Car rental in Egilsstadir puts you on east Iceland's doorstep: the town is the region's hub and its airport desks - Hertz in the arrivals hall, with Thrifty, Dollar and Avis serving the field - sit barely two kilometres from the Ring Road itself, making this one of Iceland's most convenient pickup points for travellers starting the circuit from the east. One-way rentals to Reykjavik, Keflavik and other towns are supported, which unlocks the fly-in-drive-out pattern. Fleet logic matters here: 2WD covers the Ring Road comfortably in summer, but 4x4 earns its cost for the gravel to Borgarfjordur Eystri's puffin cliffs, the highland approaches and anything shoulder-season - and winter driving in the east is a serious, wind-scoured business. Fuel up in town before the long empty stretches toward Myvatn or the southeast fjords.
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