Campervan Rental Prices in Iceland in March

A March trip catches Iceland mid-transformation. At the start of the month you get roughly ten hours of light; by the end it is pushing thirteen, so there is finally enough daylight to cover real ground on the Ring Road without racing the sunset. Nights stay long and dark enough that the Northern Lights remain a nightly possibility, and temperatures between −1 and 4°C keep the landscape locked in ice-cave, frozen-waterfall winter mode.

Logistically it is still a winter trip. The Ring Road stays open but carries genuine winter conditions — packed snow, black ice, and wind that can close roads at short notice — while every highland F-road remains shut. A 4x4 or winter-prepped camper is the sensible pick, and because only a handful of year-round campsites (Reykjavik, Akureyri) are operating, map your overnight stops before setting off rather than improvising.

On price, March sits firmly in shoulder-season territory: close to the winter floor early in the month, then edging upward as spring demand and the equinox aurora crowd arrive. It rewards travellers who want the South Coast, Golden Circle, and glacier country under snow — with strong aurora odds — for far less than a summer booking costs.