There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Iceland by train, 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.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane HAM - KEF
9h 55m$169–442Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
2d 11h$303–1,424Train, bus to Billund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kolding St.train
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BLL - KEF
11h 9m$234–728Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CPH - KEF
12h 11m$258–689Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BER - KEF
10h 50m$230–717
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $160 - $450 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 9h 55m and costs $160 - $450.
The distance between Kiel and Iceland is 2295 km.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Kiel to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Kiel. It is currently 9:52 PM in Kiel and 7:52 PM in Iceland.
There are 657+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Kiel to Iceland. However, you can take the train to Hamburg Hbf, take the train to Hamburg Airport, walk to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 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 Kiel to Reykjavík via Hirtshals and Seyðisfjörður in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around Iceland
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia
Read the travel guide


























