🇮🇸 Iceland or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Iceland leads on getting around. India leads on value for money, cities and food.
A normal day costs about $190 in Iceland and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 India
- Jun, Jul, Aug, SepBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $190A normal day$65
- 3h 20m to ReykjavikNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- Not the drawBeaches and seaGood
- GoodCities and cultureExceptional
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- Not the drawValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- A hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interiorGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- Nothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to JuneWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Iceland guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.