There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Iceland by plane or train
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CWL - KEF
11h 16m$222–377Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRS - KEF
7h 33m$149–451Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BHX - KEF
8h 22m$211–511Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LHR - KEF
8h 44m$244–584Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MAN - KEF
9h 36m$170–507Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LGW - KEF
10h 2m$219–548
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $140 - $460 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $140 - $460.
The distance between Cardiff and Iceland is 1822 km.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Cardiff to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Cardiff. It is currently 10:53 AM in Cardiff and 9:53 AM in Iceland.
There are 916+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Iceland?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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