Driving in Iceland offers a combination of average city driving standards plus more adventurous out of town routes, some on loose gravel roads often with no road markings.

City Driving

• Driving in towns is very easy with parking spaces readily available

• The one thing visitors might notice is that Icelanders generally use their cars all the time, even if it they are only going a short distance within the small town

Country Driving

• Motorists used to reliable, well surfaced roads and regular road markings may find driving in the countryside in Iceland a little more challenging

• This is particularly the case when driving away from main centres, as roads become mostly gravel rather than tarmac

• Many roads in Iceland's sparsely populated countryside are surfaced with loose gravel and must be driven through carefully, especially when approaching an oncoming car, as loose gravel may be thrown up

• These roads are often impassable until midsummerMountain roads in Iceland are also often very winding and vehicles need to be driven with care. Journeys therefore may take longer than first anticipated