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Iceland Layover Gallery

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Grouped the way a layover is actually planned — by how far the place is from the runway. The Reykjanes pictures are all inside half an hour of the terminal; the south coast ones are two hours each way and belong to a very different kind of connection.

Reykjanes

Reykjanes Lighthouse on its red headland at sunset, the access road curving up from the lava
Reykjanes Lighthouse on its red headland at sunset, the access road curving up from the lava
Sea cliffs on the Reykjanes peninsula dropping to a stony shore and clear green water
Sea cliffs on the Reykjanes peninsula dropping to a stony shore and clear green water
Steam rising off a mineral-crusted geothermal pool on the Reykjanes peninsula
Steam rising off a mineral-crusted geothermal pool on the Reykjanes peninsula
The ochre and sulphur hillside at Seltun in Krysuvik, with the boardwalk running through the steam
The ochre and sulphur hillside at Seltun in Krysuvik, with the boardwalk running through the steam
The Brimketill lava rock pool from above, Atlantic surf breaking over the black rock around it
The Brimketill lava rock pool from above, Atlantic surf breaking over the black rock around it
A rust-red cinder crater standing out of the brown lava plain on Reykjanes
A rust-red cinder crater standing out of the brown lava plain on Reykjanes
Milky geothermal water and black lava at the Blue Lagoon at dusk
Milky geothermal water and black lava at the Blue Lagoon at dusk

Golden Circle

Gullfoss dropping in two steps into its canyon on the Golden Circle
Gullfoss dropping in two steps into its canyon on the Golden Circle
The Strokkur geyser throwing a column of water above the Geysir geothermal field
The Strokkur geyser throwing a column of water above the Geysir geothermal field
The aquamarine lake inside the Kerid crater, framed by red rock and autumn leaves
The aquamarine lake inside the Kerid crater, framed by red rock and autumn leaves

South coast

Basalt columns at Reynisfjara with the Reynisdrangar sea stacks offshore
Basalt columns at Reynisfjara with the Reynisdrangar sea stacks offshore
Seljalandsfoss photographed from the path behind the falling water at golden hour
Seljalandsfoss photographed from the path behind the falling water at golden hour
Skogafoss falling in a single sheet between green slopes on the south coast
Skogafoss falling in a single sheet between green slopes on the south coast
Blue glacier ice meeting the still water of a small meltwater lagoon
Blue glacier ice meeting the still water of a small meltwater lagoon
A red-roofed farm below moss-brown hills, with the road and the sea beyond
A red-roofed farm below moss-brown hills, with the road and the sea beyond

Icelandic horses

An Icelandic horse standing in a snow-dusted lava field
An Icelandic horse standing in a snow-dusted lava field
Two Icelandic horses nose to nose in a summer pasture
Two Icelandic horses nose to nose in a summer pasture
A line of Icelandic horses and riders crossing open country under a clear sky
A line of Icelandic horses and riders crossing open country under a clear sky

Winter nights

Green aurora over a dark lava field under a clear winter sky
Green aurora over a dark lava field under a clear winter sky

The airport

Travellers with wheeled bags in silhouette at a departure gate, an aircraft nose at the window
Travellers with wheeled bags in silhouette at a departure gate, an aircraft nose at the window

See them for yourself

Every place above sits on at least one route here, with a driver who waits while you photograph it.

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Which of these your connection can reach depends on the hours: short Iceland layover routes under six, layovers of six hours or more above it, and Iceland Layover Tours for the tours themselves. quick Reykjavik tour on an airport layover is the shortest of them.