There are 4 ways to get from Holyhead to Iceland by ferry, plane, or train
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Ferry to Dublin Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DUB - KEF
9h 28m$171–500Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane MAN - KEF
8h 53m$187–567Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Holyhead to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BHX - KEF
9h 43m$242–702Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LPL - KEF
10h 39m$187–537
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Holyhead to Iceland is to ferry and fly which costs $170 - $500 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Holyhead to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $180 - $600.
The distance between Holyhead and Iceland is 1625 km.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Holyhead to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Holyhead. It is currently 7:44 AM in Holyhead and 6:44 AM in Iceland.
There are 612+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Holyhead, Wales and Iceland?
There is no direct connection from Holyhead to Iceland. However, you can take the ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I, walk to The Point, take the bus to Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport (KEF), walk to KEF - Airport, then take the line 55 bus to Miðstöð.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Liverpool to Keflavík International Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Liverpool to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Liverpool to Keflavík International Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove), Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Liverpool to Keflavík International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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