Road 1 - Väg 1

This article is one itinerary.


Road 1 - Ring road is Islands Highway 1. The ring road is the largest road in Iceland. It goes through / past most cities and larger towns on the island. It is 1330 kilometers long, and goes past fjords, mountains, plateaus and plains. Road 1 is the only road that connects eastern and western Iceland.

Cities along road 1

  1. Reykjavík
  2. Ísafjörður
  3. Blönduós
  4. Akureyri
  5. Húsavík
  6. Egilsstaðir
  7. Hornafjörður
  8. Vík
  9. Vestmannaeyjar
  10. Selfoss

National parks / lakes along road 1

  1. The blue Lagoon
  2. Thingvellir
  3. Myvatn
  4. Dettifoss
  5. Jökulsarlon
  6. Skaftafell National Park

Preparations

Security

The emergency number in Iceland is, just like in Sweden, 112.