There are 5 ways to get from Scotland to Iceland by plane or train
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Fly from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane GLA - KEF
5h 30m$140–382Fly from Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane EDI - KEF
5h 51m$91–338Fly from Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane ABZ - KEF
9h 13m$148–396Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane INV - KEF
9h 51m$174–378Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NCL - KEF
7h 22m$138–424
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Iceland is to fly which costs $90 - $340 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Iceland is to fly which takes 5h 30m and costs $140 - $390.
The distance between Scotland and Iceland is 1360 km.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Scotland to Iceland, including transfers.
There are 547+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Scotland and Iceland?
Icelandair flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 6 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Stornoway, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Newcastle to Keflavík International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newcastle to Keflavík International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
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