6 routes

    Six drives that already work, from a single Golden Circle day to the whole Ring Road.

    Each one is a real sequence of places with distances and driving time attached. Open any of them, read how the days fall, then send the stops straight into the trip planner and change what you like.

    The Ultimate Golden Circle Route: Iceland's Classic Day TripAll year

    The Ultimate Golden Circle Route: Iceland's Classic Day Trip

    Geysers, waterfalls, and history in a day.

    230 km·3.5h driving
    The Ring Road: The Ultimate Iceland Road Trip ItinerarySummer/Shoulder

    The Ring Road: The Ultimate Iceland Road Trip Itinerary

    Route 1, the whole way round.

    1,322 km·17h driving
    Iceland's South Coast Itinerary: Waterfalls & Black SandsAll year

    Iceland's South Coast Itinerary: Waterfalls & Black Sands

    Glaciers, ice beaches and a lagoon that empties into the sea.

    760 km·10h driving
    Snæfellsnes Peninsula Route: Iceland in MiniatureAll year

    Snæfellsnes Peninsula Route: Iceland in Miniature

    Glacier, coast and lava in a single loop.

    450 km·6h driving
    The Diamond Circle Route: North Iceland's Epic Road TripAll year (Road 862 closed in deep winter)

    The Diamond Circle Route: North Iceland's Epic Road Trip

    Arctic Coast Way

    250 km·4-5h driving
    The Silver Circle: Into the Viking Heartland & Ice CavesAll year

    The Silver Circle: Into the Viking Heartland & Ice Caves

    Hot springs, sagas and a lava tube, in a day from Reykjavík.

    190 km·3h driving

    Prefer to build your own?

    Start from an empty map, collect the places you actually want, and let the planner work out the days, the driving and the daylight around them.

    Open the trip planner