Iceland Ring Road (Route 1 / Þjóðvegur 1)
- 1276 km analysed against real cell-tower data
- 77% fast 4G/5G data
- 24 dead zones mapped (286 km)
Phone signal on the Iceland Ring Road: where it drops
TrailSim estimate for the Iceland Ring Road: 77% of its 1276 km has fast 4G/5G data, and 24 dead zones total 286 km (real cell-tower data, snapshot 2026-09-07).
The stretches below describe the featured plan's networks (IS:Nova · IS:Síminn); the figures above follow the plan you selected.
The signal is strongest between Reykjavik and near Grundarhverfi, where the model puts fast 4G/5G data at 100% of the stage. It runs thinnest between near Freyshólafell and Öxi (0% fast data) — expect long stretches where maps and messages crawl or fail.
Choose your eSIM
Typical trip: ~8 days · ~4 GB at 500 MB a day. Plan days start on first connection, so this 30-day plan covers the whole trip.
Plan details
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G) · Síminn (5G)
- Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Included with every order
- Secure checkout by Stripe — Apple Pay & Google Pay accepted
- eSIM QR code and coverage report by email within minutes
- 24 dead zones on this route — mapped in your report
- Plan days start on first use, not at purchase
- 14-day self-service refund before installation
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Plan details
- Data
- 1 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 3 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G) · Síminn (5G)
- Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 3 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Vodafone (5G) · Síminn (5G)
Also valid in 32 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Vodafone (5G) · Síminn (5G)
Also valid in 32 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 3 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G) · Síminn (5G)
- Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 5 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Vodafone (5G) · Síminn (5G)
Also valid in 32 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 20 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G) · Síminn (5G)
- Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 10 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 20 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Vodafone (5G) · Síminn (5G)
Also valid in 32 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 20 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 5G · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 50 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G) · Síminn (5G)
- Speed
- 4G max · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Plan details
- Data
- 50 GB
- Validity
- 30 days, starting when the eSIM first connects — not at purchase
- Networks
- Iceland: Nova (5G)
Also valid in 33 other countries - Speed
- 4G max · no speed limit
- Calls & SMS
- Data only — no phone number. WhatsApp, FaceTime and other app calls work over data
- Hotspot
- Allowed — share data with your other devices
- Installation
- QR code by email within minutes; settings configure automatically on most phones (APN included in the email). Requires an eSIM-capable, carrier-unlocked phone
- Device
- Locks to the first phone it is installed on and cannot be moved
- Refunds
- Full self-service refund within 14 days while uninstalled — see the refund policy
- Top-up
- One-off plan — if you run out, buying another takes minutes
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required
Pay by the day — from $0.90/day, any number of days
300 MB to 1.5 GB a day at full speed, then slower but never cut off. Set the number of days (1–90) on the payment page — the typical trip length is filled in for you.
≈ $7.20 for the typical 8-day trip — set the number of days on the payment page
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required · expires after your last day
≈ $8.64 for the typical 8-day trip — set the number of days on the payment page
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required · expires after your last day
≈ $35.20 for the typical 8-day trip — set the number of days on the payment page
Data only · Hotspot allowed · Days start on first use · Unlocked eSIM phone required · expires after your last day
Iceland Ring Road coverage map
Report preview
Real rows from the report you'll receive — every stage analysed, every dead zone pinned with GPS coordinates.
| Stage | km | 4G/5G | 2G/3G | No signal | Best network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reykjavik → near Grundarhverfi | 0–25 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| near Grundarhverfi → Melahverfi | 25–50 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Melahverfi → Borgarnes | 50–75 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Borgarnes → Munaðarnes | 75–100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Munaðarnes → Sveinatungumúli | 100–125 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Sveinatungumúli → Holtavörðuheiði | 125–150 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Holtavörðuheiði → near Borðeyri | 150–175 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| near Borðeyri → near Bessaborg | 175–200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| near Bessaborg → Vatnsdalshólar | 200–225 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Vatnsdalshólar → near Dunhóll | 225–250 | 46% | 0% | 54% | Síminn |
| near Dunhóll → Vatnsskarð | 250–275 | 84% | 0% | 16% | Nova |
| Vatnsskarð → near Steinsstaðir | 275–300 | 92% | 0% | 8% | Nova |
| near Steinsstaðir → near Reiðgilshnjúkur | 300–325 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| near Reiðgilshnjúkur → near Öxnadalur | 325–350 | 90% | 0% | 10% | Nova |
| near Öxnadalur → Skjaldarvík | 350–375 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| Skjaldarvík → near Vaglir | 375–400 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| near Vaglir → Fljótsheiði | 400–425 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Fljótsheiði → near Mývatnsheiði | 425–450 | 18% | 0% | 82% | Nova |
| near Mývatnsheiði → Hverir - Boiling Mud | 450–475 | 70% | 0% | 30% | Nova |
| Hverir - Boiling Mud → near Tungufjöll | 475–500 | 50% | 0% | 50% | Nova |
| near Tungufjöll → Hádegistindur | 500–525 | 98% | 0% | 2% | Síminn |
| Hádegistindur → Kollur | 525–550 | 66% | 0% | 34% | Síminn |
| Kollur → Skjöldólfsstaðahnjúkur | 550–575 | 52% | 0% | 48% | Nova |
| Skjöldólfsstaðahnjúkur → Múlaþing | 575–600 | 28% | 0% | 72% | Nova |
| Múlaþing → near Fellabær | 600–625 | 0% | 0% | 100% | — |
| near Fellabær → near Freyshólafell | 625–650 | 0% | 0% | 100% | — |
| near Freyshólafell → Öxi | 650–675 | 0% | 0% | 100% | — |
| Öxi → Fossárvík | 675–700 | 28% | 0% | 72% | Síminn |
| Fossárvík → near Hnúta | 700–725 | 88% | 0% | 12% | Síminn |
| near Hnúta → near Snjótindur | 725–750 | 92% | 0% | 8% | Síminn |
| near Snjótindur → Svínhólafjall | 750–775 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| Svínhólafjall → Kleifatindur | 775–800 | 88% | 0% | 12% | Síminn |
| Kleifatindur → Nesjahverfi | 800–825 | 80% | 0% | 20% | Síminn |
| Nesjahverfi → Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | 825–850 | 62% | 0% | 38% | Síminn |
| Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður → near Borgarhafnarfjall | 850–875 | 88% | 0% | 12% | Síminn |
| near Borgarhafnarfjall → near Jökuldalur | 875–900 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| near Jökuldalur → Hnappavallahamrar | 900–925 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| Hnappavallahamrar → Skaftafell | 925–950 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| Skaftafell → near Lómagnúpur | 950–975 | 76% | 0% | 24% | Síminn |
| near Lómagnúpur → near Orustuhóll | 975–1000 | 58% | 0% | 42% | Síminn |
| near Orustuhóll → near Kirkjubæjarklaustur | 1000–1025 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Síminn |
| near Kirkjubæjarklaustur → Skaftárhreppur | 1025–1050 | 72% | 0% | 28% | Nova |
| Skaftárhreppur → near Kotlutangi | 1050–1075 | 24% | 0% | 76% | Nova |
| near Kotlutangi → Geitafjall | 1075–1100 | 66% | 0% | 34% | Nova |
| Geitafjall → near Skógar | 1100–1125 | 94% | 0% | 6% | Nova |
| near Skógar → near Fagrafell | 1125–1150 | 84% | 0% | 16% | Nova |
| near Fagrafell → near Hvolsvöllur | 1150–1175 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| near Hvolsvöllur → near Gíslholtsfjall | 1175–1200 | 88% | 0% | 12% | Nova |
| near Gíslholtsfjall → near Gljúfurárholt | 1200–1225 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| near Gljúfurárholt → Sauðadalir | 1225–1250 | 66% | 0% | 34% | Síminn |
| Sauðadalir → Reykjavik | 1250–1275 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
| Reykjavik area | 1275–1276 | 100% | 0% | 0% | Nova |
All 52 stages in the PDF report
| # | Near | Section | Length | Signal drops at | Returns at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | near Dunhóll | 237–254 km | 17 km | 65.54887, -20.29331 | 65.50894, -19.99601 |
…and 23 more dead zones in the PDF report
What you carry with you
The map above shows where the signal holds and where it goes. The report is the version you take with you: on the trail there is no signal, so it is a PDF you keep on your phone or print, plus a GPX track that puts every dead zone on your map app as you walk.
- Every stage of the route with its coverage, kilometre by kilometre
- The strongest network for each stage
- Every dead zone with its coordinates and GPS waypoints
- Printable PDF and a GPX track for your GPS or phone map
Included with every plan, emailed within minutes of purchase.
How this is estimated. Modelled from crowd-sourced cell-tower data (not field measurements) — real signal varies with terrain, weather and network load. Full methodology in the report. Coverage data: OpenCellID (CC-BY-SA 4.0), snapshot 2026-09-07. Route and place names: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). © 2026 TrailSim.
Frequently asked questions
Is there phone signal on the Iceland Ring Road?
On the networks TrailSim sells for the Iceland Ring Road, 77% of the route's 1276 km has fast 4G/5G data; 24 modelled dead zones totalling 286 km have no signal on its networks — the best-coverage plan on this page cuts this to 12 dead zones totalling 197 km. Cell service depends on which networks your eSIM roams on: the plans on TrailSim's Iceland Ring Road page are compared against exactly this route, and every dead zone is named and pinned with GPS coordinates in the coverage report included with each eSIM.
How much data do I need for the Iceland Ring Road?
Iceland Ring Road (Route 1 / Þjóðvegur 1) typically takes about 8 days — around 4 GB at 500 MB a day, and the featured plan is picked on exactly that arithmetic. Worldwide, everyday smartphone use averages about 22 GB a month — roughly 730 MB a day — most of it video streaming (Ericsson Mobility Report, Nov 2025). On the trail the picture is lighter: with maps downloaded and video saved for wifi, messaging, photos, weather and bookings run 200–400 MB a day, so we size every recommendation at 500 MB a day for comfortable headroom. Size up if you stream, video-call or share your connection. If you would rather pay only for the days you are out, TrailSim's pay-by-the-day plans for the Iceland Ring Road give a full-speed daily allowance that slows down instead of cutting off, with the number of days set on the payment page.
What is a pay-by-the-day eSIM plan?
A daily allowance of 300 MB to 1.5 GB at full speed, then slower for the rest of that day — never cut off. It is priced per day: you set the number of days (1 to 90) on the payment page, pre-filled with the typical Iceland Ring Road trip length, and the days start on first use. It suits short trips and people who would rather never run out than carry a large fixed plan; the fixed plans on the same page are cheaper per gigabyte for a long trip.
When do the plan days start counting?
On first use — installing the TrailSim eSIM and connecting starts the clock, not the purchase date. You can safely buy weeks before your trip.
Does my phone support eSIM?
Most phones released since 2019 support eSIM, including iPhone XS and later, Google Pixel 3 and later, and most recent Samsung Galaxy models. Your phone must also be carrier-unlocked.
Why not a regular travel eSIM from Airalo or Holafly?
Any eSIM connects to the same physical networks. What TrailSim adds is the route check: it compares real cell-tower data along the Iceland Ring Road itself, picks the network combination that holds best there, and includes the coverage report with every dead zone mapped — so you know before you go where the phone will and won't work. A longer comparison is at trailsim.com/compare/airalo and /compare/holafly.
What if parts of the route have no signal at all?
On most wild routes some stretches have no signal from any network — no eSIM can change that. TrailSim's Iceland Ring Road coverage report marks every dead zone with GPS coordinates and length, so you can download offline maps for those sections and tell people at home when you'll be unreachable. Knowing where it drops is the point.
What if I change my mind after buying?
Uninstalled eSIMs qualify for a full self-service refund within 14 days of purchase — no questions asked. Once the eSIM is installed on a device it can no longer be returned. See the refund policy.