To get to Iceland in Euro Truck Simulator 2, buy the Iceland map DLC (out November 10, 2026, $11.99 on Steam) and take a ferry: from Rotterdam’s Europoort in the Netherlands to Þorlákshöfn, from Hirtshals in Denmark to Seyðisfjörður, or from Ålesund in Norway to Seyðisfjörður. There is no road to Iceland, so the ferry is the only way to drive your own truck there, unless you own a garage on the island and use Quick Travel.
Rotterdam is part of the base game’s map, so the Europoort crossing works with nothing but the Iceland DLC. Below we cover each route, which DLC each port needs, the step-by-step crossing, the ferry inside Iceland, and the World of Trucks event running alongside the launch.
Step 1: Buy and Install the Iceland DLC
Iceland is paid map DLC, not part of the free 1.62 update. Get it from the Iceland DLC’s Steam page, where it is $11.99 in the US. Steam downloads it alongside the base game, and the map appears in your existing profiles.
SCS Software’s release post sums up what you are driving to: 14 cities and settlements including Reykjavík and Akureyri, the Ring Road, single-lane bridges where you give way to oncoming traffic, and Northern Lights over the night sky. Keep the base game updated as well: SCS released the 1.62 update on November 5, five days before Iceland.
Step 2: Pick Your Ferry Route
SCS explained the crossings in its Iceland ferries blog post: “With the North Atlantic separating the island from mainland Europe, truckers will need to take to the seas.” There are three routes from mainland Europe:
| From | To | Real route? | Map you need to reach the port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam (Europoort), Netherlands | Þorlákshöfn, southwest Iceland | Based on Smyril Line Cargo’s freight service, opened to trucks in the game | Base game |
| Hirtshals, Denmark | Seyðisfjörður, east Iceland | Yes, Smyril Line’s ferry | Scandinavia DLC |
| Ålesund, Norway | Seyðisfjörður, east Iceland | No, added by SCS | Nordic Horizons DLC |
Which to choose:
- No Scandinavian DLC? Use Rotterdam. Þorlákshöfn is on the southwest coast, the side of the island where Reykjavík is.
- Already in Denmark? Take the Hirtshals ferry, the one based on the real Smyril Line crossing. It lands you in Seyðisfjörður, a village among the fjords in the east.
- Driving Norway’s west coast? Ålesund is the newest option. SCS says the route does not exist in real life but nods to the Norwegian settlers who sailed to Iceland in the ninth century, and the previously closed ferry port in Ålesund now opens to players. Ålesund is one of the cities in the Nordic Horizons DLC.
Step 3: Take the Ferry
- Drive to the port. Set the ferry terminal as your destination on the map, or take a job to an Icelandic city and let the route advisor plan the crossing for you.
- Enter the terminal. Drive into the port’s ferry entrance, and the ferry screen opens with the destinations you can sail to.
- Choose your Icelandic port (Þorlákshöfn from Rotterdam, Seyðisfjörður from Hirtshals or Ålesund) and confirm. The game moves your truck, and your trailer if you have one, across and jumps the clock forward.
- Drive off and head for the Ring Road. Þorlákshöfn puts you on the south coast, the side of the island with Reykjavík. Seyðisfjörður puts you in the eastern fjords, on the opposite side of the island.
Budget for the trip first. SCS warns that “transporting your truck and trailer by ferry can come with a rather hefty price tag,” so an early-career trucker should make sure there is money in the bank before booking a crossing.
The Shortcut: Quick Travel to an Icelandic Garage
If you would rather skip the sea voyage, SCS says you “can always make use of Quick Travel to reach your garage in Iceland.” That means owning a garage there first. SCS’s Reykjavík preview says the capital has a garage available to buy, along with a Volvo truck dealership, a service station and a recruitment agency. Once you own an Icelandic garage, Quick Travel can take you to it without sailing.
The Ferry Inside Iceland
Iceland has one more crossing once you arrive: a ferry between Stykkishólmur and Brjánslækur across Breiðafjörður bay in the west. It is a real route, and SCS includes it as an alternative to the winding stretches of Route 60 in the northwest. Use it the same way as the North Atlantic ferries.
Other roads worth knowing: Route 41 links Reykjavík with Keflavík, and a short stretch of Route 49 connects the capital to the Ring Road, known locally as Hringvegur. Owners of the Special Transport DLC also get four new oversize routes on the island, per SCS.
The Cruising Iceland Event
SCS started its Cruising Iceland World of Trucks event on November 10, and it runs until January 3, 2027 at 23:59 UTC (6:59 PM EST). The rules, from SCS’s event blog post:
- Take jobs through External Contracts or the External Market on a profile connected to World of Trucks. Every job must be at least 150 km long.
- Personal goal: deliver to or from all 14 Iceland cities to earn a World of Trucks achievement and the Fire and Ice truck paint job.
- Community goal: 175,000,000 km driven by everyone on deliveries to or from Iceland unlocks a Tröll hanging figurine for players who also finished the personal goal.
- Bonus: a job to or from Patreksfjörður through External Contracts or the External Market earns an Atlantic Puffin cabin item.
Claim the rewards on the Events page of your World of Trucks profile once you qualify.
If you play with mods, check each one’s compatibility line in our best ETS2 mods list before your first trip, and our story on the Iceland DLC’s release date has the trailer and the full feature list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you drive to Iceland in Euro Truck Simulator 2? Not by road. Iceland is an island, so you reach it by ferry from Rotterdam, Hirtshals or Ålesund, or by Quick Travel to a garage you own there.
Do you need the Scandinavia DLC to get to Iceland? No. The Rotterdam Europoort ferry to Þorlákshöfn leaves from the base game’s map. You need Scandinavia only for the Hirtshals route and Nordic Horizons only for the Ålesund route.
How much is the Iceland DLC? $11.99 on Steam in the US. It released on November 10, 2026.
Which Iceland ports do the ferries arrive at? Þorlákshöfn on the southwest coast, from Rotterdam, and Seyðisfjörður in the east, from Hirtshals and Ålesund.
Is the ferry to Iceland expensive? SCS warns that taking your truck and trailer by ferry can come with a hefty price tag, so plan your finances before the crossing.
How long does the Cruising Iceland event last? It runs from November 10, 2026 until January 3, 2027 at 23:59 UTC, which is 6:59 PM EST.