Reykjavik How to get to Iceland
Your comprehensive guide to Everything Reykjavik
It comes as a surprise to many to find out that Iceland is only a 3-4 hours flight time from Europe and only 5-6 hours from the east coast of The United States.
Flights
Icelandair connects Iceland with both continents on a daily basis. The airline offers flights from London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Helsinki, New York, Boston, Orlando, Toronto and Halifax – to name a few.
Iceland Express offers flights from various European destinations such as London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and Basel.Iceland Express has also started selling tickets from New York to Iceland, a route that will launch in the summer of 2010.
SAS offers flights to Iceland from Oslo, Norway. Every week SAS schedules 6 flights to and from Iceland.
Travel by boat
There is also the option of sailing to Iceland with Smyril Line. Their ferry travels from the Nordic countries to the east part of Iceland for the majority of the year. Taking this route, you will arrive in Seiðisfjörður, a small fishing village on the east coast.
From there are two ways to get to Reykjavik, via domestic flight or car/bus. Flights are available from Air Iceland. The flight takes about 1 hour, but driving to Reykjavik will take you up to 12 hours.
In this section you will find information on:
 | Airport Information |
 | Taxi Information |
 | Car Hire Information |
 | International Dialling Codes |
