Your cookie choices

We use necessary cookies to make this site work. With your permission, analytics cookies help us understand usage and marketing cookies support advertising.

You can reject non-essential cookies and still use the site. Change your choices anytime in Cookie settings.

Cookie settingsCookie policy

Lava Car Rental review

Updated September 28, 2026 · NomadCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026

We earn a commission when you sign up through links on this site. Partner status can affect where a brand appears in our rankings. Partners with a live offer in your country come first, then every other brand by score.

Our verdict

Lava Car Rental is an Icelandic operator selling car rental and tours, which suits families and couples who want the car and the day trips booked in the same basket. Cancellation runs Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup, and support picks up on email, phone and help centre.

Key facts

Best for
Families hiring a car and tours together who want the insurance settled before pickup.
Products
Car-rental, Tours↗
Booking fees
No booking fee; insurances included↗
Cancellation terms
Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup↗
Mobile app
No↗
Legal entity
Lava Car Rental ehf.↗
Headquarters
Iceland↗
Founded
2016↗
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre↗
Official website
lavacarrental.is

Facts checked September 26, 2026, 6 sources

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
Trustpilotfacebook.cominstagram.comyoutube.comtiktok.com

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Insurance is not a separate purchase at the desk, since No booking fee; insurances included
  • Plans stay flexible: Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup keeps a short window free of charge
  • Car rental and tours sit with the same operator under car rental and tours
  • Help is easy to reach across email, phone and help centre

Cons

  • No mobile app, so booking and changes run through email, phone and help centre
  • Range is limited to car rental and tours, so anyone who also needs transfers or rail looks elsewhere
  • Cancellation has a firm cutoff: Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup
Lava Car Rental

Ready to try Lava Car Rental?

Scored 8.5 / 10 by NomadCue.

See alternatives

Who it suits

  • Families and couples self-driving who book a car and a few day trips in the same basket
  • Drivers who would rather settle insurance at the quote, as No booking fee; insurances included allows
  • Travellers whose plans may firm up late, since Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup leaves a free window

Who should look elsewhere

  • FlixBus: bus is coach travel, a different trip shape altogether
  • Hertz Bahamas WiFi: car rental and transfers covers transfers, worth checking when the airport run matters more than tours
  • Latam Travellers: 0 hidden fees, no contracts states fee terms explicitly, so readers who want contracts spelled out can compare there

How Lava Car Rental compares

Where Lava Car Rental is available

Available
Iceland

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Does the booking price include insurance?+

Insurance comes as part of the deal rather than an add-on at the counter. The fee note reads No booking fee; insurances included, so the figure on the booking is the figure on the rental agreement. That suits drivers who would rather not queue for cover on the way to the car.

Is there a booking fee on top of the rental?+

Lava Car Rental states No booking fee; insurances included. Insurances sit inside that note, so a quoted rental price is not later raised by a separate insurance purchase. A sibling operator, Latam Travellers, describes its own charges as 0 hidden fees, no contracts, which is worth reading alongside.

Can I cancel a booking?+

Yes. Cancellation runs Free cancellation up to 24h before pickup, so plans made early can still be changed at no charge as long as the cutoff is respected. The company has been trading since 2016, which suggests the terms have had time to settle into a routine.

Is there an app for booking or changing plans?+

No mobile app. Everything runs through the website and email, phone and help centre, covering email, phone and a help centre. On a road trip that means calls and email rather than alerts when a booking needs attention.

What can I book with Lava Car Rental?+

Its products are car rental and tours. A car and a set of day trips can be arranged through the same operator and handled in the same basket, rather than across separate suppliers, which keeps the itinerary in fewer hands.

Who runs Lava Car Rental?+

Lava Car Rental trades as Lava Car Rental ehf. and lists its headquarters in Iceland, which makes it a domestic operator rather than a global broker. The shape suits a family or couple hiring a car and adding tours from car rental and tours.

How do I reach a person?+

Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so email, phone and a help centre are all available for booking changes and for questions at the counter. With no mobile app, that phone and web support carries most of the work.

Sources

Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.

Lava Car Rental

Lava Car Rental

Families hiring a car and tours together who want the insurance settled before pickup.

8.5/10See alternatives