🇮🇳 India or 🇮🇸 Iceland
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 votes.
Which one, honestly
India leads on value for money, cities and food. Iceland leads on getting around.
A normal day costs about $65 in India and $190 in Iceland.
Side by side
- 🇮🇳 India🇮🇸 Iceland
- Oct to FebBest monthsJun to Sep
- $65A normal day$190
- 14h 30m to DelhiNonstop from New York5h 40m to Reykjavik
- GoodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- ExceptionalCities and cultureGood
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- ExceptionalNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyNot the draw
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Trains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheapGetting aroundA hire car on the ring road, and a four wheel drive for the interior
- The northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountainsWhen to avoidNothing seasonally, but the highland roads are shut from roughly October to June
Pick by what you want
🇮🇳 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.
🇮🇸 Choose Iceland if
you want landscape above everything else, and you have accepted in advance that it costs more than anywhere else here.
Full India 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.