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 Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DUS - KEF
6h 57m$173–724Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CGN - KEF
8h 46m$138–377Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
7h 33m$196–507Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRU - KEF
8h 18m$187–489Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane AMS - KEF
9h 17m$204–578
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 $130 - $380 and takes 8h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Cologne and Iceland is 2271 km.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Cologne to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Cologne. It is currently 12:53 PM in Cologne and 11:53 AM in Iceland.
There are 548+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Iceland?
Eurowings, Icelandair, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, 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
- $210–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- 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
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $30–45
- Comfort
- $30–45
- Premium
- $50–65
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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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