🇬🇷 Greece or 🇮🇸 Iceland
And what the world thinks
🇬🇷 Greece leads by 3 votes.
Which one, honestly
Greece leads on the sea, value for money and cities. Iceland leads on nature and getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Greece and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇬🇷 Greece🇮🇸 Iceland
- Apr to Jun, Sep to OctBest monthsJun to Sep
- $130A normal day$190
- 9h 45m to AthensNonstop from New York5h 40m to Reykjavik
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- Very goodFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Ferries and short flights between islands, slow and part of the funGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- August on the famous islandsWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
Pick by what you want
🇬🇷 Choose Greece if
you want one island, one balcony and no plan, or you are travelling on a budget and still want the sea.
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Greece guide →Full Iceland guide →
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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.