🇮🇸 Iceland or 🇬🇷 Greece
Which one, honestly
Iceland leads on nature and getting around. Greece leads on the sea, value for money and cities.
A normal day costs about $190 in Iceland and $130 in Greece.
Side by side
- 🇮🇸 Iceland🇬🇷 Greece
- Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $190A normal day$130
- 3h 20m to ReykjavikNonstop from London3h 45m to Athens
- Not the drawBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodVery good
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- Not the drawValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interiorGetting aroundFerries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the fun
- Nothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to JuneWhen to avoidAugust on the famous islands
Pick by what you want
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
Full Iceland guide →Full Greece guide →
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 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.