There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Iceland by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DUS - KEF
7h 14m$183–390Fly from Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DTM - KEF
17h 53m$127–455Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
8h 45m$193–530Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen 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 22m$159–475
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which costs $120 - $460 and takes 17h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $180 - $390.
The distance between Essen and Iceland is 2257 km.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Essen to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 9:26 PM in Essen and 8:26 PM in Iceland.
There are 561+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Iceland?
Eurowings, KLM, and Transavia Holland fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 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
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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