🇭🇷 Croatia or 🇮🇸 Iceland
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Which one, honestly
Croatia leads on the sea, cities and value for money. Iceland leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $130 in Croatia and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇭🇷 Croatia🇮🇸 Iceland
- May to Jun, SepBest monthsJun to Sep
- $130A normal day$190
- 2h 45m to SplitNonstop from London3h 20m to Reykjavik
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureGood
- GoodFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- GoodValue for moneyNot the draw
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Coastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parksGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- The Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peakWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
Pick by what you want
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full Croatia 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.