There are 7 ways to get from Essen to Iceland by plane or train
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DUS - KEF
7h 5m$162–441Fly Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DTM - KEF
14h 42m$140–536Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Akureyri Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane DUS - AEY
19h 38m$402–991Train to Frankfurt, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
8h 21m$236–706Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- 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 10m$211–728Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRE - KEF
13h 26m$369–997Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRU - KEF
10h 32m$237–619
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $160 - $450.
The distance between Essen and Iceland is 2257 km.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Essen to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Essen. It is currently 10:11 PM in Essen and 8:11 PM in Iceland.
There are 589+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–2,100
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–2,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Akureyri Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- $11–25
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- $65–130
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
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