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Iceland Ring Road Highlights

A 7-day self-drive loop from Reykjavík following Iceland’s classic Ring Road corridor, balancing waterfalls, black-sand coast, glacier lagoon scenery, Eastfjords villages, Lake Mývatn geology, and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

7days
26stops
1483km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Bláskógabyggð · Vík í Mýrdal · Öræfi · Höfn · Skútustaðahreppur · Akureyri — start and end in Reykjavík.

DAY01

Reykjavík → Gullfoss

117 km · 1h 47m driving · Overnight in Gullfoss
  1. 09:00
    Reykjavík City Center· start
  2. 43 km · 41m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Þingvellir National Park
  4. 63 km · 55m
  5. 14:24
    Geysir Geothermal Area
  6. 10 km · 11m
  7. 16:12
    Gullfoss· overnight
DAY02

Hvolsvöllur → Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

148 km · 2h 5m driving · Overnight in Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
  1. 09:00
    Hvolsvöllur· start
  2. 96 km · 1h 17m
  3. 11:42
    Seljalandsfoss
  4. 22 km · 18m
  5. 14:24
    ⭐ Skógafoss
  6. 30 km · 30m
  7. 16:12
    Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach· overnight
DAY03

Vík í Mýrdal → Svartifoss

147 km · 1h 53m driving · Overnight in Svartifoss
  1. 09:00
    Vík í Mýrdal· start
  2. 1.2 km · 3m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Fjaðrárgljúfur
  4. 68 km · 50m
  5. 14:2416:12
    Skaftafell
  6. 77 km · 1h
  7. 16:12
    Svartifoss· overnight
DAY04

Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon → Höfn

59 km · 52m driving · Overnight in Höfn
  1. 09:00
    Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon· start
  2. 47 km · 39m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  4. 11 km · 11m
  5. 14:24
    Diamond Beach
  6. 0.4 km · 2m
  7. 16:12
    Höfn· overnight
DAY05

Djúpivogur → Mývatn

312 km · 4h 35m driving · long drive · Overnight in Mývatn
  1. 09:00
    Djúpivogur· start
  2. 103 km · 1h 23m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Seyðisfjörður
  4. 111 km · 1h 47m
  5. 14:24
    Stuðlagil Canyon
  6. 98 km · 1h 25m
  7. 16:12
    Mývatn· overnight
DAY06

Hverir → Akureyri

82 km · 1h 17m driving · Overnight in Akureyri
  1. 09:00
    Hverir· start
  2. 21 km · 20m
  3. 11:42
    Dimmuborgir
  4. 12 km · 14m
  5. 14:24
    ⭐ Goðafoss
  6. 49 km · 43m
  7. 16:12
    Akureyri· overnight
DAY07

Akureyri → Reykjavík

618 km · 8h 3m driving · long drive
  1. 09:00
    Akureyri· start
  2. 375 km · 4h 48m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Kirkjufell
  4. 50 km · 43m
  5. 14:24
    Arnarstapi
  6. 192 km · 2h 32m
  7. 16:12
    Reykjavík City Center
Heads Up
  • Day 5: 6h 28m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 7: 8h 3m driving — plan rest stops
  • Stay on marked roads and parking areas; off-road driving is illegal and damages fragile moss and volcanic ground.
  • Book key lodging early along the South Coast, Höfn, Mývatn/Akureyri, and Snæfellsnes, where options can fill quickly.
  • Allow extra time for one-lane bridges, gravel side roads, and changing weather; avoid planning long sightseeing drives after dark.