Weekend getaways from Reykjavik by car: 12 ideas for two days
Saturday-and-Sunday trips 90–330 km from Reykjavik: what to see, where to stay at a campsite and how far it is. Built from CAMPLY sights and campsites, not from someone else's lists.
Weekend getaways from Reykjavik by car: 12 two-day trips 90–330 km from the city. Each has its main sights close together, the straight-line distance from the city and a campsite within 30 km for the night. Sights are picked by the CAMPLY attractions ranking, campsites by ratings; the planner turns any idea into a day-by-day route.
- Updated 15 October
- 90–330 km from Reykjavik
Within 150 km
Doable as a day trip, no overnight stop needed.
Reykholt
Gullfoss · Brúarfoss · Hlöðufell
90 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Andreas Tille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Vestmannaeyjar
Thridrangaviti Lighthouse · Heimaey stave church · Helgafell · Eldfell
101 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the map
Fludir
Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng · Hekla · Búrfell · Hellnahellir · and 1 more
103 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Jerzystrzelecki/Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Búðardalur
Eiríksstaðir
103 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Wolfgang Sauber · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hvolsvöllur
Gljufrafoss · Merkjárfoss · Seljalandsfoss
112 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Pjt56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Skógar
Kvernufoss · Katla · Skógafoss
139 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Bromr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
150–300 km
With an overnight stop: the nearby campsite is on each card.
Blönduós
Borgarvirki · Þingeyrakirkja
161 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the map
Vik
Hjörleifshöfði · Hafursey · Dyrhólaey lighthouse
176 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Patrick Reijnders · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Laki
Fagrifoss
181 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the mapPhoto: Chmee2 / Valtameri · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hof
Morsárfoss · Svartifoss · Esjufjöll · Öræfajökull
246 km from ReykjavikNo campsite within 30 km — see stopovers on the map
300–400 km
Leave on Friday evening or early on Saturday.
What every idea has
What to see
Places from the attractions ranking, not a random list: the main one comes first.
Where to stay
The best-rated campsite within 30 km; tent pitches and rest areas are on the map.
How far
Distance from the city centre; the planner works out the road and driving time.
Plan the route
The planner turns an idea into a day-by-day route with overnight stops that you can edit and save.