There are 4 ways to get from Essen to Iceland by plane or train
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Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DUS - KEF
7h$165–419Fly from Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DTM - KEF
13h 51m$113–444Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
8h 34m$206–508Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane AMS - KEF
9h 26m$202–495
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 $110 - $450 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Iceland is to fly which takes 7h and costs $160 - $420.
The distance between Essen and Iceland is 2257 km.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Essen to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Essen. It is currently 4:30 PM in Essen and 3:30 PM in Iceland.
There are 550+ 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
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–370
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–27
- 1st Class
- $30–60
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
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