There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Iceland by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Athens International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ATH - KEF
11h 19m$144–566Fly Athens International Airport to Akureyri Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane ATH - AEY
14h 48m$132–405Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
3d 13h$841–2,201Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane KLX - KEF
14h 42m$285–998
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Iceland is to fly which costs $130 - $410 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Iceland is to fly which takes 11h 19m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Athens and Iceland is 4240 km.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Athens to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 3h behind Athens. It is currently 5:35 PM in Athens and 2:35 PM in Iceland.
There are 546+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Iceland?
Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–1,600
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,700
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,700
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $330–1,100
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