One-way trafficIceland
Traffic rules
Iceland
1. One-way traffic
One-way traffic means that vehicles on a road or carriageway may travel only in one designated direction. The permitted direction is normally indicated by traffic signs, lane arrows or road markings.
Some road users, such as cyclists or public-transport vehicles, may be allowed to travel in the opposite direction when signs expressly permit it. A one-way road does not by itself determine the speed limit, priority or parking rules.
How should I read a one-way restriction in Iceland?
The one-way sign indicates the direction of travel along the road. Follow its arrow and any entry restrictions or supplementary information. A compulsory turn at a junction is a different instruction.
🔗 reglugerd.is • Iceland, Regulation 250/2024, sign 526; Act 77/2019 sections 7, 26, 37, 84
Road with one-way traffic.
English • Traffic sign 526 • One-way traffic. Traffic is one-way in the arrow's direction.
Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 526 • Einstefna. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að einstefnuakstur sé um veginn í þá átt sem örin vísar.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 19. gr.
SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.
No entry.
English • Traffic sign 302 • No entry. All vehicles, including bicycles and light motorcycles, are prohibited from entering the road.
Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 302 • Innakstur bannaður. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að akstur allra ökutækja inn á veg, þ. á m. reiðhjóla og léttra bifhjóla, sé bannaður.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 14. gr.
SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2022-07-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Vegagerdin.is • official published diagram 302.
May cyclists travel against the general traffic direction in Iceland?
Do not assume cyclists are exempt from a road’s direction restriction. Check whether the applicable signs, local traffic arrangement or separately designated cycle facility actually authorise movement in the opposite direction; an ordinary bicycle-route sign is not enough.
🔗 reglugerd.is • Iceland, Regulation 250/2024, sign 526; Act 77/2019 sections 7, 26, 37, 84
Does one-way traffic give me priority or a different speed limit in Iceland?
A one-way restriction concerns direction. Continue to follow the applicable speed limit, signals, give-way or stop controls and junction-priority rules. Where authorised counterflow traffic exists, check for it before turning or crossing; your permitted direction is not automatic junction priority.
🔗 reglugerd.is • Iceland, Regulation 250/2024, sign 526; Act 77/2019 sections 7, 26, 37, 84
