Iceland Roads

Reykjavík → Landmannalaugar

Highland 4x4 route to geothermal pools and rhyolite mountains - requires a 4x4. · approx. 183 km183 km114 mi · Requires 4x4 (F-road access)· Updated

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Difficult conditions
Highland 4x4 route to geothermal pools and rhyolite mountains - requires a 4x4. Open as far as Landmannaleið vestan Heklu (km 135). Closed after that. Conditions on the first 135 km: Looks good (100). Decide where you will stop; check road.is and call Vegagerðin on 1777 before you leave and again at Landmannaleið vestan Heklu. Always check road.is and vedur.is, and call 1777 if in doubt.

Along the route

183 km

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From Reykjavík to Landmannalaugar: km 0-120 open, km 120-135 no road report, km 135-141 closed or impassable, km 141-183 closed or impassable.

  • Clear
  • Closed (hatched)
  • No road report
  • Closed or impassable: Landmannaleið vestan Heklu (km 135) and 3 more
  • First 135 km: Looks good (100)
  • Clear surface, light wind, good weather
  • Road reported impassable or closed
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.

Route

This route crosses Landvegur (26). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: 2 days a week.

This route crosses Landmannaleið vestan Heklu (F225). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: no winter service.

This route crosses Landmannaleið (F225). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: no winter service.

This route crosses Fjallabaksleið nyrðri (208). Winter service on it, per Vegagerðin: no winter service.

183 km183 km114 mi6h 46m
Roads:49126F225208

Weather at Landmannalaugar

Temperature4°C4°C40°F
Wind0.9 m/s3.4 km/h2.1 mph (gusts 2 m/s8 km/h5 mph)

Forecast next 8h

21:00-2°C-2°C28°F3 m/s12 km/h8 mph
22:00-3°C-3°C27°F2 m/s5 km/h3 mph
23:00-2°C-2°C28°F2 m/s6 km/h4 mph
0:000°C0°C33°F6 m/s20 km/h13 mph
1:001°C1°C33°F7 m/s25 km/h16 mph
2:000°C0°C32°F8 m/s30 km/h19 mph
3:001°C1°C33°F7 m/s26 km/h16 mph
4:001°C1°C34°F13 m/s48 km/h30 mph

Fuel stops on the way

  • Kaplakriki
    Atlantsolía · 7 km7 km4 mi off route
    B95 255.3
    Diesel 314.2
  • Kópavogsbraut
    Atlantsolía · 3 km3 km2 mi off route
    B95 255.3
    Diesel 314.2
  • Öskjuhlíð
    Atlantsolía · 1 km1 km1 mi off route
    B95 255.3
    Diesel 314.2
  • Skúlagata
    Atlantsolía · 1 km1 km1 mi off route
    B95 255.3
    Diesel 314.2
  • Háaleitisbraut
    Atlantsolía · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
    B95 284.3
    Diesel 335.9
  • Borgartún
    N1 · 2 km2 km1 mi off route
    B95 289.4
    Diesel 340.5
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Road conditions along the route

Hringbraut
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
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

Suðurlandsvegur um Hádegismóa
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: Rauðavatn - Nesjavallaleið
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: Fossvellir - Þrengslavegur
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 um Hellisheiði: Þrengslavegur - Þorlákshafnarvegur
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: Selfoss - Hveragerði
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 : Þjórsá - Selfoss, Laugardælavegur
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: Hella - Þjórsá
100
Clear conditions

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

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

Landvegur : Hringvegur - Laugaland
100
Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 5 days a week (Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri), 07:30-19:30 weekdays, 09:00-18:00 weekends (winter schedule)

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

Landvegur: Laugaland - Bjallavegur
100
Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri), 08:00-17:00 weekdays (winter schedule)

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

Landvegur : Bjallavegur - Galtalækur
100
Clear conditions

Snow clearing: 2 days a week (Mon, Fri), 08:00-17:00 weekdays (winter schedule)

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

Landmannaleið vestan Heklu
0
Impassable

No winter service

How snow clearing works

Landmannaleið: Hekla - Landmannahellir
0
Impassable

No winter service

How snow clearing works

Landmannaleið: Landmannahellir - Fjallabak N
0
Impassable

No winter service

How snow clearing works

Sigalda - Landmannaleið
0
Impassable

No winter service

How snow clearing works

Driving an EV?

29 fast chargers (50 kW+) listed along this route. Longest stretch without one: 124 km.

Chargers, the longest gap and cold-weather range

Longest stretch without a listed fast charger: 124 km, Selfoss to Landmannalaugar.

DC chargers along the way

  1. km 0
    Seltjarnarnes
    • N1 · 150 kW
    • Ísorka · 130 kW
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
    • Orkan · 400 kW
  2. km 3-12
    Kópavogur
    • Orkan · 400 kW
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 150 kW
    • Orkan · 350 kW
    • Tesla · 120 kW · 1.6 km off route
    • Ísorka · 60 kW
    • Olís · 130 kW
    • Tesla · 250 kW · 2.0 km off route
    • N1 · 150 kW · 2.8 km off route
    • N1 · 80 kW · 2.8 km off route
    • Tesla · 250 kW · 2.3 km off route
    • Orkan · 350 kW · 2.5 km off route
    • eONE · 150 kW
    • 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
    • Bílabúð Benna / Orka Náttúrunnar · 350 kW
    • eONE · 180 kW
    • eONE · 120 kW · 2.5 km off route
    • eONE · 60 kW · 2.5 km off route
    • Ísorka · 225 kW
  3. km 31-46
    Hveragerði
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW · 1.4 km off route
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 kW
  4. km 57-59
    Selfoss
    • Atlantsolía · 260 kW
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · DC, power not listed
    • ON (Orka náttúrunnar) · 50 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.

km

Coldest reading on this route: -3°C-3°C27°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

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

Highland 4x4 route to geothermal pools and rhyolite mountains - requires a 4x4. 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.