There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Iceland by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane IST - KEF
11h 35m$255–467Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane SAW - KEF
12h 11m$185–557Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Hirtshalscar
- Take the car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
3d 11h$808–2,154Bus to Burgas Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Burgasbus
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BOJ - KEF
21h 49m$219–642
Istanbul (IST) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Iceland is to fly which costs $180 - $600 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Iceland is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $250 - $470.
The distance between Istanbul and Iceland is 4164 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Istanbul to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 3h behind Istanbul. It is currently 8:09 AM in Istanbul and 5:09 AM in Iceland.
There are 610+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Iceland?
Turkish Airlines, Icelandair, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Burgas Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Burgas Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Burgas Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Istanbul to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- booking@smyrilline.com
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
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