There are 5 ways to get from Greece to Akureyri by plane, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane HER - AEY
40h 7m$123–455Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Athens to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Akureyricar
3d 9h$839–2,209Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane SKG - AEY
30h 34m$164–466Fly from Athens International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane ATH - AEY
17h$152–414Fly from Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane RHO - AEY
25h 18m$210–564
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Akureyri Airport (AEY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Akureyri is to fly which costs $120 - $460 and takes 40h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Akureyri is to fly which takes 17h and costs $150 - $420.
The distance between Greece and Akureyri is 4398 km.
It takes approximately 40h 7m to get from Greece to Akureyri, including transfers.
Akureyri is 2h behind Greece. It is currently 8:19 PM in Greece and 6:19 PM in Akureyri.
There are 147+ hotels available in Akureyri.
What companies run services between Greece and Akureyri, Iceland?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and two other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Akureyri Airport (AEY) 3 times a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Akureyri Airport via Verona, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Athens International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- 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
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
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