There are 7 ways to get from Dresden to Iceland by plane, car, car ferry, train, 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 Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DRS - KEF
9h 44m$236–858Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Keflavík International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane PRG - KEF
9h 7m$149–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dresden to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
2d 16h$412–1,581Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BER - KEF
8h 21m$179–413Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LEJ - KEF
11h 30m$321–812Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane BER - AEY
18h$397–1,071Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane PRG - AEY
18h 46m$257–1,531
Dresden Airport (DRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Iceland is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $380 and takes 9h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $170 - $420.
The distance between Dresden and Iceland is 2566 km.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Dresden to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Dresden. It is currently 7:52 AM in Dresden and 5:52 AM in Iceland.
There are 555+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Iceland?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and three other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–2,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–2,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
- $340–1,100
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