There are 6 ways to get from Reykjavík to Cologne by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KEF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
7h 24m€197–598Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane KEF - CGN
8h 49m€119–370Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reykjavík to Seyðisfjörðurcar
- Take the car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Colognecar
2d 15h€343–1,353Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane KEF - DUS
7h 10m€173–417Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane KEF - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
8h 38m€174–552Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane KEF - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain
9h 31m€196–631
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reykjavík to Cologne is to fly which costs €110 - €370 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Reykjavík to Cologne is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €170 - €420.
The distance between Reykjavík and Cologne is 2619 km.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Reykjavík to Cologne, including transfers.
Cologne is 2h ahead of Reykjavík. It is currently 8:40 PM in Reykjavík and 10:40 PM in Cologne.
There are 1856+ hotels available in Cologne.
What companies run services between Reykjavík, Iceland and Cologne, Germany?
Eurowings, Transavia Holland, and KLM fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–900
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–850
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–950
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- €70–280
- Car
- €300–950
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