There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Iceland by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
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
7h 13m$156–389Train to Frankfurt, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
7h 29m$211–461Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRU - KEF
8h 29m$196–482Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane AMS - KEF
9h 19m$186–483Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane AMS - AEY
15h$266–923Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CGN - KEF
9h 7m$196–813
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $150 - $390 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $150 - $390.
The distance between Cologne and Iceland is 2271 km.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Cologne to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Cologne. It is currently 9:59 PM in Cologne and 7:59 PM in Iceland.
There are 907+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Iceland?
Ryanair, Icelandair, and Eurowings fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Akureyri Airport via Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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