Routes

Route guides for Iceland road trips: distances, stops, road types and what to check before you drive, with every fact linked to its source.

Route guide
Driving the Ring Road (Route 1)
How long the Ring Road really is after the 2026 Hornafjörður change, how many days to allow, which way to drive, the mountain passes to watch and the official sites to check.
Route guide
The Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss
The classic loop from Reykjavík: distance, how long to allow, Þingvellir parking fees, what Geysir and Strokkur actually do, Gullfoss facts and winter cautions, all sourced.
Route guide
The South Coast: Seljalandsfoss to Jökulsárlón
Plan the South Coast by car: the main stops from Seljalandsfoss to Jökulsárlón, Reynisfjara beach warnings, Vatnajökull National Park parking fees, where you may (not) sleep in a campervan.

Circles are sights, squares are towns and Keflavík Airport, placed at their Wikidata coordinates Wikidata (list of coordinates). Tap a linked marker to open its route guide. Roads are not drawn: this is an orientation sketch, not a road map, and not for navigation. For live road status use umferdin.is. Coastline: Natural Earth, public domain Natural Earth.

Driving the Ring Road (Route 1)

The Golden Circle: Þingvellir, Geysir and Gullfoss

The South Coast: Seljalandsfoss to Jökulsárlón