There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Iceland by train, plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
11h 10m$219–595Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BER - KEF
11h 52m$218–652Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
2d 14h$386–1,544Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane HAJ - KEF
13h 1mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LEJ - KEF
13h 55m$314–927Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NUE - KEF
14h 20m$298–749Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MUC - KEF
15h 1m$304–859
Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $210 - $650 and takes 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 11h 10m and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between Europe and Iceland is 2609 km.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Europe to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Europe. It is currently 10:44 AM in Europe and 8:44 AM in Iceland.
There are 667+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Europe and Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Iceland. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to Reykjavík via Hirtshals and Seyðisfjörður in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Hannover Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,700
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
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