There are 5 ways to get from Thurso to Iceland by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane INV - KEF
13h 58m$248–875Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GLA - KEF
14h 38m$330–831Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane EDI - KEF
14h 42m$260–728Ferry to Kirkwall, fly
- Take the ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane KOI - KEF
12h 24m$580–940Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Thurso to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ABZ - KEF
16h 38m$432–764
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thurso to Iceland is to train and bus and fly which costs $260 - $750 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Thurso to Iceland is to ferry and fly which takes 12h 24m and costs $550 - $950.
The distance between Thurso and Iceland is 1490 km.
It takes approximately 13h 58m to get from Thurso to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Thurso. It is currently 11:20 AM in Thurso and 10:20 AM in Iceland.
There are 585+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Thurso, Scotland and Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Thurso to Iceland. However, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Inverness Airport, walk to Inverness Airport station, take the bus to Terminal Building, walk to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð. Alternatively, you can take the train to Inverness, take the train to Perth, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Buchanan Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,300
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,400
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Kirkwall to Keflavík International Airport via Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Kirkwall to Keflavík International Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Thurso to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- [email protected]
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
Ferry from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- NorthLink Ferries
- Low
- $18–23
- Peak
- $22–26
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