There are 6 ways to get from Leipzig to Iceland by plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane LEJ - KEF
9h 55m$187–576Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BER - KEF
8h 49m$143–411Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Hirtshalscar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörðurcarferry
- Drive from Seyðisfjörður to Reykjavíkcar
2d 15h$399–1,589Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane DRS - KEF
10h 42m$207–692Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane FRA - KEF
10h 36m$223–543Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Akureyri Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane BER - AEY
14h 43m$151–510
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $140 - $420 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Iceland is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $140 - $420.
The distance between Leipzig and Iceland is 2474 km.
It takes approximately 9h 55m to get from Leipzig to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 1h behind Leipzig. It is currently 11:22 AM in Leipzig and 10:22 AM in Iceland.
There are 542+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Iceland?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Akureyri Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Akureyri Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- booking@smyrilline.com
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Seyðisfjörður
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- $75–310
- Car
- $330–1,100
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