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14-Day Iceland Itinerary: Golden Circle & North Iceland

A 14-day comprehensive road trip around the Ring Road starting and ending in Keflavik, featuring major sites, glacier lagoons, and highlands access via guided tours.

Expert-built 14 days · October High pace Self-drive · 4x4Iceland in October: what to expect

An Iceland trip expert planned this 14-day route for a real client's October trip: Ring Road With Þórsmörk. It passed our checks for daily driving, highland roads and season, which is why it is one of the 177 expert-built plans in our Iceland itineraries.

The day-by-day plan below has every stop, with photos and what to see. Duplicate it to set your own dates, change the pace or swap stops; the original stays as the expert wrote it.

Trip highlights

  • Gullfoss
  • Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  • Geysir Geothermal Area
  • Skógafoss
  • Seljalandsfoss
  • Þingvellir National Park
  • Reynisfjara Beach
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon

Your route across Iceland

The journey, day by day

Open any day for the full plan — stops, drives, and where to stay.

  1. KeflavikDAY 1

    Keflavik

    1 stopKeflavik
  2. Golden CircleDAY 2

    Golden Circle

    4 stops2.5 hrsGolden Circle
  3. HighlandsDAY 3

    Highlands

    1 stop1.5 hrsHighlands
  4. South CoastDAY 4

    South Coast

    6 stops2.5 hrsVik
  5. South EastDAY 5

    South East

    3 stops2 hrsSouth East
  6. East FjordsDAY 6

    East Fjords

    4 stops2.5 hrsEast Fjords
  7. SeydisfjordurDAY 7

    Seydisfjordur

    1 stop1.5 hrsSeydisfjordur
  8. NorthDAY 8

    North

    6 stops3.5 hrsNorth
  9. NorthDAY 9

    North

    2 stops1.5 hrsHusavik
  10. NorthDAY 10

    North

    5 stops3 hrsAkureyri
  11. WestDAY 11

    West

    5 stops4 hrsWest
  12. WestDAY 12

    West

    2 stops1 hrsHusafell
  13. ReykjanesDAY 13

    Reykjanes

    3 stops1 hrsReykjanes
  14. ReykjavikDAY 14

    Reykjavik

    5 stops0.5 hrsReykjavik

Guides to the places on this route

Each stop below has a full guide on iceland-trip.com, our sister site written by the same team: how to get there, parking, seasons and what to expect.

Also on iceland-trip.com: Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon · Svínafellsjökull · Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon · Diamond Beach · Stokksnes / Vestrahorn · Djúpivogur · Seyðisfjörður: What to See, Do and Know Before You Go · Stuðlagil Canyon · Earth Lagoon – Myvatn · Húsavík · Dimmuborgir · Goðafoss Waterfall in Iceland: Complete Visitor Guide · Things to Do in Akureyri: Attractions, Museums and Local Experiences · Hraunfossar and Barnafoss: Visitor guide · Vidgelmir Lava Cave · Husafell Canyon Baths · Hvammsvik Hot Spring · Lake Kleifarvatn · Krýsuvík–Seltún Geothermal Area · Skálholt Historical Site · Laugavegur Trail · Perlan · Lake Myvatn

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