🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇮🇸 Iceland
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on the sea, value for money and food. Iceland leads on nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇮🇸 Iceland
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJun, Jul, Aug, Sep
- $130A normal day$190
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London3h 20m to Reykjavik
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- GoodCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodGood
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Iceland guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.