There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Reykjavík 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
10h 27m$175–497Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry 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 30m$243–766Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CPH - KEF
11h 58m$311–754Train, 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
11h 7m$246–763
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Reykjavík is to train and fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Reykjavík is to train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs $170 - $500.
The distance between Kiel and Reykjavík is 2340 km.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Kiel to Reykjavík, including transfers.
Reykjavík is 2h behind Kiel. It is currently 12:12 AM in Kiel and 10:12 PM in Reykjavík.
There are 597+ hotels available in Reykjavík.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Reykjavík, Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Kiel to Reykjavík. 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 Reykjavik Keflavik Nas Airport, then take the shuttle to Reykjavík. 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 Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Billund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- 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
- $150–380
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, 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
- $130–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- 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
- $80–330
- Car
- $350–1,100
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