Type
Distance-based kilometer tax (kílómetragjald) + automated tunnel toll
Iceland
Icelandic road tax & tunnel rules
Iceland does not use a traditional highway vignette. Starting January 1, 2026, a nationwide distance-based kilometer tax applies to all vehicles, alongside a single automated toll tunnel in the north.
Valid for
All passenger cars, SUVs, motorbikes, campervans, and rental vehicles
Rentals
Tracked by odometer and billed directly through your rental provider
Checked by
Automated ANPR camera networks and national vehicle registries
CarVan/larger carTrailerMotorcycle
National kilometer tax (for foreign vehicles / overlanders — 2026)
Up to 10 days
- Price for cars up to 3.5 t
- 13,900 ISK (~94.00 €)
- Price for motorcycles (< 400 kg)
- 8,300 ISK (~56.00 €)
11 — 20 days
- Price for cars up to 3.5 t
- 20,850 ISK (~141.00 €)
- Price for motorcycles (< 400 kg)
- 12,450 ISK (~84.00 €)
21 — 30 days
- Price for cars up to 3.5 t
- 24,325 ISK (~165.00 €)
- Price for motorcycles (< 400 kg)
- 14,525 ISK (~98.00 €)
Length of stayPrice for cars up to 3.5 tPrice for motorcycles (< 400 kg)
Up to 10 days13,900 ISK (~94.00 €)8,300 ISK (~56.00 €)
11 — 20 days20,850 ISK (~141.00 €)12,450 ISK (~84.00 €)
21 — 30 days24,325 ISK (~165.00 €)14,525 ISK (~98.00 €)
Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel toll (north Iceland near Akureyri)
Category 1
- Specifications
- Passenger cars & SUVs up to 3.5 tonnes
- Single trip price (ISK)
- 2,216 ISK
- Approx. price (EUR)
- ~15.00 €
Category 2
- Specifications
- Large vans & campervans (3.5 – 7.5 tonnes)
- Single trip price (ISK)
- 3,087 ISK
- Approx. price (EUR)
- ~21.00 €
Motorcycles
- Specifications
- All engine capacities
- Single trip price (ISK)
- FREE
- Approx. price (EUR)
- FREE
Vehicle categorySpecificationsSingle trip price (ISK)Approx. price (EUR)
Category 1Passenger cars & SUVs up to 3.5 tonnes2,216 ISK~15.00 €
Category 2Large vans & campervans (3.5 – 7.5 tonnes)3,087 ISK~21.00 €
MotorcyclesAll engine capacitiesFREEFREE
Prices are updated following the official March 2, 2026 Icelandic infrastructure revisions. Traditional vignettes do not exist. EuroGoPass provides routing calculations and pre-travel compliance budgeting to keep your Arctic road trip seamless.
For standard driving, the official baseline rate is 6.95 ISK (~0.05 €) per single kilometer.
Kilometer tax and tunnel rates valid as of 2026.
How it works
01
Plan your Ring Road route
Add Iceland into EuroGoPass and specify whether you are renting locally or arriving via ferry.
02
Understand the new tax
We break down how the 2026 kilometer tax affects your budget depending on your vehicle choice and length of stay.
03
Drive barrier-free
Explore Iceland without stopping at a single toll booth. The national tax and northern tunnel are processed completely digitally via automated plate recognition.
Good to know
- The 2026 Kilometer Tax (Kílómetragjald): Effective January 1, 2026, Iceland transitioned to a distance-based road tax system for all vehicles to ensure fair funding for road maintenance amid rising EV use. Fuel prices at the pump decreased by roughly 30% as a result, balancing out the per-kilometer charge.
- How Rental Cars Handle It: If you hire a car in Iceland, you do not need to register for the kilometer tax manually. The rental company tracks the vehicle's odometer, pre-charges an estimated daily flat fee, and reconciles the exact amount based on your actual driven distance when you drop off the car.
- Rules for Ferry Arrivals (Overlanders): Tourists bringing their own vehicles to Iceland via the Seyðisfjörður ferry must pay a fixed flat-rate road usage fee corresponding to their length of stay (up to 10, 20, or 30 days) upon arrival or departure.
- The Only Toll Tunnel: The 7.5 km Vaðlaheiðargöng Tunnel on the Ring Road (Route 1) east of Akureyri is the only paid road section. It has no physical booths or pay machines. You must settle the toll online via credit card within a strict 24-hour window before or after passing through.
- Avoiding the Tunnel: In the summer, you can bypass the tunnel for free by taking the scenic Víkurskarð mountain pass. However, this pass adds about 20 minutes of driving and is frequently closed or highly dangerous due to ice and snow during winter months.
- National Park Fees: Places like Þingvellir and Skaftafell National Parks require separate parking/entrance fees (approx. 1,000 to 1,300 ISK) managed via automated camera plate recognition. These are separate local conservation fees and are not connected to national road taxes.
Tunnel and tax enforcement
Unpaid Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel toll after 24 hours
- Penalty consequence
- Original toll + rental company service fee (approx. 2,000 ISK)
- Collection method
- Billed automatically to the credit card on file with your rental company
Evading the mandatory overlander road tax
- Penalty consequence
- Steep statutory customs penalty
- Collection method
- Enforced by border authorities at the Smyril Line ferry port
Violation / situationPenalty consequenceCollection method
Unpaid Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel toll after 24 hoursOriginal toll + rental company service fee (approx. 2,000 ISK)Billed automatically to the credit card on file with your rental company
Evading the mandatory overlander road taxSteep statutory customs penaltyEnforced by border authorities at the Smyril Line ferry port
The Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel and overlander road tax are enforced digitally. Pay tunnel tolls within 24 hours and settle ferry arrival fees at the border.
Commonquestions
No. Iceland does not use a traditional sticker or electronic highway vignette system. Instead, road funding is collected via a per-kilometer usage tax and a specific regional tunnel toll.
You do not need to do anything manually. Your Icelandic rental company will automatically read the vehicle's odometer at check-in and check-out. They will handle the tax remittance to the government and bill you the precise amount (roughly 6.95 ISK per km driven) as part of your final rental invoice.
There are no toll booths at the tunnel. You must go online to the official portal (tunnel.is) and enter your vehicle's exact license plate number to pay via credit card. This must be completed within 24 hours before or 24 hours after your transit.
The tunnel camera system will flag your vehicle as unpaid and forward the notice to the vehicle owner. For rental cars, the rental company will pay the toll on your behalf and bill your credit card for the original toll amount plus an administrative handling fee (typically around 2,000 ISK).
No. The Hvalfjörður Tunnel (Hvalfjarðargöng), which runs underneath the fjord between Reykjavík and Akranes, has been completely free of charge since 2018.
While Icelandic road fees are fully integrated into local car rentals or paid directly online at the tunnel portal, getting your bearings in a new system can be complex. EuroGoPass provides live route planning, calculates estimated kilometer taxes for your itinerary, maps out the location of the northern toll tunnel, and allows you to secure all necessary digital vignettes for any continental European transit legs leading up to your northern journey.
- The national distance-based road usage tax applies to the entire public road network across Iceland, including:
- Route 1 (the Ring Road): The primary 1,322 km highway encircling the entire island.
- All secondary gravel and paved roads, including the Golden Circle routes and highland F-roads.
- The standalone localized toll remains restricted exclusively to the Vaðlaheiðargöng tunnel infrastructure on Route 1 in the north.
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