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Updated 16 May 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Iceland

#17 of 41 in region
Diesel
263.05 ISK /Litre

€1.83

↓ 3.1% vs. region avg. ↑ +20.5% vs. world
Petrol · Super 95 · RON 95
227.70 ISK

↓11% vs. region avg.

LPG
Calculator · Diesel
presets

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

21,044 ISK

€147 · $170

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

2,630.52 ISK

€18.34 · $21.29

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€0.496/kWh
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Dynamics · Diesel

€0.0070 per 1 ISK · updated weekly

254.44 274.84 295.23 27.04 02.05 11.05 16.05 263.05 ISK
min 261.24 ISK max 288.43 ISK
219.12 234.49 249.85 27.04 02.05 11.05 16.05 227.7 ISK
min 224.24 ISK max 244.73 ISK
Fuel Cost Calculator

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Price per kWh

We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.

Consumption

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kWh/100

Distance unit

Route — select countries and distances

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Region Europe

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

Reykjavik → Akureyri

🇮🇸 IS

Distance

310 km

Fuel cost

~€57

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Reykjavik → Selfoss

60 km · ~€11 · ~1 day

🇮🇸 Iceland 60 km

Akureyri → Egilsstadir

220 km · ~€40 · ~1 day

🇮🇸 Iceland 220 km

Reykjavik → Hofn

400 km · ~€73 · ~1 day

🇮🇸 Iceland 400 km

Reykjavik → Isafjordur

270 km · ~€50 · ~1 day

🇮🇸 Iceland 270 km

Fuel Prices in Iceland — Overview

Current fuel prices in Iceland: diesel 263.05 ISK (€1.83 · $2.13) per liter, gasoline 227.70 ISK (€1.59 · $1.84) per liter.

The local gasoline grade is Super 95 · RON 95.

Iceland ranks #17 out of 41 countries in Europe by diesel price.

Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Iceland.

How fuel prices are formed

Free market

Changes weekly

~55% Taxes and levies

Regulator

Samkeppniseftirlitid / Competition Authority

Fully import-dependent island market with high logistics and tax burden. Prices are free, but competition is limited by market size.

Taxes and levies

Excise, carbon-related charges, VAT 24%.

Subsidies

No direct gasoline and diesel subsidies.

Useful for motorhome travelers

LPG/Autogas

Rare

Bank cards

Accepted everywhere

Price spread

Moderate

Market

Importer + Refiner

Station networks

N1 Olís Orkan

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Iceland

Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.

Updated: 16.05.2026

Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.

View data sources

Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net

Gasvaktin (Iceland) · github.com/gasvaktin

Olis OB Iceland · ob.olis.is

Gasvaktin Iceland (GitHub) · github.com/gasvaktin/gasvaktin

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 16 May 2026.

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