Reykjavík BSÍ bus terminal
Best for: A confirmed city collection after travel from the cruise berth
BSÍ is a separate city station at Vatnsmýrarvegur 10; allow transport and shore-time margin.
Skarfabakki car hire
Skarfabakki cruise passengers have two distinct rental handover models. SIXT uses an agreed-time meet-and-greet at the dock, without a harbour branch. Enterprise gives its Skarfabakki Harbour address as Klettagarðar 12. Neither should be presented as a universal terminal counter. Confirm the ship’s actual berth, the company’s meeting point and the return method before committing a short shore day. The search below instead starts at Reykjavík BSÍ, a city station away from the cruise berth; arrange the transfer and check the ship’s all-aboard time.
Reykjavik Skarfabakki Harbour at a glance
- SIXT model
- Agreed-time dock meet-and-greet, no harbour branch
- Enterprise address
- Klettagarðar 12, Reykjavík 104
- Cruise berth
- Confirm the ship’s assigned terminal and landside exit
- Return rule
- Supplier and offer-specific, especially for a short shore day
- Search location
- Reykjavík BSÍ, a separate city station at Vatnsmýrarvegur 10, not terminal pickup
Search Skarfabakki car hire
Search starts at Reykjavik Bus Station, with the same return location and EUR as the requested currency. Check the exact branch, collection instructions and full conditions in the selected offer.
Preparing live car hire search
Choose when to collect in Reykjavik Skarfabakki Harbour
Supplier collection arrangements
Rental arrangements for a port arrival. Confirm the operator’s meeting point and transfer before booking. Your selected offer and voucher identify the booked branch.
Meet-and-greet at the agreed dock time in Skarfabakki Harbour
- SIXT Reykjavík Cruise Terminal
No fixed SIXT branch in the harbour; supply contact details and confirm the precise meeting point.
Fixed branch address at Klettagarðar 12, Reykjavík 104
- Enterprise Skarfabakki Harbour
Confirm the walking or transfer route from the actual ship berth and the accepted return method.
Confirm the ship berth and rental model first
Skarfabakki is not one universal counter.
Use the agreed dock handover for SIXT
SIXT uses a meet-and-greet, with an agent bringing keys and agreement at the agreed time at the dock. It asks for email and mobile contact details and has no branch in the harbour. Check the ship’s berth and the landside meeting point in the confirmed rental, especially if disembarkation timing changes.
Navigate to Klettagarðar 12 for Enterprise
Enterprise identifies a branch at Klettagarðar 12 in Reykjavík 104. This fixed address is a different handover from the SIXT dock meeting. Do not assume the ship gangway leads directly to the branch door. Check the berth, walking route or required transfer, luggage and branch hours against the selected offer before leaving the pier.
Compare a city pickup insteadAllow the whole shore window, including return
A rental can consume too much of a short port call.
Build from all-aboard time backwards
Account for disembarkation, document checks, vehicle inspection, traffic, fuel, return inspection and the walk back through port control. A scenic route should end with a buffer before the ship’s all-aboard time. If the usable window is too short, an organised transfer or a city stay may be more sensible than paying for a car.
Check a changed berth before travel
Cruise ships can use different Reykjavík berths and operational areas. The generic Skarfabakki label does not prove a supplier will meet at another quay. Ask the cruise line for the berth and reconfirm with the rental operator; retain a contact number accessible without ship Wi-Fi.
Inspect the vehicle before leaving the harbour
The first road segment should not be spent resolving a mismatch.
Bring the booked documents and card
Carry the original licence, identity document, reservation and required payment card. Add all intended drivers under the supplier’s process. Photograph panels, glass, wheels, fuel and mileage before departure and make sure the actual car fits the party and bags. For a dock meeting, agree the return contact and location in writing.
Check vehicle and luggage fitTreat hours as supplier-specific
SIXT has a daytime cruise-terminal meet-and-greet window; Enterprise has a separate branch schedule. A ship in port outside those hours does not create an after-hours handover. Confirm both collection and return for the actual date, not merely the cruise arrival time.
Choose a shore drive that has a reliable return
Iceland road conditions can make an ambitious circuit fragile.
Check live roads before committing
Weather, road closures and travel time can change quickly. Check the official traffic service on the day and choose a route that can be shortened if conditions worsen. Do not plan a distant stop as if the road back to the ship were guaranteed clear. Keep navigation offline as a backup.
Check winter route planningDo not infer F-road permission
Mountain roads require an open road and a suitable vehicle, but the rental agreement must also permit the route. A four-wheel-drive badge alone does not establish permission or insurance cover. A short cruise call rarely leaves room for an uncertain remote-road excursion.
Compare the full cost of a cruise-day car
A short duration does not remove deposits or damage exposure.
Check the total offer
Include port delivery or meet-and-greet terms, taxes, card requirements, excess, fuel, mileage, extra drivers and any different-station return. Read gravel, wind and road exclusions for the planned itinerary. Do not assume that a dock meeting is free or included in a different supplier’s quote.
Compare a city branch if the port option is weak
A Reykjavík city pickup might offer another car or timing, but it adds transport from the quay and must use its actual return address. Price that transfer and return against the harbour option. A generic city booking cannot be treated as a ship-side handover.
Estimate the cruise rental totalResolve the exact dock before leaving the ship
A Reykjavík port call does not establish a single rental meeting point.
Identify the assigned cruise quay
Ask for the ship’s operational berth and passenger exit, not just the marketing name of the Reykjavík port call. Skarfabakki is the proposed pickup here; another quay or a changed berth can make a dock meeting impossible without a revised agreement. Send the ship name, arrival time and reachable mobile number to the rental company, then save the written meeting instruction offline.
Distinguish a fixed branch from the pier
Enterprise’s Klettagarðar 12 address is a land-side branch. SIXT meets renters at the dock at an agreed time and has no fixed harbour branch. These are different products. A price comparison must include any transfer from the gangway to the fixed branch and enough time to reverse it on return.
Leave with a confirmed handback plan
Before accepting the keys, identify where the vehicle must be parked, who takes the key, what happens if the ship sails early and which contact answers on return. Those details cannot be inferred from the cruise terminal address alone. Photograph the agreed handover point, vehicle condition, fuel and mileage. A shore excursion that cannot be closed before all-aboard is not a workable rental.
Close the rental at the agreed place and time
The ship gangway is not automatically a return bay.
SIXT return needs an agreed instruction
For a meet-and-greet, confirm with SIXT whether the same dock meeting applies to return, where to park and who receives the key. Do not invent a harbour key box. If the ship changes berth, recheck the handback point before driving away. Keep the all-aboard buffer intact.
Enterprise returns to its contracted branch
A Klettagarðar 12 pickup normally needs the selected Enterprise return location and process. Check permitted after-hours arrangements in the actual booking. Photograph final condition and fuel, obtain evidence of key handover, then allow time to get back through port access to the ship.
Reykjavik Skarfabakki Harbour rental questions
Is there a SIXT counter inside Skarfabakki?
No. SIXT uses an agreed-time dock meet-and-greet and has no harbour branch. The search here starts at Reykjavík BSÍ, not the cruise terminal.
Where is Enterprise at Skarfabakki?
Its current branch address is Klettagarðar 12, Reykjavík 104.
Can I rent at any Reykjavík cruise berth?
Confirm the actual ship berth and supplier meeting point. A Skarfabakki booking does not automatically cover another quay.
Where do I return a dock rental?
Follow the booked company’s confirmed return place and key procedure; no universal harbour return was established.
Compare Skarfabakki car hire
Choose your dates and compare the total price, pickup arrangements and rental conditions. Check the branch and return plan before confirming an offer.
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