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Iceland Ring Road Express
A whirlwind 7-day journey covering the entire 1,332km Ring Road plus the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. This route hits every major geological highlight from glaciers to volcanoes.
7days
26stops
1293km
Day 1: Keflavík Airport → … → Gullfoss Falls
2h 25min · 165km4 stops
Keflavík Airport
09:00
1h 20min · 95km
Þingvellir National Park
11:00
50min · 60km
Geysir Hot Springs
14:00
15min · 10km
Gullfoss Falls
16:00
Day 2: Seljalandsfoss → … → Vík í Mýrdal
1h 5min · 75km4 stops
Seljalandsfoss
09:00
25min · 30km
Skógafoss
11:30
30min · 35km
Reynisfjara Beach
14:30
10min · 10km
Vík í Mýrdal
16:30
Day 3: Skaftafell → … → Diamond Beach
1h 5min · 68km4 stops
Skaftafell
10:00
45min · 55km
Fjallsárlón
13:30
15min · 12km
Jökulsárlón
15:00
5min · 1.0km
Diamond Beach
16:30
Day 4: Vestrahorn → Djúpivogur → Seyðisfjörður
3h 45min · 250km3 stops
Vestrahorn
09:00
1h 30min · 100km
Djúpivogur
12:00
2h 15min · 150km
Seyðisfjörður
16:00
Day 5: Dettifoss → … → Goðafoss
1h 55min · 125km4 stops
Dettifoss
10:30
1h · 70km
Hverir
13:00
10min · 5.0km
Mývatn Nature Baths
15:00
45min · 50km
Goðafoss
17:00
Day 6: Akureyri → Hvítserkur → Kirkjufell
5h · 380km3 stops
Akureyri
09:00
2h 45min · 200km
Hvítserkur
13:00
2h 15min · 180km
Kirkjufell
17:00
Day 7: Djúpalónssandur → … → Keflavík Airport
3h 15min · 230km4 stops
Djúpalónssandur
09:30
25min · 20km
Arnarstapi
11:30
2h 30min · 190km
Blue Lagoon
15:00
20min · 20km
Keflavík Airport
17:30
Heads Up
- 1. Weather can change in minutes
- 2. Gas stations are sparse in the East
- 3. Strict speed limit enforcement
- 4. Day 2: hotel change (Hella or Hvolsvöllur → Vík í Mýrdal) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 5. Day 3: hotel change (Vík í Mýrdal → Höfn) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 6. Day 4: hotel change (Höfn → Egilsstaðir) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 7. Day 5: hotel change (Egilsstaðir → Akureyri) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 8. Day 6: hotel change (Akureyri → Grundarfjörður) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer
- 9. Day 7: hotel change (Grundarfjörður → Departure) — allow 1-2h check-out + transfer