There are 6 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 7m$140–340Fly Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DTM - KEF
14h 56m$100–430Train 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 21mTrain, 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 7mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Akureyri 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 Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane AMS - AEY
14h 48mTrain, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BRU - KEF
10h 17m
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 - $340 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $140 - $340.
The distance between Essen and Iceland is 2257 km.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Essen to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 2h behind Essen. It is currently 7:15 PM in Essen and 5:15 PM in Iceland.
There are 907+ 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) twice a week.
- 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
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
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–340
- 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
- $140–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–340
- 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
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
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