There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Iceland by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRS - KEF
7h 56m$124–488Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LHR - KEF
8h 45m$229–665Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MAN - KEF
10h 1m$171–441Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BHX - KEF
8h 33m$220–528Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LTN - KEF
9h 13m$177–742Fly Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CWL - KEF
10h 8m$212–966Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane LGW - AEY
9h 27m$192–658
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $170 - $450 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 7h 56m and costs $120 - $490.
The distance between Cardiff and Iceland is 1898 km.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Cardiff to Iceland, including transfers.
There are 553+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Iceland?
Ryanair, Icelandair, and KLM fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–400
Flights from Luton Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Akureyri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- Thameslink
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