Jökulsárlón → Höfn

Short coastal drive from the glacier lagoon to the lobster capital of Höfn. · approx. 87 km87 km54 mi· Updated Oct 28, 22:10 UTC

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Looks good

Short coastal drive from the glacier lagoon to the lobster capital of Höfn. Roads are reported clear and conditions look good for driving today. Always check road.is and vedur.is, and call 1777 if in doubt.

Along the route

87 km

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From Jökulsárlón to Höfn: km 0-87 open.

Clear

Clear surface, light wind, good weather

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 23:00 today to 09:00 tomorrow or 11:00-22:00 tomorrow.

Today

Leave 23:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.

Tomorrow

Leave 00:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 01:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 02:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 5 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 03:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 5 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 04:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 05:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 06:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 07:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 08:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 09:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur, wind up to 10 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 10:00 tomorrow: Unsettled. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur, wind up to 11 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 11:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 12:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 11 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 13:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 9 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 14:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 9 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 15:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 9 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 16:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 17:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 18:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 9 m/s near Jökulsárlón.
Leave 19:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 6 m/s near Breiðamerkursandur.
Leave 20:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 3 m/s about 25 km from Höfn.
Leave 21:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s near Höfn.
Leave 22:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 10 m/s near Höfn.

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 1h 20m to 1h 39m of driving without long stops; times are Iceland time (UTC+0). Worked out Oct 28, 22:13 UTC from a forecast fetched within the hour before that.

Route

87 km87 km54 mi1h 20m

Roads:198799

Toll on this route

This drive uses the Hornafjörður toll section near Höfn, which charges a toll. Rental insurance does not cover it. Prices and how to pay →

Weather at Höfn

Temperature4°C4°C39°F

Wind3.1 m/s11.3 km/h7.0 mph (gusts 5 m/s16 km/h10 mph)

Forecast next 8h

22:002°C2°C36°F2 m/s5 km/h3 mph

23:002°C2°C35°F2 m/s5 km/h3 mph

0:002°C2°C35°F1 m/s3 km/h2 mph

1:002°C2°C35°F2 m/s6 km/h4 mph

2:002°C2°C36°F2 m/s8 km/h5 mph

3:003°C3°C37°F1 m/s3 km/h2 mph

4:003°C3°C38°F2 m/s8 km/h5 mph

5:004°C4°C40°F4 m/s13 km/h8 mph

Fuel stops on the way

Höfn
N1 · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Höfn
Olís · 2 km2 km2 mi off route
B95 286.6
Diesel 339.8

All fuel prices →

Plan this route

Open in interactive planner →Höfn destination page →

Notable stops along the way

Breiðamerkursandur

Black sand beach where icebergs from Jökulsárlón wash ashore. Glittering ice crystals on volcanic sand - looks like diamonds.

4 km4 km2 mi off route

Road conditions along the route

Hringvegur um Breiðamerkursand: Jökulsá - Kvíá

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:30-21:30 weekdays, 10:00-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Hornafjarðarvegur (Hólmur) - Jökulsá

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 09:30-20:30 weekdays, 11:00-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hólmur - Nesjahverfi

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 5 days a week (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri), 09:30-20:30 weekdays, 11:00-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Nýtt hringtorg - Nesjahverfi

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

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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

Hafnarvegur

Oct 28, 05:18 UTC

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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

Driving an EV?

4 fast chargers (50 kW+) listed along this route. Longest stretch without one: 71 km.

Chargers, the longest gap and cold-weather range

Longest stretch without a listed fast charger: 71 km, Breiðamerkursandur to Nesjahverfi.

OpenStreetMap also lists 1 charging place with no socket details in this stretch. Some may be fast; check the operator's app before relying on one.

DC chargers along the way

km 8
Breiðamerkursandur
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
km 79
Nesjahverfi
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 100 kW
km 86
Höfn
- Ísorka · 138 kW
- Tesla · 250 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

Short coastal drive from the glacier lagoon to the lobster capital of Höfn. 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.