There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Akureyri by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane EDI - KEF
- Take the bus from Bsí to Akureyri - Hofbus
14h$214–523Fly Edinburgh Airport to Akureyri Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane EDI - AEY
9h 49m$116–398Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GLA - KEF
- Take the bus from Bsí to Akureyri - Hofbus
14h 44m$279–661Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane MAN - AEY
9h 38m$119–502Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane INV - AEY
24h 10m$153–564Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane ABZ - AEY
12h 19m$145–579Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane GLA - AEY
10h 23m$126–466
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Akureyri is to fly which costs $110 - $400 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Akureyri is to train and fly which takes 9h 38m and costs $110 - $500.
The distance between Edinburgh and Akureyri is 1875 km.
It takes approximately 14h to get from Edinburgh to Akureyri, including transfers.
There are 151+ hotels available in Akureyri.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Akureyri, Iceland?
easyJet flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Akureyri Airport (AEY) once a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Akureyri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–350
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $350–400
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–34
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +354 540 2700
- straeto@straeto.is
- Website
- straeto.is
Bus from Bsí to Akureyri - Hof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.straeto.is/en
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