Iceland: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Iceland uses Types C and F sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom · from Canada

Money

kr Icelandic Króna ISK

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD	121.7 ISK
1 EUR	136.0 ISK
1 GBP	163.1 ISK
1 JPY	0.7741 ISK

Icelandic Króna: where it's used and rates

Price level 130 (US = 100, 2025)

Everyday household prices in Iceland are about 130% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

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Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

UTC+0

Iceland is on UTC+0, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Iceland drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.