There are 5 ways to get from Cologne to Iceland by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)DUS - KEF
6h 56m$183–725Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)CGN - KEF
9h 1m$158–377Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)FRA - KEF
7h 33m$202–517Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)BRU - KEF
8h 16m$181–501Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)AMS - KEF
9h 17m$194–609
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Iceland is to fly which costs $150 - $380 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Cologne and Iceland is 2271 km.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Cologne to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 6:24 AM in Cologne and 5:24 AM in Iceland.
There are 563+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Iceland?
British Airways, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–70
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $60–110
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $60–100
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
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