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Iceland
The Smyril Line ferry from Hirtshals (Denmark) via the Faroes is the only way to bring a van: about €1,200–2,500 return for a van and two people, summer. Fuel is Norway-dear.
Drives on the right · ISK · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is about the same than at home. Indicative national average, checked 19 Oct 2026. Iceland: few stations outside the ring road; card-only pumps. Figure: globalpetrolprices.com weekly survey, converted at the ECB dollar rate.
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
The Vaðlaheiði tunnel near Akureyri and the new Hvalfjörður-area and Reykjanes tunnels charge online.
Clean air zones
None.
Sleeping in the van
Only at campsites and signed sites since 2015; enforced. F-roads need a 4x4 and insurance that covers them; river crossings are at your own risk.
Kit you must carry
Headlights on always. Carry fuel: gaps of 150 km.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
90 on tarmac / 80 on gravel / 50
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Iceland | 2° | 3° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.