Traffic signsIceland

An introduction to the traffic rules and road signs of Iceland. Learn about driving, road safety and much more in our illustrated book, with answers to frequently asked questions.

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What does this traffic sign mean?

101. What does this traffic sign mean?

Advisory speed limit.
✓ National speed limits.
End of the speed limit.
Start of a speed limit.

This traffic sign indicates the national speed limits. The applicable default maximum speeds depend on the road type, vehicle category and local traffic rules when no different speed limit is indicated.

English • Traffic sign 656 • Maximum speed information. Gives the Traffic Act's general maximum speed rules for different conditions.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 656 • Hámarkshraðaupplýsingar. Merki þetta gefur upplýsingar um almennar reglur umferðarlaga um leyfilegan hámarkshraða við mismunandi aðstæður.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 21. gr.

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What does this traffic sign mean?

102. What does this traffic sign mean?

Mandatory path for pedestrians.
Pedestrians prohibited.
Start of a zone for pedestrians.
✓ Crossing for pedestrians.

This traffic sign indicates a crossing for pedestrians. It marks a designated place where pedestrians cross the road. Priority and crossing rules depend on the applicable traffic signs, signals and local regulations.

English • Traffic sign 516 • Pedestrian crossing. Indicates a crossing for pedestrians to cross the carriageway. The pedestrian symbol faces towards the crossing.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 516 • Gangbraut. Merki þetta gefur til kynna gangbraut sem ætluð er gangandi vegfarendum til að komast yfir akbraut. Merkið tekur breytingum þannig að táknmynd gangandi vegfaranda stefnir í átt að viðkomandi gangbraut.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 19. gr.

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What does this traffic sign mean?

103. What does this traffic sign mean?

Road with two-way traffic.
Road narrowing, give way to oncoming drivers.
✓ Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
Road with one-way traffic.

This traffic sign indicates a road narrowing where oncoming drivers have to give way.

English • Traffic sign 214 • Oncoming traffic gives way. Indicates priority over oncoming traffic.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 214 • Umferð á móti veitir forgang. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að umferð á móti veiti forgang.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 11. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2012-12-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

104. What does this traffic sign mean?

Dead end street with a passage for pedestrians and cyclists.
No entry.
The road is closed.
✓ Dead end street.

This traffic sign indicates a dead end street. The road has no through route for vehicles, although access to properties or other destinations along the road may still be possible.

English • Traffic sign 652.7 • Dead-end road. Closed at one end. May indicate a continuing footpath, cycle path or shared path. Adapted to conditions.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 652.7 • Botngata. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að vegur sé lokaður í annan endann. Á merkinu má gefa til kynna að göngustígur, hjólastígur eða sameiginlegur stígur sé í framhaldi af veginum. Merkið tekur breytingum eftir aðstæðum.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 21. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2012-12-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

105. What does this traffic sign mean?

✓ Road with one-way traffic.
End of the road with one-way traffic.
No entry.
Driving straight ahead mandatory.

This traffic sign indicates a road with one-way traffic. Vehicular traffic may travel only in the permitted direction, subject to any exceptions indicated by traffic signs or local rules.

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.

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🔗 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.

What does this traffic sign mean?

106. What does this traffic sign mean?

No entry.
Road with two-way traffic.
Warning for a curve to the right.
✓ Road with one-way traffic.

This traffic sign indicates a road with one-way traffic. Drivers may travel only in the permitted direction.

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.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 19. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2012-12-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

107. What does this traffic sign mean?

Junction layout, directions and destinations.
Information about the directions of the roundabout.
Information about the destination and distance.
✓ Information about the next exit.

This traffic sign gives information about the next exit. It may show the exit number, destination, direction or distance to the exit.

English • Traffic sign 715 • Exit lane direction sign. Stands at the beginning of an exit lane and identifies the destination it leads to.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 715 • Fráreinavísir. Merki þetta stendur við upphaf fráreinar og vísar á stað sem fráreinin leiðir til.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 23. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

108. What does this traffic sign mean?

Junction directions and destinations.
Information about the destination and distance.
General information about the directions.
✓ Ramp destination.

This traffic sign gives information about the destination reached via the ramp. The displayed destination indicates where the ramp leads.

English • Traffic sign 703 • Junction route diagram. Gives a simplified view of route choices at the junction ahead before reaching it.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 703 • Staðarleiðatafla. Merki þetta sýnir einfaldaða mynd af leiðavali við vegamót sem eru fram undan, áður en komið er að vegamótum.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 23. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

109. What does this traffic sign mean?

End of a lane.
Start of a new lane.
✓ Overview of the lanes and their direction.
Overview of temporary lanes.

This traffic sign gives an overview of the lanes and their direction. The arrows or other indications show how the lanes continue and which directions or destinations they serve.

English • Traffic sign 500 • Lane sign. Shows lanes and their permitted use, including travel directions, directions at junctions, merging and diverging lanes. White arrows on blue show permitted directions; other directions are prohibited. Temporary signs, for example for roadworks, use black arrows on orange. Lane-specific restrictions, reserved lanes and special rules appear through appropriate signs, such as mandatory or prohibition signs, and any supplementary plates within the lane diagram. Slow traffic must use a lane specifically marked for it. Designs must reflect the road layout under this article. The sign shows all lanes of the carriageway. Designs, numbers and names in use must be published on the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration's website. The signs in this article are examples with the following meanings.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 500 • Akreinamerki. Merkin gefa til kynna akreinar og heimila notkun þeirra, þ. á m. í hvaða átt umferð má aka, hvert heimilt sé að aka þegar komið er að vegamótum, hvar akrein sameinast annarri og hvar akreinar skiljast að. Heimilar akstursstefnur á akreinum eru gefnar til kynna með hvítum örvum á bláum grunni. Óheimilt er að nota akrein til aksturs í aðra akstursstefnu en gefin er til kynna á merkinu. Þegar akreinamerki eru notuð tímabundið, t.d. vegna vegavinnu, eru örvarnar svartar á appelsínugulum grunni. Takmarkanir á tiltekinni umferð um sérstakar akreinar, sérreinar og aðrar sérreglur um umferð á akrein eru gefnar til kynna á akreinamerki með viðeigandi umferðarmerki, t.d. boð- eða bannmerki, og eftir atvikum undirmerki á mynd viðkomandi akreinar. Hægfara umferð er skylt að nota akrein sem sérstaklega er merkt fyrir slíka umferð. Akreinamerki skulu útfærð eftir legu vegar á hverjum stað í samræmi við ákvæði þessarar greinar. Merkið sýnir allar akreinar viðkomandi akbrautar. Útlit, númer og heiti akreinamerkja í notkun skulu birt á vefsíðu Vegagerðarinnar. Merki sem sýnd eru í þessari grein eru tekin sem dæmi og hafa eftirfarandi merkingar:.

Sources

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🔗 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.

What does this traffic sign mean?

110. What does this traffic sign mean?

Information about the directions of the roundabout.
General information about the directions.
✓ Junction layout, directions and destinations.
Information about the next exit.

This traffic sign shows the junction layout, directions and destinations. The diagram shows how the roads are arranged and which direction leads to each indicated destination or route.

English • Traffic sign 703 • Junction route diagram. Gives a simplified view of route choices at the junction ahead before reaching it.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 703 • Staðarleiðatafla. Merki þetta sýnir einfaldaða mynd af leiðavali við vegamót sem eru fram undan, áður en komið er að vegamótum.

Sources

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 23. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

111. What does this traffic sign mean?

Temporary lane end.
Overview of the lanes and their direction.
Warning for a road narrowing.
✓ End of a lane.

This traffic sign indicates the end of a lane. The displayed lane arrangement shows which lane ends and how the remaining traffic lanes continue.

English • Traffic sign 500 • Lane sign. Shows lanes and their permitted use, including travel directions, directions at junctions, merging and diverging lanes. White arrows on blue show permitted directions; other directions are prohibited. Temporary signs, for example for roadworks, use black arrows on orange. Lane-specific restrictions, reserved lanes and special rules appear through appropriate signs, such as mandatory or prohibition signs, and any supplementary plates within the lane diagram. Slow traffic must use a lane specifically marked for it. Designs must reflect the road layout under this article. The sign shows all lanes of the carriageway. Designs, numbers and names in use must be published on the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration's website. The signs in this article are examples with the following meanings.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 500 • Akreinamerki. Merkin gefa til kynna akreinar og heimila notkun þeirra, þ. á m. í hvaða átt umferð má aka, hvert heimilt sé að aka þegar komið er að vegamótum, hvar akrein sameinast annarri og hvar akreinar skiljast að. Heimilar akstursstefnur á akreinum eru gefnar til kynna með hvítum örvum á bláum grunni. Óheimilt er að nota akrein til aksturs í aðra akstursstefnu en gefin er til kynna á merkinu. Þegar akreinamerki eru notuð tímabundið, t.d. vegna vegavinnu, eru örvarnar svartar á appelsínugulum grunni. Takmarkanir á tiltekinni umferð um sérstakar akreinar, sérreinar og aðrar sérreglur um umferð á akrein eru gefnar til kynna á akreinamerki með viðeigandi umferðarmerki, t.d. boð- eða bannmerki, og eftir atvikum undirmerki á mynd viðkomandi akreinar. Hægfara umferð er skylt að nota akrein sem sérstaklega er merkt fyrir slíka umferð. Akreinamerki skulu útfærð eftir legu vegar á hverjum stað í samræmi við ákvæði þessarar greinar. Merkið sýnir allar akreinar viðkomandi akbrautar. Útlit, númer og heiti akreinamerkja í notkun skulu birt á vefsíðu Vegagerðarinnar. Merki sem sýnd eru í þessari grein eru tekin sem dæmi og hafa eftirfarandi merkingar:.

Sources

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🔗 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.

What does this traffic sign mean?

112. What does this traffic sign mean?

Parking and stopping prohibited.
Start of a parking zone.
Parking only allowed if you pay.
✓ Parking allowed.

This traffic sign indicates that parking is allowed. Vehicles may be parked in the area covered by the sign subject to any indicated conditions, restrictions or local parking rules.

English • Traffic sign 552.1 • Parking. Permitted unless contrary to the Traffic Act's stopping or parking provisions. Applies within a defined car park or on the sign's side from the sign to the next junction unless a plate states otherwise. A plate gives further restrictions.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 552.1 • Bifreiðastæði. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að heimilt sé að leggja, sé það ekki í andstöðu við ákvæði umferðarlaga um að stöðva eða leggja ökutæki. Merkið gildir á afmörkuðu bifreiðastæði eða þeim megin vegar sem merkið stendur, frá merkinu og að næstu vegamótum nema annað sé tekið fram með undirmerki. Nánari lýsing á takmörkun kemur fram á undirmerki.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 19. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2012-12-31. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

113. What does this traffic sign mean?

Start of a speed limit.
End of the speed limit.
Parking under video surveillance.
✓ Section control.

This traffic sign indicates section control, also called average-speed enforcement. A vehicle’s average speed is measured over a defined section of road and compared with the applicable speed limit.

English • Traffic sign 655.61 • Enforcement camera. Indicates an automatic enforcement camera ahead that may photograph a traffic offence.

Íslenska • Umferðarmerki 655.61 • Löggæslumyndavél. Merki þetta gefur til kynna að fram undan sé sjálfvirk löggæslumyndavél sem gæti tekið ljósmynd af umferðarlagabroti.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 21. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-09-22. Wikimedia original unmodified.

What does this traffic sign mean?

114. What does this traffic sign mean?

Route to be followed in order to turn left.
Start of a priority road.
✓ Crossroad shape.
Junction directions and destinations.

This traffic sign shows the shape or layout of an upcoming junction. The diagram indicates how the approaching road and connecting roads are arranged.

English • Supplementary plate 815.1 • Course of the priority road through a junction. A thick line shows the priority road; thin lines show non-priority roads with give-way or stop requirements.

Íslenska • Undirmerki 815.1 • Leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum. Merki þetta gefur til kynna leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum þar sem sver lína táknar leið aðalbrautar en mjó lína víkjandi veg með biðskyldu eða stöðvunarskyldu gagnvart aðalbraut.

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 27. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Artwork verified against Vegagerdin.is • official published diagram 815.1.

What does this traffic sign mean?

115. What does this traffic sign mean?

Route to be followed in order to turn left.
Start of a priority road.
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad.
✓ Crossroad shape.

This traffic sign shows the shape or layout of an upcoming junction. The diagram indicates how the approaching road and connecting roads are arranged.

English • Supplementary plate 815.3 • Course of the priority road through a junction. A thick line shows the priority road; thin lines show non-priority roads with give-way or stop requirements.

Íslenska • Undirmerki 815.3 • Leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum. Merki þetta gefur til kynna leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum þar sem sver lína táknar leið aðalbrautar en mjó lína víkjandi veg með biðskyldu eða stöðvunarskyldu gagnvart aðalbraut.

Sources

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🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 27. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Artwork verified against Vegagerdin.is • official published diagram 815.3.

What does this traffic sign mean?

116. What does this traffic sign mean?

Route to be followed in order to turn left.
Start of a priority road.
Warning for an uncontrolled crossroad.
✓ Crossroad shape.

This traffic sign shows the shape or layout of an upcoming junction. The diagram indicates how the approaching road and connecting roads are arranged.

English • Supplementary plate 815.2 • Course of the priority road through a junction. A thick line shows the priority road; thin lines show non-priority roads with give-way or stop requirements.

Íslenska • Undirmerki 815.2 • Leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum. Merki þetta gefur til kynna leið aðalbrautar á vegamótum þar sem sver lína táknar leið aðalbrautar en mjó lína víkjandi veg með biðskyldu eða stöðvunarskyldu gagnvart aðalbraut.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Reglugerd.is • Reglugerð nr. 250/2024 • 27. gr.

SVG source: Gigillo83, drawn by original of Umferðastrofa • Public domain • Original revision 2013-03-06. Wikimedia original unmodified.

Artwork verified against Vegagerdin.is • official published diagram 815.2.