Höfn → Egilsstaðir

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From Höfn to Egilsstaðir over the Öxi mountain road (Route 939), a shortcut that Vegagerðin does not clear daily in winter. The coast road (Route 1) through the Eastfjords is the alternative. Mostly good conditions, but ice or snow is reported on part of this route. Always check road.is and vedur.is, and call 1777 if in doubt.

Along the route

187 km

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From Höfn to Egilsstaðir: km 0-121 open, km 121-141 icy patches, km 141-187 open.

Clear
Ice or snow

Clear surface, light wind, good weather
Road surface: Icy patches
Conditions improving: Slush → Icy patches (0h ago)

Our assessment based on official data from road.is and vedur.is.

Our assessment based on current conditions. Always verify with road.is and vedur.is.

Best time to leave

Forecast weather along the route for each departure hour. This is a weather forecast, not a road-condition forecast.

Calmest windows: leave 20:00 today to 08:00 tomorrow or 10:00-19:00 tomorrow.

Today

Leave 20:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Djúpivogur.
Leave 21:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Djúpivogur.
Leave 22:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Djúpivogur.
Leave 23:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 5 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.

Tomorrow

Leave 00:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s about 30 km from Vestrahorn.
Leave 01:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 10 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 02:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 03:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 04:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 05:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 06:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 07:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 08:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 09:00 tomorrow: Unsettled. Gusts up to 17 m/s near Stuðlagil, wind up to 10 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 10:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 17 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 11:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 16 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 12:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 16 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði, wind up to 10 m/s near Breiðdalsheiði.
Leave 13:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 18 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 14:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 18 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 15:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 16:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 17:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 18:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Stuðlagil.
Leave 19:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Egilsstaðir.

The big number is the strongest gust (m/skm/hmph) forecast on the way. Outlined hours are the calmest window.

Calmer: wind under 10 m/s all the way, no snow or freezing precipitation
Unsettled: wind 10-15 m/s, or snow or precipitation at 0 °C or below
Windy: wind 15-20 m/s, or gusts of 25 m/s or more
Very windy: wind 20 m/s or more, or 15+ with gusts of 30+
Not rated: part of the route has no forecast for those hours

Forecast weather along the route from Open-Meteo, not road conditions. Check live road status before you leave. Live closures and road reports only describe right now. Timings assume 2h 27m to 3h 1m of driving without long stops; times are Iceland time (UTC+0). Worked out Oct 28, 19:11 UTC from a forecast fetched within the hour before that.

Route

This route crosses Axarvegur (939, Öxi). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: up to 2 days a week in spring and autumn.

This route crosses Skriðdals- og Breiðdalsvegur (95). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: up to 2 days a week in spring and autumn.

187 km187 km116 mi2h 33m

Roads:99987193995

Weather at Egilsstaðir

Temperature8°C8°C46°F

Wind2.8 m/s10.2 km/h6.3 mph (gusts 8 m/s30 km/h19 mph)

Forecast next 8h

19:005°C5°C41°F5 m/s17 km/h11 mph

20:005°C5°C41°F4 m/s13 km/h8 mph

21:005°C5°C41°F2 m/s7 km/h4 mph

22:005°C5°C41°F2 m/s9 km/h5 mph

23:005°C5°C40°F2 m/s8 km/h5 mph

0:003°C3°C37°F1 m/s5 km/h3 mph

1:002°C2°C36°F2 m/s7 km/h4 mph

2:002°C2°C35°F2 m/s5 km/h3 mph

Fuel stops on the way

Höfn
N1 · on route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Höfn
Olís · on route
B95 286.6
Diesel 339.8
Djúpivogur
N1 · 1 km1 km1 mi off route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Egilsstaðir
Atlantsolía · on route
B95 282.6
Diesel 332.1
Egilsstaðir
N1 · on route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Fellabær
ÓB · 3 km3 km2 mi off route
B95 284.3
Diesel 337.8

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Plan this route

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Notable stops along the way

Djúpivogur

Fishing town in the East Fjords, known for the Eggin í Gleðivík sculpture installation.

1 km1 km1 mi off route

Vök Baths

Geothermal infinity pools floating on Lake Urriðavatn in East Iceland. Modern design, cold plunge, and sustainable energy.

1 km1 km1 mi off route

Road conditions along the route

Hafnarvegur

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-20:00 weekdays, 08:00-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Nýtt hringtorg - Nesjahverfi

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 5 days a week (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri), 08:00-20:00 weekdays, 08:30-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Hringvegur: Hvalnes - Hafnarvegur

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week (days vary along this section), hours vary along this section (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Hringvegur: Þvottá - Hvalnes

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Known sand-drift area (Hvaldalssandur). Wind now 3 m/s11 km/h7 mph, gusts 6 m/s22 km/h13 mph at Hvaldalsá station (19:00).

Vegagerðin's survey of Ring Road sand areas records damaged paint and even broken windows from wind-blown sand (source).

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:30-19:30 weekdays, 10:00-18:30 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Hringvegur: Djúpivogur - Þvottá

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:30-19:30 weekdays, 10:00-18:30 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Hringvegur: Streiti - Djúpivogur

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, hours vary along this section (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Axarvegur

Oct 28, 18:39 UTC

Icy patches

Snow clearing: Up to 2 days a week in spring and autumn, 10:00-17:00 weekdays (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Skriðdals- og Breiðdalsvegur: Haugar - Breiðdalsheiði

Oct 28, 05:20 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: Up to 2 days a week in spring and autumn, 10:00-16:00 weekdays (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Skriðdals- og Breiðdalsvegur: Úlfsstaðir - Haugar

Oct 28, 05:20 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 2 days a week (Mon, Fri), 09:00-17:00 weekdays (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Skriðdals- og Breiðdalsvegur: Egilsstaðir - Úlfsstaðir

Oct 28, 05:20 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:00-21:30 weekdays, 07:30-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Þéttbýli við Lagarfljót

Oct 28, 05:21 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 06:30-22:00 weekdays, 07:00-21:30 weekends (winter schedule)

Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works

Driving an EV?

7 fast chargers (50 kW+) listed along this route. Longest stretch without one: 102 km.

Chargers, the longest gap and cold-weather range

Longest stretch without a listed fast charger: 102 km, Höfn to Djúpivogur.

DC chargers along the way

km 0
Höfn
- Tesla · 250 kW
- Ísorka · 138 kW
km 103
Djúpivogur
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW · 1.1 km off route
km 185
Egilsstaðir
- Orka · 150 kW
- Tesla · 150 kW
- N1 · 100 kW
- Atlantsolía · 280 kW

Cold-weather range

Expect roughly 20-40% less range in freezing weather, and more in severe cold. Heating, winter tyres and cold batteries all cost range.

Your car's rated (WLTP) range

Coldest reading on this route: 2°C2°C35°F (current readings along the route and the 8-hour forecast at the destination). Between -5 and +10 °C, plan on roughly 70-90% of the rated range. This is a wide band drawn from studies of many cars, not a prediction for yours.

Where these figures come from

Recurrent, winter range study (Nov 2025): 30,000+ cars kept 78% of range on average at 0 °C (best model 88%, worst 69%), about 70% at -7 °C.
NAF, winter planning advice: Plan for 25% shorter range in winter.
NAF El Prix winter 2026: At -7 to -32 °C, cars averaged 38% below their WLTP range (best 29%, worst 46%).
AAA, cold-weather range test (2019): At -7 °C with the heater on, average range fell 41% in a lab test of five cars.

Charger data from OpenStreetMap (snapshot 2026-10-02), may be out of date; check the operator's app for availability. Listed means a DC socket within about 3 km of the route; 50 kW+ counts as fast only when OpenStreetMap lists the power. Strong headwinds and heavy loads reduce range further. All fast chargers in Iceland · © OpenStreetMap contributors

About this route

From Höfn to Egilsstaðir over the Öxi mountain road (Route 939), a shortcut that Vegagerðin does not clear daily in winter. The coast road (Route 1) through the Eastfjords is the alternative. Driving conditions on this route are updated every 15 minutes from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Weather data comes from the Icelandic Met Office (Vedur.is) and Open-Meteo. In winter (roughly November–April), expect ice, snow, and far shorter daylight hours than shown here in summer - the live conditions above already reflect today's actual state, but budget extra time and check again close to departure.