Súlujökull
About
Súlujökull is a glacier in the Vatnajökull Group, South Iceland.
Name for the southwestern margin of Skeiðarárjökull, on the southern margin of Vatnajökull. It's part of the Vatnajökull Group. The name comes from the Súla River.
Glacier tours are worth the money. You get crampons, ice axes, and someone who knows where it's safe to step.
Map of Súlujökull
Súlujökull is on Iceland's South Coast at 64.0242°N, 17.3853°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Off the main road
- 24.2 km from Route 1
Nearest town
- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 43.9 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
- 222 km in a straight line
What else is close
- 54 mapped places within 20 km
Súlujökull weather and conditions
At Súlujökull in South Coast, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 04:15 (Iceland time): 2°C (feels like -3°C), clear, wind 5 m/s gusting to 8 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 40 m (sunrise 05:50, sunset 20:30). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 04:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
Cars & campers
Tours near Súlujökull
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Skeiðarárjökull8 km - 2
Skaftafellsjökull25 km - 3
Morsárjökull25 km - 4
Svínafellsjökull27 km
- 5
Síðujökull27 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in South Coast.
A waterfall in South Coast.
A waterfall in Iceland.
A waterfall in South Coast.

Hot Springs
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Public_bath hot spring
Pool hot spring
Natural hot spring
Campsites
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
USGS Professional Paper 1746Glacier facts · Public domain
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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