Keflavík → Akureyri

From the airport across Iceland to the capital of the North. · approx. 429 km429 km267 mi· Updated Oct 28, 16:10 UTC

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Looks good

From the airport across Iceland to the capital of the North. 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

429 km

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From Keflavík to Akureyri: km 0-32 open, km 32-40 no road report, km 40-429 open.

Clear
No road report

Clear surface, light wind, good weather
Conditions improving: Icy → Clear conditions (5h ago)
Conditions improving: Icy patches → Clear conditions (3h ago)
Conditions improving: Icy patches → Clear conditions (6h 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 17:00-19:00 or 12:00-16:00 tomorrow.

Leaving 00:00-08:00 tomorrow meets gusts up to 31 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~20 m/s rental limit.

Today

Leave 17:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 8 m/s about 20 km from Bífröst.
Leave 18:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Mosfellsbær.
Leave 19:00 today: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Mosfellsbær.
Leave 20:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 16 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 11 m/s near Mosfellsbær.
Leave 21:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 17 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 12 m/s near Mosfellsbær.
Leave 22:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 19 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 12 m/s near Mosfellsbær.
Leave 23:00 today: Unsettled. Gusts up to 20 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 14 m/s near Mosfellsbær.

Tomorrow

Leave 00:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 24 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 16 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 01:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 23 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 16 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 02:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 24 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 16 m/s near Mosfellsbær, snow or freezing precipitation near Holtavörðuheiði. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 03:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 26 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 17 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 04:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 29 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 19 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 05:00 tomorrow: Very windy. Gusts up to 31 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 21 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~20 m/s rental limit.
Leave 06:00 tomorrow: Very windy. Gusts up to 31 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 20 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 07:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 30 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 18 m/s near Mosfellsbær. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 08:00 tomorrow: Windy. Gusts up to 27 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 15 m/s near Keflavík. Campervans: this wind is above the ~15 m/s guideline for campervans.
Leave 09:00 tomorrow: Unsettled. Gusts up to 24 m/s near Mosfellsbær, wind up to 13 m/s near Holtavörðuheiði.
Leave 10:00 tomorrow: Unsettled. Gusts up to 17 m/s near Holtavörðuheiði, wind up to 10 m/s near Varmahlíð.
Leave 11:00 tomorrow: Unsettled. Gusts up to 15 m/s near Hvammstangi, wind up to 10 m/s near Varmahlíð.
Leave 12:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 14 m/s near Varmahlíð.
Leave 13:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Keflavík.
Leave 14:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 13 m/s near Keflavík.
Leave 15:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Keflavík.
Leave 16:00 tomorrow: Calmer, in the calmest window. Gusts up to 12 m/s near Keflavík.

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 5h 44m to 7h 3m of driving without long stops; times are Iceland time (UTC+0). Worked out Oct 28, 16:12 UTC from a forecast fetched within the hour before that.

Route

429 km429 km267 mi5h 44m

Roads:411400404915067020731

Weather at Akureyri

Temperature5°C5°C41°F

Wind2.8 m/s10.0 km/h6.2 mph (gusts 6 m/s20 km/h13 mph)

Forecast next 8h

16:005°C5°C42°F3 m/s9 km/h6 mph

17:004°C4°C40°F2 m/s9 km/h5 mph

18:004°C4°C38°F2 m/s9 km/h5 mph

19:004°C4°C38°F1 m/s5 km/h3 mph

20:004°C4°C38°F1 m/s4 km/h2 mph

21:003°C3°C37°F1 m/s5 km/h3 mph

22:002°C2°C36°F1 m/s4 km/h2 mph

23:002°C2°C36°F2 m/s6 km/h4 mph

Fuel stops on the way

Reykjanesbær
N1 · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Sandgerði
N1 · 8 km8 km5 mi off route
B95 289.4
Diesel 340.5
Flugvellir
N1 · on route
B95 289.4
Diesel 327.1
Reykjanesbær Aðalgata
ÓB · on route
B95 284.4
Diesel 337.8
Básinn Keflavík
ÓB · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
B95 274.4
Diesel 327.3
Arnarvellir
Orkan · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
B95 284.2
Diesel 335.8

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Plan this route

Open in interactive planner →Akureyri destination page →Live traffic: Reykjanesbraut (Keflavík Airport road) →

Notable stops along the way

Ásbrú

Area around Keflavík Airport. Car rentals and services.

1 km1 km1 mi off route

Vogar

Town in the Southern Peninsula, near Keflavík Airport.

2 km2 km1 mi off route

Hafnarfjörður

Historic harbour town on the outskirts of Reykjavík. Known for its Viking heritage, elf folklore, and annual Viking festival.

2 km2 km1 mi off route

Garðabær

Municipality in the Capital Region, adjacent to Reykjavík.

1 km1 km1 mi off route

Kópavogur

Large suburb of Reykjavík, the most populous municipality in Iceland.

3 km3 km2 mi off route

Reykjavík

Capital and largest city of Iceland. Cultural hub, dining, nightlife, and departure point for most travel routes.

1 km1 km1 mi off route

Road conditions along the route

Reykjanesbraut: Hafnavegur - Flugstöð

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Reykjanesbraut: Hafnavegur - Grindavíkurvegur

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Reykjanesbraut: Grindavíkurvegur - Vogavegur

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Reykjanesbraut: Vogavegur - Vatnsleysa

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Reykjanesbraut frá Vatnsleysu að Rauðamel

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Reykjanesbraut frá Rauðamel að Lækjargötu

Oct 28, 02:55 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

Hafnarfjarðarvegur

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Hringbraut

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Miklabraut, rampar og fráreinar

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Vesturlandsvegur

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Þingvallavegur - Hvalfjarðargöng

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)

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

Hvalfjarðargöng

Oct 28, 02:55 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

Hvalfjarðargöng til suðurs

Oct 28, 02:55 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week (tunnel, no day-by-day schedule listed) (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur. Hvalfjarðargöng - Grundartangi

Oct 28, 02:58 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 06:00-midnight daily (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Grundartangi - Melasveitarvegur

Oct 28, 02:58 UTC

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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

Hafnarfjall

Oct 28, 02:58 UTC

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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

Hringvegur: Borgarnes - Baulan

Oct 28, 11:24 UTC

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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

Hringvegur. Baulan - Norðurárdalsvegur n. vegamót

Oct 28, 11:24 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:30-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Holtavörðuheiði

Oct 28, 12:53 UTC

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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

Hringvegur: Staðarskáli - Hvammstangavegur

Oct 28, 05:27 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Hvammstangavegur - Víðigerði

Oct 28, 06:14 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Víðigerði - Gljúfurá

Oct 28, 05:27 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Gljúfurá - Blönduós

Oct 28, 05:27 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

Hringvegur: Langidalur

Oct 28, 05:27 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

Vatnsskarð: Svínvetningabraut - Varmahlíð

Oct 28, 10:09 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur: Varmahlíð - Kjálkavegur

Oct 28, 05:28 UTC

100

Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Hringvegur.: Kjálkavegur - Fremri-Kot

Oct 28, 05:28 UTC

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Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 08:00-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Öxnadalsheiði: Fremri-Kot - Þverá í Öxnadal

Oct 28, 10:00 UTC

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Clear conditions

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

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

Hringvegur: Þverá í Öxnadal - Ólafsfjarðarvegur

Oct 28, 05:25 UTC

100

Clear conditions

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

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

Hringvegur: Ólafsfjarðarvegur - Akureyri

Oct 28, 05:25 UTC

100

Clear conditions

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

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

Hringvegur: Akureyri

Oct 28, 05:25 UTC

100

Clear conditions

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

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

Driving an EV?

54 fast chargers (50 kW+) listed along this route. Longest stretch without one: 90 km.

Chargers, the longest gap and cold-weather range

Longest stretch without a listed fast charger: 90 km, Varmahlíð to Akureyri.

DC chargers along the way

km 1
Keflavík
- N1 · 240 kW
- Tesla · 250 kW
- InstaVolt · 120 kW
km 5
Ásbrú
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
km 35-47
Garðabær
- N1 · 75 kW
- Ísorka · 50 kW
- Ísorka · DC, power not listed
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW · 1.1 km off route
- Atlantsolía · 300 kW
- eONE · 60 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
- N1 · 80 kW · 1.5 km off route
- N1 · 150 kW · 1.5 km off route
- Tesla · 250 kW · 2.1 km off route
- Tesla · 120 kW
- Orkan · 400 kW
km 49-59
Kópavogur
- Orkan · 400 kW
- Ísorka · 130 kW
- N1 · 150 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 150 kW
- Orkan · 350 kW
- Ísorka · 60 kW
- Olís · 130 kW
- Tesla · 250 kW · 2.0 km off route
- Orkan · 350 kW · 2.5 km off route
- eONE · 150 kW
- eONE · 120 kW · 2.9 km off route
- eONE · 60 kW · 2.9 km off route
- N1 · 240 kW
- Ísorka · DC, power not listed · 1.5 km off route
- Orkan · 400 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 150 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
- eONE · 180 kW · 1.1 km off route
- Ísorka · 225 kW · 2.7 km off route
- Bílabúð Benna / Orka Náttúrunnar · 350 kW
km 65
Mosfellsbær
- N1 · 200 kW
- Atlantsolía · 260 kW
km 122
Borgarnes
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 240 kW
- Nettó · DC, power not listed
- N1 · 150 kW
km 141
Varmaland
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 225 kW
km 208
Borðeyri
- N1 · 150 kW
- Tesla · 250 kW
km 249
Lækjamót
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 150 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 225 kW
km 287
Blönduós
- N1 · 150 kW
- Tesla · 250 kW
km 336
Varmahlíð
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 100 kW
km 426-429
Akureyri
- Tesla · 250 kW
- Atlantsolía · 240 kW
- Orkan · 400 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · DC, power not listed
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
- ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 150 kW
- Ísorka · 75 kW · 2.9 km off route
- Tesla · 250 kW · 1.2 km off route

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°C36°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 the airport across Iceland to the capital of the North. 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.