Iceland road closures today
Every road Vegagerðin reports closed right now, in their own words — plus which roads close in which months, so a red line is never a surprise.
43 roads are closed in Iceland right now, with a further 66 under caution conditions, according to Vegagerðin. The closed roads are listed below with the authority's own wording. Latest report: 26 Oct, 19:41 (Iceland time).
Closed right now: 43 roads
- Route 26 — Ófært
- Route F26 — Ófært
- Route 35 — Ófært
- Route F88 — Ófært
- Route F206 — Ófært
- Route F207 — Ófært
- Route 208 — Ófært
- Route F208 — Ófært
- Route 210 — Ófært
- Route F210 — Ófært
- Route 214 — Ófært
- Route 222 — Ófært
- Route F225 — Ófært
- Route F228 — Ófært
- Route F229 — Ófært
- Route F232 — Ófært
- Route F233 — Ófært
- Route F235 — Ófært
- Route F261 — Ófært
- Route 435 — Lokað
- Route 570 — Ófært
- Route 578 — Ófært
- Route F578 — Ófært
- Route 734 — Ófært
- Route F734 — Ófært
- Route 756 — Ófært
- Route F821 — Ófært
- Route F839 — Ófært
- Route F881 — Ófært
- Route F894 — Ófært
- Route F899 — Ófært
- Route 901 — Ófært
- Route F902 — Ófært
- Route F903 — Ófært
- Route F905 — Ófært
- Route 907 — Ófært
- Route F909 — Ófært
- Route 910 — Ófært
- Route F910 — Ófært
- Route 923 — Ófært
- Route F923 — Ófært
- Route 936 — Ófært
- Route F946 — Ófært
Caution conditions on 66 roads
Route 1 (Hálkublettir) · Route 30 (Hálkublettir) · Route 31 (Hálkublettir) · Route 32 (Hálkublettir) · Route 36 (Hálkublettir) · Route 42 (Hálkublettir) · Route 47 (Hálkublettir) · Route 48 (Hálkublettir) · Route 50 (Hálkublettir) · Route 54 (Hálkublettir) · Route 55 (Hálkublettir) · Route 56 (Hálkublettir) · Route 58 (Hálkublettir) · Route 60 (Hálkublettir) · Route 61 (Hálkublettir) · Route 62 (Hálkublettir) · Route 63 (Hálkublettir) · Route 68 (Hálkublettir) · Route 73 (Hálkublettir) · Route 76 (Hálkublettir) · Route 87 (Hálkublettir) · Route 93 (Hálkublettir) · Route 351 (Hálkublettir) · Route 355 (Hálkublettir) · Route 360 (Hálkublettir) · Route 361 (Hálkublettir) · Route 427 (Hálkublettir) · Route 461 (Hálkublettir) · Route 511 (Hálkublettir) · Route 518 (Snjóþekja) · and 36 more
For the same feed with the named routes and every reported F-road, see road conditions today. To check one trip, use can I drive there today?
When Iceland's roads close
Closures are not random — they follow a pattern by road type and season. This is the established shape of it, so a red line on the live list above is never a surprise.
| Road type | Typical closed window | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Highland F-roads | Closed roughly Oct/Nov → mid-June | Snow-blocked and legally shut until Vegagerðin opens each one after the melt; 4WD-only when open |
| Mountain passes on Route 1 | Short closures Nov → Apr | Öxnadalsheiði, Holtavörðuheiði, Möðrudalsöræfi close for hours in storms, reopened once safe |
| Öxi (road 939) & other shortcuts | Closed Oct/Nov → May | Steep side roads close first and stay shut longest; the Ring Road detour stays open |
| Exposed coastal stretches | Wind-related, any winter day | The South Coast under Eyjafjöll and Kjölur-side roads see gust closures rather than snow |
| Reykjanes / Grindavík roads | Volcanic — no season | Road 43 and nearby roads can close at short notice during eruption episodes, not by month |
Treat a closure as final. If Vegagerðin closes a road, driving around a barrier is illegal and dangerous, and rescue in an Icelandic winter storm is neither fast nor guaranteed. An open road can still be unsafe in high wind — pair this list with the weather warnings, and when in doubt, wait it out. 112 is the emergency number everywhere in Iceland.
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