Capital city
Reykjavík
0 km · arrival
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Tectonic rift valley
Þingvellir
47 km · 45 min
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Active geyser field
Geysir
112 km · 1h 30m
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Three-step glacial cascade
Gullfoss
122 km · 1h 40m
Jun – Aug · upper deck all year In season · Jun
Veil cascade · walkable cave
Seljalandsfoss
120 km · 1h 45m
Apr – Oct · front open all year In season · Jun
Vertical curtain · 60 m
Skógafoss
152 km · 2h 10m
Apr – Oct · base all year In season · Jun
Basalt columns · Atlantic
Reynisfjara
180 km · 2h 30m
May – Sep · open all year, carefully In season · Jun
South Coast hub
Vík í Mýrdal
187 km · 2h 30m
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Glacier lagoon
Jökulsárlón
380 km · 5h 30m
May – Sep In season · Jun
Stranded iceberg field
Diamond Beach
380 km · 5h 30m
May – Sep · open all year In season · Jun
Western Europe's largest ice cap
Vatnajökull
330 km · Skaftafell base
Nov – Mar + Jun – Sep (guided) In season · Jun
Glacier
Sólheimajökull
South Coast
South Coast
Destination
Þórsmörk
South Highlands
South Highlands
Destination
Kerið
Southwest
Southwest
Destination
Hornstrandir
Westfjords
Westfjords
Hiking + glacier hub
Skaftafell
330 km · 4h 20m
May – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Glacier-capped stratovolcano
Snæfellsjökull
190 km · 2h 45m
Jul – Aug (summit) In season · Jun
Free-standing 463 m basalt mountain
Kirkjufell
175 km · 2h 30m
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Puffin colony · 14 km · 440 m
Látrabjarg
424 km · 7h via Baldur ferry
Late May – mid Aug (puffins) In season · Jun
Six-cascade bridal veil · 100 m
Dynjandi
377 km · 5h 30m
Jun – Sep (access road) In season · Jun
Capital of the North
Akureyri
388 km · 5h
Year-round In season · Jun
Volcanic lake + lava field
Mývatn
475 km · 6h
Jun – Sep (full access) In season · Jun
Horseshoe cascade · 12 m
Goðafoss
434 km · 5h 30m
Apr – Oct · open all year In season · Jun
Second most powerful in Europe · 100 m wide
Dettifoss
543 km · 7h
Jun – Sep (both banks) In season · Jun
Rhyolite peaks · hot river
Landmannalaugar
190 km · 4h via F208
Jul – Sep
Remote caldera · 8 km wide
Askja
650 km · 9h via F910
Late Jul – early Sep Off season · Jun
East-fjord harbour · 700 pop
Seyðisfjörður
660 km · 8h
May – Oct · pass open most of the year In season · Jun
Milk-blue silica lagoon
Blue Lagoon
50 km · 45 min
Year-round In season · Jun
Volcanic area · eruptions 2021 to 2023
Fagradalsfjall
57 km · 1h 5m
May – Sep (hiking) In season · Jun