATOL)Not Included:
- Optional Excursions
- Travel Insurance
- Anything else not specifically listed under "this includes"
Why book with All Iceland?
All Iceland is a UK based travel company that specialises in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland
Book with the Icelandic experts!Our office is staffed and run by Icelanders, we promise intimate local knowledge from where to stay to places to eat and the hidden gems that you will not find in tourist guides. We will help you get the holiday you want and we can adapt this package. Book through us and your holiday will also be fully ATOL and ABTA protected. Travel with confidence!
Contact us and we can help you:- to stay longer and discover more, this package can be extended -
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- to book this package with or without flights --
All Iceland cooperates with airlines that offer direct, scheduled flights to Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland. When making a holiday enquiry, please state which airport you wish to fly from. We can offer a package with or without flights. When you book a holiday package including UK flights, your holiday will be fully ATOL Protected.
Flights to Iceland
Icelandair, full service airline: London Heathrow and London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
PLAY, low cost airline: London Stansted, Liverpool and Dublin to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
British Airways, full service airline: London Heathrow to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
easyJet, low cost airline: London Gatwick and London Luton, Bristol, Manchester and Edinburgh to Keflavík Airport (KEF).Flights to Iceland, Akureyri
easyJet: London Gatwick and Manchester to Keflavík Airport (KEF).
Domestic Flights in Iceland
Icelandair: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Ísafjörður, Vopnafjörður, Grímsey and Þórshöfn.
Fugfelagið Ernir: Domestic flights between Reykjavík Domestic Airport (REY) to Vestmannaeyjar, Höfn, Húsavík, Bíldudalur and Gjögur.Flights to Faroe Islands and Greenland
Atlantic Airways: Edinburgh, London Gatwick and Copenhagen to Vagar Airport Faroe Islands.
Air Greenland: Copenhagen to Greenland.
Icelandair: Reykjavík Domestic Airport to Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Bespoke Holidays
At All Iceland we tailor make holidays for our customers.
With this in mind you cannot book this holiday directly on the website but please send us an enquiry or give us a call and we will help you to create your once in a lifetime holiday. Contact our team of Icelandic Experts today and start planning with us!