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Road trips in Iceland

9 road trips and 31 hand-picked places in Iceland, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Trip guides
9
Places
31
Motorways
No motorway tolls for cars
Speed limit
90 km/h

Campsites in Iceland 236

Few or none. Many roads are gravel; F-roads need a 4×4. Driving in Europe

Trip guides

Road trips through Iceland

Iceland’s south coast – gray rocky mountain under white cloudy sky during daytimePhoto by Alex He on Unsplash
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Mountains & lakes

Iceland’s south coast

492 km7 stops4 days
North Iceland: the Diamond Circle – waterfalls beside grassesPhoto by Richard Dorran on Unsplash
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Mountains & lakes

North Iceland: the Diamond Circle

186 km6 stops3 days
Snæfellsnes: Iceland in miniature – GerdubergSnaefellsnesIce© TommyBee · Public domain
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Classic European drives

Snæfellsnes: Iceland in miniature

282 km8 stops3 days
Iceland’s Westfjords: puffins, fjords and Dynjandi© Eric Kilby · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mountains & lakes

Iceland’s Westfjords: puffins, fjords and Dynjandi

263 km6 stops5 days
Iceland’s Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss – Rams on rocky cliff (Unsplash)© Cosmic Timetraveler atw · CC0
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Classic European drives

Iceland’s Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss

197 km8 stops2 days
Iceland’s south coast: Skógafoss to the glacier lagoons – Icelandic Mountains (Unsplash)© Rucksack Magazine rucksackmag · CC0
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Classic European drives

Iceland’s south coast: Skógafoss to the glacier lagoons

477 km9 stops4 days
Iceland’s East Fjords: Vestrahorn to Stuðlagil – seljalandsfoss, waterfall, iceland© 1955500 · Pixabay Content License
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Motorhome-friendly trips

Iceland’s East Fjords: Vestrahorn to Stuðlagil

259 km7 stops3 days
Glacier wind, basalt coasts and steaming ground – all the way round Iceland on the Ring Road by camper – aerial view of houses during daytimePhoto by Tom Podmore on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Glacier wind, basalt coasts and steaming ground – all the way round Iceland on the Ring Road by camper

1,242 km14 stops8 days
Bird cliffs, fjord gravel and glacier light – by camper across Snæfellsnes into the Westfjords – borgarnes, iceland, wallpaper hd© MarcelDominic · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Bird cliffs, fjord gravel and glacier light – by camper across Snæfellsnes into the Westfjords

671 km14 stops8 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Iceland’s south coast4492 km6 h 47 min7
North Iceland: the Diamond Circle3186 km2 h 34 min6
Snæfellsnes: Iceland in miniature3282 km3 h 53 min8
Iceland’s Westfjords: puffins, fjords and Dynjandi5263 km3 h 38 min6
Iceland’s Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss2197 km2 h 44 min8
Iceland’s south coast: Skógafoss to the glacier lagoons4477 km6 h 35 min9
Iceland’s East Fjords: Vestrahorn to Stuðlagil3259 km3 h 35 min7
Glacier wind, basalt coasts and steaming ground – all the way round Iceland on the Ring Road by camper81,242 km17 h 09 min14
Bird cliffs, fjord gravel and glacier light – by camper across Snæfellsnes into the Westfjords8671 km9 h 16 min14
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Iceland

Seljalandsfoss (42902124820)© Bernd Thaller from Graz, Austria · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Seljalandsfoss

Hvolsvöllur, Iceland
Icy land beside Jökulsárlón Lake (Unsplash)© Pierre Bouillot pbouillot · CC0
Editor's pick
Nature

Jökulsárlón

Höfn, Iceland
Goðafoss vattenfall© FredN · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Goðafoss

Fosshóll, Iceland
DettifossWithRainbow© Andreas Tille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Dettifoss

Ásbyrgi, Iceland
Búðir Church – Black Church and Mountains 2021-10-04© Eric Kilby · CC BY-SA 2.0
Editor's pick
Views

Búðir Church

Búðir, Iceland
Djúpalónssandur – Djupalonssandur Beach Iceland Travel Photography (212306465)© Giuseppe Milo · CC BY 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Djúpalónssandur

Snæfellsjökull National Park, Iceland
Kirkjufell – gray boat on body of water during daytimePhoto by Toby Elliott on Unsplash
Editor's pick
Views

Kirkjufell

Grundarfjörður, Iceland
Látrabjarg (0924)© Steinninn · CC BY 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Látrabjarg

Patreksfjörður, Iceland
Dynjandi Iceland© Boaworm · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Dynjandi

Arnarfjörður, Iceland
Geysir and Strokkur – Geysir Geothermal Field, Haukadalur Valley, Iceland, 20230501 0905 3752© Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Geysir and Strokkur

Haukadalur, Iceland
Gullfoss Waterfall (24852505304)© Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Editor's pick
Nature

Gullfoss

Haukadalur, Iceland
Skógafoss – Icelandic Mountains (Unsplash)© Rucksack Magazine rucksackmag · CC0
Editor's pick
Nature

Skógafoss

Skógar, Iceland
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland (Unsplash)© Rucksack Magazine rucksackmag · CC0
Editor's pick
Nature

Reynisfjara

Vík, Iceland
Stokksnes and Vestrahorn – Klifatindur Vestrahorn Island Böhringer© Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and if you want send me a message. or… · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
Views

Stokksnes and Vestrahorn

Höfn, Iceland
Stuðlagil – seljalandsfoss, waterfall, iceland© 1955500 · Pixabay Content License
Editor's pick
Nature

Stuðlagil

Jökuldalur, Iceland
Seyðisfjarðarkirkja - Seyðisfjörður - 20250528 - 19© AleWi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Editor's pick
History

Seyðisfjörður

Seyðisfjörður, Iceland
Þingvellir – Rams on rocky cliff (Unsplash)© Cosmic Timetraveler atw · CC0
History

Þingvellir

Þingvellir, Iceland
Lake Mývatn – Iceland lake Northern Lights (Unsplash)© Vincent Guth vingtcent · CC0
Nature

Lake Mývatn

Reykjahlíð, Iceland
Gerðuberg Basalt Collumns in Iceland© Geri340 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nature

Gerðuberg

Borgarnes, Iceland
2017-08-17 Iceland, Golden Circle, Skálholtskirkju, Exterior (01) (freddy2001)© Freddy2001 – Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
History

Skálholt

Skálholt, Iceland
2024-06-19 - Panorama du Kerið - 103646© Otourly · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Kerið

Grímsnes, Iceland
Dyrhólaey lighthouse, Dyrhólaey, Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland, 20240720 0937 2870© Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
Views

Dyrhólaey

Vík, Iceland
Fjaðrárgljúfur (15346976478)© Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, España · CC BY-SA 2.0
Nature

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland
038 Svartifoss waterfall (Iceland) Photo by Giles Laurent© Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nature

Svartifoss

Skaftafell, Iceland

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Iceland?

Popular routes include Iceland’s south coast, North Iceland: the Diamond Circle, Snæfellsnes: Iceland in miniature and Iceland’s Westfjords: puffins, fjords and Dynjandi. CampingSpirit has 9 trip guides that pass through Iceland, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Iceland are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Seljalandsfoss, Jökulsárlón, Goðafoss, Dettifoss, Búðir Church and Djúpalónssandur.

Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Iceland?

No motorway tolls for cars. Many roads are gravel; F-roads need a 4×4. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.

What is the motorway speed limit in Iceland?

90 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.

Are there low-emission zones in Iceland?

Few or none.

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